Benjamin Widom
Benjamin Widom · Science & Medicine
Physical chemist known for phase transitions and critical phenomena
1927, Newark, New Jersey, United States — 2025, United States
United States (Cornell University)
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Widom, an American Jewish physical chemist at Cornell, transformed the understanding of phase transitions and critical phenomena. He formulated scaling laws for the behaviour of fluids near their critical point and clarified the statistical mechanics of interfaces and surface tension. He received the Boltzmann Medal in 1998, the field's highest honour in statistical physics.
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Physical chemist known for phase transitions and critical phenomena
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