John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
American physicist and mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (March 13, 1899 – October 27, 1980) was an American physicist and mathematician. He was co-awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977, for his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of electronic magnetism in solids.
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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck | |
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Born | (1899-03-13)March 13, 1899 |
Died | October 27, 1980(1980-10-27) (aged 81) |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University |
Known for | Crystal field theory Van Vleck paramagnetism Van Vleck transformations Van Vleck formula (propagator) |
Spouse |
Abigail Pearson (m. 1927) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Minnesota University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University University of Oxford Balliol College, Oxford |
Doctoral advisor | Edwin C. Kemble |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | John Bardeen[2] |
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