Hermann Arthur Jahn

Hermann Arthur Jahn
Born(1907-05-31)31 May 1907
Colchester, England
Died24 October 1979(1979-10-24) (aged 72)
Southampton, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity College, London (BSc, 1928)
University of Leipzig (PhD)
Known forJahn–Teller effect
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum Mechanics
InstitutionsUniversity of Southampton
Doctoral advisorWerner Heisenberg

Hermann Arthur Jahn[pronunciation?] (born 31 May 1907, Colchester, England; d. 24 October 1979 Southampton) was a British scientist of German descent.[1] With Edward Teller, he identified the Jahn–Teller effect.[2]

He is not to be confused with Hermann Jahn, the 20th Century German politician, or Hermann Jahn the 20th Century German biologist.

  1. ^ P. T. Landsberg (1980). "Hermann Arthur Jahn". Bull. London Math. Soc. 12 (5): 383–386. doi:10.1112/blms/12.5.383.
  2. ^ H. Jahn and E. Teller (1937). "Stability of Polyatomic Molecules in Degenerate Electronic States. I. Orbital Degeneracy". Proceedings of the Royal Society A. 161 (905): 220–235. Bibcode:1937RSPSA.161..220J. doi:10.1098/rspa.1937.0142.