Lothar Nordheim
Lothar Nordheim | |
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Nordheim in 1963 | |
| Born | Lothar Wolfgang Nordheim November 7, 1899 |
| Died | October 10, 1985 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen (Dr. phil.) |
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| Spouse |
Gertrud Pöschl (m. 1935) |
| Scientific career | |
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| Institutions | Duke University |
| Thesis | Zur Behandlung entarteter Systeme in der Störungsrechnung (1923) |
| Doctoral advisor | Max Born |
Lothar Wolfgang Nordheim (November 7, 1899 – October 5, 1985) was a German–American theoretical physicist. He was a pioneer in the applications of quantum mechanics to solid-state problems, such as thermionic emission, work function of metals, field electron emission, rectification in metal-semiconductor contacts and electrical resistance in metals and alloys. He also worked in the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, cosmic rays and in nuclear physics.