Asteroid (273262) Cottam

Michael Gordon Cottam (b. 1945) is an English-Canadian physicist known for his work on the quantum theory of condensed matter systems, particularly in low dimensions and in nanostructures. His expertise includes the excitations or waves that can propagate in these systems and their nonlinear dynamics.
Orbit type: Main Belt
 
Reference: MPC 84676
Author: 
ebriggs733@gmail.com
Name: 
Cottam
Number: 
273262
Designation: 
2006 KJ142
Disc. Date: 
2006-05-25
Discoverer: 
Paul A. Wiegert
Disc. Place: 
Mauna Kea