Richard Allan Ferrell

Richard Allan Ferrell
Born(1926-04-28)April 28, 1926
Santa Ana, California
DiedNovember 14, 2005(2005-11-14) (aged 79)
University Park, Maryland
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology
Princeton University
Known forFulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) phase[2]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland
Thesis The Fine Structure of Positronium[1]  (1952)
Doctoral advisorArthur Wightman
Doctoral studentsPeter Fulde
Alan Harold Luther
John J. Quinn

Richard Allan Ferrell (1926–2005) was an American theoretical physicist, specializing in condensed matter physics and statistical physics.[3]

  1. ^ Ferrell, Richard Allan (1952). "The Fine Structure of Positrionium (Ph.D. thesis)". Bibcode:1952PhDT........22F.
  2. ^ Eschrig, Matthias (2011). "Spin-polarized supercurrents for spintronics". Physics Today. 64 (1). AIP Publishing: 43. Bibcode:2011PhT....64a..43E. doi:10.1063/1.3541944. ISSN 0031-9228.
  3. ^ Sucher, Joseph; Scalapino, Douglas; Prange, Richard (18 May 2006). "Obituary of Richard Alan Ferrell". Physics Today (5): 18036. Bibcode:2006PhT..2006e8036.. doi:10.1063/PT.4.2323.