Keith Brueckner

Keith Brueckner
Born
Keith Allen Brueckner

(1924-03-19)March 19, 1924
DiedSeptember 19, 2014(2014-09-19) (aged 90)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BA.,MA)
UC Berkeley (PhD)
Known forRandom phase approximation
Linked-cluster theorem
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
Condensed matter physics
InstitutionsIndiana University
University of Pennsylvania
UC San Diego
Doctoral advisorRobert Serber

Keith Allen Brueckner (March 19, 1924 – September 19, 2014) was an American theoretical physicist who made important contributions in several areas of physics, including many-body theory in condensed matter physics, and laser fusion.