THOMPSON, Christopher - Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto
Christopher Thompson is one of the world's top theorists in high energy astrophysics. His seminal papers
on plasma astrophysics, compact objects and planets are known for their great originality, deep physical
insight and technical virtuosity. Thompson is best known for his theory of the now ubiquitous magnetars,
neutron stars with very high magnetic fields, which have been spectacularly confirmed by observations
of soft gamma ray repeaters and anomalous X-ray pulsars.