N. David Mermin

N. David Mermin
Mermin in 2019
Born30 March 1935 (1935-03-30) (age 89)
Alma materHarvard University
Known forAshcroft and Mermin
Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem
Mermin–Ho relation
Lindhard–Mermin dielectric function
Coining the term 'boojum'
Mermin–Peres magic square
Mermin's device
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsCornell University
University of California, San Diego
University of Birmingham
Doctoral studentsSusan Coppersmith
Anupam Garg
Tin-Lun Ho
Daniel S. Rokhsar
Sandra Troian

Nathaniel David Mermin (/ˈmɜːrmɪn/; born 30 March 1935) is a solid-state physicist at Cornell University best known for the eponymous Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem, his application of the term "boojum" to superfluidity, his textbook with Neil Ashcroft on solid-state physics, and for contributions to the foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information science.[2]

  1. ^ His acceptance speech can be read at Mermin, N. David (2017-10-14). "Mysl, smysl, svet". arXiv:1710.05229 [physics.hist-ph].
  2. ^ "Letters from the Past - A PRL Retrospective". Physical Review Letters. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2017-10-09.