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About Me
Research:
Theoretical studies of:
- condensed matter physics
- statistical mechanics
- phase transitions
- physics of disordered systems
- theory of neural networks
- optimization problems
- information theory of complexity
- quantum spin systems
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1984 → Jun 1988
Award Date: 30 Jun 1988
Bachelor, Bar-Ilan University
Oct 1981 → Jun 1984
Award Date: 30 Jun 1984
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Learning mechanism underlying NLP pre-training and fine-tuning
Tzach, Y., Gross, R. D., Koresh, E., Rosner, S., Shpringer, O., Halevi, T. & Kanter, I., 15 Jan 2026, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 682, 131113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
More is different in AI—More is the same in physics
Kanter, I., 1 Jul 2026, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 693, 131534.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Self-attention vector output similarities reveal how machines pay attention
Halevi, T., Tzach, Y., Gross, R. D., Rosner, S. & Kanter, I., 15 Mar 2026, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 686, 131363.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Single-nodal spontaneous symmetry breaking in NLP models
Rosner, S., Gross, R. D., Koresh, E. & Kanter, I., 15 Apr 2026, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 688, 131426.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tiny language models
Gross, R. D., Tzach, Y., Halevi, T., Koresh, E. & Kanter, I., 1 Jan 2026, In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 681, 131102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
Prizes
Activities
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Nature (Journal)
Kanter, I. (Member of editorial board)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Weizmann Institute of Science (External organization)
Kanter, I. (Fellow)
1988 → 1989Activity: Membership › Fellowship
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Princeton University
Kanter, I. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 1988 → 1 Jan 1989Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Princeton University, Department of Physics (External organization)
Kanter, I. (Postdoctoral fellow)
1988 → 1989Activity: Membership › Postdoctoral Fellowship
Profiles
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Tal Halevi
- Bar-Ilan University - Faculty of Exact Sciences, Department of Physics - at Bar-Ilan University - MA Research Student
Person: Teaching, MA Research Student