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Walter Kohn | |
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 Kohn in 2012 | |
| Born | March 9, 1923 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | April 19, 2016 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, Harvard |
| Known for | Density functional theory Luttinger-Kohn model Hohenberg-Kohn theorems Kohn-Sham equations KKR method Kohn anomaly Kohn effect Kohn–Luttinger superconductivity |
| Spouse(s) | Lois (Adams) († 2010)[1] Mara (Vishniac) Schiff († 2018)[2] |
| Awards | Oliver E. Buckley Prize (1961) National Medal of Science (1988) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1998) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Chemistry |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | Julian Schwinger |
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Walter Kohn (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈkoːn]; March 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016)[3] was an Austrian-American theoretical physicist and theoretical chemist. He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998.[4] The award recognized their contributions to the understandings of the electronic properties of materials. In particular, Kohn played the leading role in the development of density functional theory, which made it possible to calculate quantum mechanical electronic structure by equations involving the electronic density (rather than the many-body wavefunction). This computational simplification led to more accurate calculations on complex systems as well as many new insights, and it has become an essential tool for materials science, condensed-phase physics, and the chemical physics of atoms and molecules.[5]
- ^ Emma Stoye (April 22, 2016). "Chemistry Nobel laureate Walter Kohn dies aged 93 | Chemistry World". Rsc.org.
- ^ Newhouse, Alana (April 1, 2010). "A Closer Reading of Roman Vishniac". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Memos | Office of the Chancellor". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ From Exile to Excellence Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, by Karin Hanta (Austria Culture Vol. 9 No. January 1/February 1999)
- ^ Sham, Lu J. (2016). "Walter Kohn (1923–2016) Condensed-matter physicist who revolutionized quantum chemistry". Nature. 534 (7605): 38. Bibcode:2016Natur.534...38S. doi:10.1038/534038a. PMID 27251269.
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