Marvin D. Girardeau (3 October 1930 – 13 January 2015)[1][2] was a quantum physicist, and a faculty member in the Institute for Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon, where he was hired as a professor in 1963 and worked until his retirement in 2000, after which he became a research professor at the University of Arizona. He was a mathematical physicist with an unusual nonlinear career, which culminated in a remarkable impact in the ultracold atom physics community.[3] One of Girardeau's achievements was to predict the existence of the Tonks–Girardeau gas in 1960. A Tonks–Girardeau gas was created in 2004, and its measured properties strikingly confirmed Girardeau's original predictions.
Marvin D. Girardeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1930 |
| Died | January 13, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Known for | Tonks–Girardeau gas |
| Awards | 1984 Humboldt Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Theoretical Science |
His research interests included the dynamics of ultracold atomic vapour confined in tight de Broglie waveguides; and the behaviour of identical particles including fermions, bosons, and anyons.
Girardeau was a fellow of the American Physical Society, and winner of the 1984 Humboldt Prize. His 1984-86 tenure at the Max Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie, Mühlheim/Ruhr, Germany, followed. In 2013, Marvin was nominated for a prestigious Senior BEC Award by the European Community.
References
edit- ^ University Relations - Communications (22 January 2015). "In Memoriam: Marvin D. Girardeau". uaatwork.arizona.edu. Arizona University.
- ^ del Campo, Adolfo (2 February 2015). "Marvin D. Girardeau". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/PT.5.6134.
- ^ del Campo, Adolfo (2 Feb 2015). "Marvin D. Girardeau". Physics Today. No. DOI:10.1063/PT.5.6134. doi:10.1063/PT.5.6134.
- https://archive.today/20121212224717/http://www.optics.arizona.edu/girardeau/
- https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/2040690306_M_D_Girardeau
- https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.uoregon.edu/dist/0/5172/files/2016/10/PhysHist2016-1lpjqx1.pdf
- https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.6134/full/