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Joachim Luttinger

Who

Joachim Luttinger · Science & Medicine

What

Physicist; the Luttinger liquid theory of one-dimensional metals

When

1923, New York City, United States — 1997, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Joachim Luttinger is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; the Luttinger liquid theory of one-dimensional metals

How & why

Joachim Luttinger was an American physicist known for the Luttinger liquid model, which describes interacting electrons in one-dimensional metals, and for the Luttinger theorem and the Kohn–Luttinger effect. Born to a Jewish family in New York City, he taught at Columbia University. His work is foundational to modern condensed-matter physics.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics

Contributions & Sources

Physicist; the Luttinger liquid theory of one-dimensional metals

1923

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics