Edward Teller's Scientific Life

Libby, S B; Weiss, M S

doi:10.1063/1.1801867

Title: Edward Teller's Scientific Life

Journal Article · Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2004 · Physics Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1801867· OSTI ID:15014294

Libby, S B; Weiss, M S

Edward Teller was one of the great physicists of the twentieth century. His career began just after the key ideas of the quantum revolution of the 1920's were completed, opening vast areas of physics and chemistry to detailed understanding. Thus, his early work in theoretical physics focused on applying the new quantum theory to the understanding of diverse phenomena. These topics included chemical physics, diamagnetism, and nuclear physics. Later, he made key contributions to statistical mechanics, surface physics, solid state, and plasma physics. In many cases, the ideas in these papers are still rich with important ramifications.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

OSTI ID:: 15014294

Report Number(s):: UCRL-JRNL-203719; PHTOAD; TRN: US0802124

Journal Information:: Physics Today, Vol. 57, Issue 8; ISSN 0031-9228

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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On Nuclear Dipole Vibrations Goldhaber, M.; Teller, E. Physical Review, Vol. 74, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.74.1046	journal	November 1948
The Scattering of Neutrons by Ortho- and Parahydrogen Schwinger, Julian; Teller, E. Physical Review, Vol. 51, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.51.775	journal	May 1937
On the Stability of Molecules in the Thomas-Fermi Theory Teller, Edward Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 34, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.34.627	journal	October 1962
Selection Rules for the $β$ -Disintegration Gamow, G.; Teller, E. Physical Review, Vol. 49, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.49.895	journal	June 1936
Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers Brunauer, Stephen; Emmett, P. H.; Teller, Edward Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 60, Issue 2, p. 309-319 https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01269a023	journal	February 1938
Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines Metropolis, Nicholas; Rosenbluth, Arianna W.; Rosenbluth, Marshall N. The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 21, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1699114	journal	June 1953
On the Origin of Elements Mayer, Maria G.; Teller, Edward Physical Review, Vol. 76, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.76.1226	journal	October 1949
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Statistics of Two-Dimensional Lattices with Four Components Ashkin, J.; Teller, E. Physical Review, Vol. 64, Issue 5-6 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.64.178	journal	September 1943
On the Polar Vibrations of Alkali Halides Lyddane, R. H.; Sachs, R. G.; Teller, E. Physical Review, Vol. 59, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.59.673	journal	April 1941
Insolubility of trapped particle motion in a magnetic dipole field Dragt, Alex J.; Finn, John M. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 81, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA081i013p02327	journal	May 1976
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