John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
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.
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck | |
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John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, 1974 | |
| Born | March 13, 1899 Middletown, Connecticut, US |
| Died | October 27, 1980 (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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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota University of Wisconsin–Madison Harvard University University of Oxford Balliol College, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin C. Kemble |
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| Other notable students | John Bardeen |
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