Eyvind Wichmann
American theoretical physicist (1928–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eyvind Hugo Wichmann (May 30, 1928 – February 16, 2019)[1][2] was an American theoretical physicist.
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Eyvind Wichmann | |
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Born | (1928-05-30)May 30, 1928 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | February 16, 2019(2019-02-16) (aged 90) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Columbia University (PhD) |
Known for | Bisognano-Wichmann Theorem |
Spouse |
Marianne Paischeff Wichmann
(m. 1951; died 2003) |
Children | Mats Wichmann Sonia Wichmann |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Theoretical physics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
Thesis | Vacuum Polarization in Strong Coulomb Fields (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Norman Kroll |
Doctoral students | Leonard Mlodinow |
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