Balázs Győrffy
Balázs László Győrffy | |
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William Hume-Rothery Award (2001) | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical solid-state physics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol |
| Doctoral advisor | Willis Lamb |
| Doctoral students | Julie B. Staunton |
| Other notable students | Warren E. Pickett |
Balázs László Győrffy (4 May 1938 – 25 October 2012) was a
theoretical physicist. In his obituary, the Times Higher Education described him as "one of the dominant international figures in the development of the theory of condensed matter".[1] Győrffy is thought to be the first person to use the term "electron glue" to describe the sea of electrons binding together the nuclei in materials.[1]
One of Győrffy's main contributions was as one of the pioneers of the application of the
superconductors.[3]
Győrffy was born in
Technical University of Vienna.[5]
He was elected an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1995, Fellow of the Institute of Physics in 1998, was a co-recipient of the Gordon Bell Prize in 1998, and was given the 2001 William Hume-Rothery award by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.[6][5]
He died of cancer on 25 October 2012, aged 74.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Chris Parr, "Balázs Győrffy, 1938-2012", Times Higher Education 13 Dec 2012. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/balzs-gyorffy-1938-2012/422082.article
- ^ G.M. Stocks, W.M. Temmerman and B.L. Gyorffy, Physical Review Letters 41(5), 339-343 (1978).
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- ^ "Győrffy Balázs". Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ a b Evans, Robert (14 November 2012). "Balazs L. Gyorffy 1938-2012" (PDF). University of Bristol.
- ^ William Hume-Rothery award citation, 2001
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