John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
American physicist (1899–1980)
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.[2]
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck | |
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 John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, 1974 | |
| Born | March 13, 1899 |
| Died | October 27, 1980 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University |
| Known for | Crystal field theory Van Vleck paramagnetism Van Vleck transformations Van Vleck formula (propagator) |
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| 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 | Robert Serber Edward Mills Purcell Philip Anderson Thomas Kuhn John Atanasoff Arianna Rosenbluth Carol Jane Anger Rieke |
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