Jens Lindhard | |
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| Born | 26 February 1922 |
| Died | 15 October 1997 (aged 75) |
| Known for | Lindhard potential Lindhard theory Lindhard–Scharff–Schiøt theory |
| Awards | H. C. Ørsted Medal (1974) Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research (1965) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Aarhus |
Jens Lindhard (26 February 1922 – 15 October 1997) was a Danish physicist and professor at Aarhus University working on condensed matter physics, statistical physics and special relativity. He was the president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters between 1981 and 1988.[1]
He is known for the development of the Lindhard theory, that describes the behaviour of metals under the influence of electromagnetic fields, named in his honour. He is also known for the development of channelling theory, to describe the path of a charged particle in a crystalline solid.