Julius Ashkin | |
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Born | |
Died | June 4, 1982 | (aged 61)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Known for | Ashkin–Teller model |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Metallurgical Laboratory Los Alamos Laboratory University of Rochester Carnegie Mellon University |
Thesis | Two problems in the statistical mechanics of crystals. I. The propagation of order in crystal lattices II. The statistics of two-dimensional lattices with four components.[1] (1943) |
Doctoral advisor | Willis Lamb |
Julius Ashkin (August 23, 1920 – June 4, 1982) was a leader in experimental and theoretical physics known for furthering the evolution of particle physics from nuclear physics. As a theoretical physicist he made contributions in the fields of statistical mechanics, solid state physics, nuclear physics, and elementary particle physics. As an experimental physicist his main contributions concerned the passage of certain particles (pi-mesons, or pions) through solid matter and their subsequent decay. He was recognized for the quality of his research and teaching.