Pierre Hohenberg

Pierre Hohenberg
Born
Pierre Claude Hohenberg

(1934-10-03)3 October 1934
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died15 December 2017(2017-12-15) (aged 83)
Known forHohenberg–Kohn theorems
Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem
Swift–Hohenberg equation
Werthamer–Helfand–Hohenberg theory
AwardsLars Onsager Prize (2003)
Max Planck Medal
(1999)
Fritz London Memorial Lecture (1990)
Scientific career
InstitutionsInstitute for Physical Problems
New York University
Yale University
Thesis Excitations in a Dilute Condensed Bose Gas[1]  (1956)
Doctoral advisorPaul C. Martin [de]

Pierre Hohenberg (3 October 1934 – 15 December 2017) was a French-American theoretical physicist, who worked primarily on statistical mechanics.[2]

The Hohenberg-Kohn theorems, formulated by Hohenberg and Walter Kohn gave rise to the density functional theory (DFT). He is also known for the development of dynamic scaling theory of critical phenomena, along with Bertrand Halperin.[3]

  1. ^ "Harvard Physics PhD Theses, 1954-1970" (PDF). Projects at Harvard. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Biography from the APS". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
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