N. David Mermin
N. David Mermin · Science & Medicine
Physicist; the Mermin-Wagner theorem and foundations of quantum mechanics
1935, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
United States
N. David Mermin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist; the Mermin-Wagner theorem and foundations of quantum mechanics
Mermin is an American solid-state physicist, co-author with the Mermin-Wagner theorem (showing that continuous symmetries cannot be spontaneously broken in low-dimensional systems) and of the widely used textbook 'Solid State Physics' with Neil Ashcroft. He is also known for lucid writing on the foundations of quantum mechanics. He was born into a Jewish family in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Physicist; the Mermin-Wagner theorem and foundations of quantum mechanics
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Physics
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