John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck | |
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Born | |
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) |
Awards |
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Scientific career | |
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 | |
Other notable students | John Bardeen[2] |
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.
Education and early life
Van Vleck was born to mathematician Edward Burr Van Vleck and Hester L. Raymond in Middletown, Connecticut, while his father was an assistant professor at Wesleyan University, and where his grandfather, astronomer John Monroe Van Vleck, was also a professor. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and received an A.B. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1920, before earning his Ph.D. at Harvard University in 1922 under the supervision of Edwin C. Kemble.[3][4]
Career and research
He joined the
J. H. Van Vleck established the fundamentals of the
During
This was to have important consequences not just for military (and civil)J. H. Van Vleck participated in the
J. H. Van Vleck's theoretical work led to the establishment of the
The philosopher and historian of science Thomas Kuhn completed a Ph.D. in physics under Van Vleck's supervision at Harvard.[18]
From 1951, Van Vleck was Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Harvard. He concurrently held the first deanship of Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Physics until 1957.[19]
In 1961/62 he was
In 1950 he became foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[22] He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1966[23] and the Lorentz Medal in 1974.[24] For his contributions to the understanding of the behavior of
are named after him.Van Vleck died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, aged 81.[27]
Awards and honors
Van Vleck was elected to the
Personal life
J. H. Van Vleck met Abigail Pearson, a student at University of Minnesota, during his professorship there, and married her on June 10, 1927.[5] He and his wife Abigail were also important art collectors, particularly in the medium of Japanese woodblock prints (principally Ukiyo-e), known as Van Vleck Collection. It was inherited from his father Edward Burr Van Vleck. They donated the collection to the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin in 1980s.[31]
Publications
- The Absorption of Radiation by Multiply Periodic Orbits, and its Relation to the Correspondence Principle and the Rayleigh–Jeans Law. Part I. Some Extensions of the Correspondence Principle, Physical Review, vol. 24, Issue 4, pp. 330–346 (1924)
- The Absorption of Radiation by Multiply Periodic Orbits, and its Relation to the Correspondence Principle and the Rayleigh–Jeans Law. Part II. Calculation of Absorption by Multiply Periodic Orbits, Physical Review, vol. 24, Issue 4, pp. 347–365 (1924)
- The Statistical Interpretation of Various Formulations of Quantum Mechanics, Journal of the Franklin Institute, vol. 207, Issue 4, pp. 475–494 (1929)
- Quantum Principles and Line Spectra, (Bulletin of the National Research Council; v. 10, pt 4, no. 54, 1926)
- The Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities (Oxford at Clarendon, 1932).
- Quantum Mechanics, The Key to Understanding Magnetism, Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1977
- The Correspondence Principle in the Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, vol. 14, pp. 178–188 (1928)
References
- ^ JSTOR 769913.
- S2CID 121788084.
- ^ "John H. van Vleck Biographical".
- ^ "NAS Biography of E.B. Van Vleck" (PDF).
- ^ a b John Hasbrouck Van Vleck on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1977 Quantum Mechanics The Key to Understanding Magnetism
- ^ John H. van Vleck, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
- ^ On the verge of Umdeutung in Minnesota: Van Vleck and the correspondence principle. Part One Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Anthony Duncan, Michel Janssen; Elsevier Science, 8 May 2007.
- ^ On the verge of Umdeutung in Minnesota: Van Vleck and the correspondence principle. Part Two Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Anthony Duncan, Michel Janssen; Elsevier Science, 8 May 2007.
- NORMAN F. RAMSEY: An Interview Conducted by John Bryant, IEEE History Center, 20 June 1991.
- ^ Oral History Transcript Archived 2015-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Interview with John H. Van Vleck by Katherine Sopka at Lyman Laboratory of Physics, 28 January 1977.
- ISBN 0750306599, pp. 442, 521.
- doi:10.1103/RevModPhys.17.227. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-15.
- ^ New Weapons Laboratory Gives Birth to the "Gadget", 50th Anniversary Article, Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- ^ Berkeley Summer Study Group Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Atomic Heritage Foundation.
- ^ Atomic History Timeline 1900– 1942 Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Atomic Heritage Foundation.
- ^ "Oversight Committee Formed as Lab Begins Research – 50th Anniversary Article, Los Alamos National Laboratory".
- Leslie R. Groves, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, Retired; Now It Can Be Told, Harper, 1962, pp. 162–63.
- ISBN 9780226457987.
- ^ "Van Vleck Dies at 81". Harvard Crimson. October 28, 1980. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Nobel Laureates Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, University of Oxford.
- ^ Inspiring minds: the Eastman Professors, Floreat Domus, Balliol College News, Issue 12, June 2006.
- ^ "John Hasbrouck van Vleck (1899–1980)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details". National Science Foundation.
- ^ "The Lorentz medal". Lorentz.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1977". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
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- ^ "John Van Vleck, Nobel Laureate Known for Work on Magnetism; Earned Three Degree". The New York Times. October 28, 1980. p. A32.
- ^ "John Hasbrouck Van Vleck". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "J. H. Van Vleck". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ E. B. Van Vleck Collection Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Chazen Museum of Art
External links
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1977 Quantum Mechanics The Key to Understanding Magnetism
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck 13 March 1899-27 October 1980, Elected for Mem. R.S. 1967, by Brebis Bleaney, from Royal Society Publishing.
- The Theory of Electric and Magnetic Susceptibilities
- John Hasbrouck van Vleck
- Duncan, Anthony and Janssen, Michel. "On the verge of Undeutung in Minnesota: Van Vleck and the correspondence principle. Part one," Archive for History of Exact Sciences 2007, 61:6, pages 553–624. [1]
- Chazen Museum of Art
Oral histories
- Oral history interview with John H. Van Vleck on 2 October 1963, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics - Session I
- Oral history interview with John H. Van Vleck on 4 October 1963, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics - Session II
- Oral history interview with John H. Van Vleck on 28 February 1966, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics - Session I
- Oral history interview with John H. Van Vleck on 19 January 1973, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics - Session II
- Oral history interview with John H. Van Vleck on 28 January 1977, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, American Institute of Physics