Elliott H. Lieb

Elliott H. Lieb
Born (1932-07-31) July 31, 1932 (age 92)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
University of Birmingham (PhD)
Known forLieb conjecture
Lieb lattice
Lieb's concavity theorem
Lieb's square ice constant
Lieb's theorem
Lieb–Liniger model
Lieb–Oxford inequality
Lieb–Robinson bounds
Lieb–Thirring inequality
Lieb–Yngvason entropy principle
Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model
Borell–Brascamp–Lieb inequality
Brascamp–Lieb inequality
Brezis–Lieb lemma
Carlen–Lieb extension
Temperley–Lieb algebra
Dicke model
Stability of matter
Strong subadditivity of quantum entropy
AwardsHeineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1978)
Max Planck medal
Birkhoff Prize (1988)
Boltzmann medal (1998)
Rolf Schock Prizes in Mathematics (2001)
Levi L. Conant Prize (2002)
Henri Poincaré Prize (2003)
Medal of the Erwin Schrödinger Institute (2021)
APS Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research (2022)
Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize (2022)
Dirac Medal (2022)
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences (2023)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Physics
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Doctoral advisorSamuel Frederick Edwards
Gerald Edward Brown
Doctoral studentsRafael Benguria
Jennifer Tour Chayes
Robert McCann
Jan Philip Solovej
Horng-Tzer Yau

Elliott Hershel Lieb (born July 31, 1932) is an American mathematical physicist. He is a professor of mathematics and physics at Princeton University. Lieb's works pertain to quantum and classical many-body problem,[1][2][3] atomic structure,[3] the stability of matter,[3] functional inequalities,[4] the theory of magnetism,[2] and the Hubbard model.[2]

  1. ^ Statistical mechanics : selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. Springer. November 29, 2004. ISBN 3-540-22297-9.
  2. ^ a b c Condensed matter physics and exactly soluble models : selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. Springer. November 29, 2004. ISBN 3-540-22298-7.
  3. ^ a b c The stability of matter : from atoms to stars : selecta of Elliott H. Lieb (4th ed.). Springer. November 29, 2004. ISBN 3-540-22212-X.
  4. ^ Loss, Michael; Ruskai, Mary Beth, eds. (2002). Inequalities: Selecta of Elliott H. Lieb. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-55925-9. ISBN 978-3-642-62758-3.