Walter Greiner ( German: Walter Greiner ; October 29, 1935 , , Judenbach , Thuringia , Third Reich - October 5, 2016 ) is a German physicist who worked in the field of theoretical nuclear physics and heavy ion physics, the author of a multi-volume course in theoretical physics [1 ] [2] [3] .
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| Date of Birth | October 29, 1935 |
| Place of Birth | , Judenbach , Thuringia , Third Reich |
| Date of death | October 5, 2016 (aged 80) |
| A country |  Germany |
| Scientific field | theoretical nuclear physics, heavy ion physics |
| Place of work | Johann Wolfgang Goethe Frankfurt University |
| Alma mater | Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt , Darmstadt Higher Technical School |
| Academic rank | Professor |
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Biography
Walter Greiner was born on October 29, 1935 in (now part of the Judenbach community, Sonneberg district , Thuringia ). In 1956, he entered Johann Wolfgang Goethe Frankfurt University , where he studied physics and mathematics, and in 1958 he graduated with a bachelor's degree. In 1960, Greiner received his master's degree at the Darmstadt Higher Technical School , presenting a diploma entitled "Plasma Reactors" [4] [5] .
In 1960-1962, Greiner worked at the University of Freiburg . In the same place in 1961 he defended his dissertation on the topic “Nuclear Polarization in Muon Atoms” ( German: Die Kernpolarisation in μ-Mesonenatomen ), its scientific adviser was . In the years 1962-1964 he was an employee of the University of Maryland as an assistant [4] [5] .
In 1964, Greiner accepted the offer to head the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Department of Theoretical Physics at Frankfurt University, and from January 1965 became a professor at the university. In 1965-1995 he was the director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Frankfurt University, and in 2001-2002 he was the dean of the Faculty of Physics. In 2003, together with , he co-founded the [4] [5] .
Scientific Results
In the 1960s, Walter Greiner conducted research related to the islands of stability of isotopes of superheavy elements, as well as a quantitative description of the properties of superheavy nuclei. The results obtained proved to be an important contribution to the physics of heavy ions , as well as to the work on the synthesis of new elements [2] .
A number of his works were devoted to the development of quantum electrodynamics of superstrong fields. In particular, he investigated the spontaneous decay of vacuum in superstrong fields that arise in giant atoms that appear during collisions of heavy ions [2] .
Greiner was the author of more than 700 articles in scientific journals, as well as a number of books. In particular, his multivolume course in theoretical physics, published in German, was translated into English and a number of other languages [3] .
Awards, prizes and honors
- Max Bourne Prize (1974) [6] .
- Otto Khan Award (1982) [7] .
- Honorary Member of the (1989) [8] .
- Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy (1992) [9] .
- Medal of Alexander von Humboldt (1998) [8] .
- Officer of the Order of the Academic Palms (1999) [8] .
- Member of the (2001) [8] .
- Honorary Professor of Jilin University (2001) [8] .
- 1st Class Physical Medal of the (2006) [8] .
- Honorary Doctor of Witwatersrand University (1982), Peking University (1990), Tel Aviv University (1900-1991), Louis Pasteur University (1991), University of Bucharest (1992), Debrecen University (1997), University of Nantes (2001), National Autonomous University of Mexico (2001), St. Petersburg State University (2002), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (2003), and NN Bogolyubov Institute of Theoretical Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2003) [8] .
Bibliography
Theoretical Physics Course
- Volume 1: W. Greiner .Klassische Mechanik I (Kinematik und Dynamik der Punktteilchen, Relativitätstheorie) , Harri Deutsch, 1974 (8th edition - 2008).
- Volume 2: W. Greiner . Klassische Mechanik II (Teilchensysteme, Lagrange-Hamiltonsche Dynamik, nichtlineare Phänomene) , Harri Deutsch, 1974 (8th edition - 2008).
- Volume 2a: W. Greiner, H. Stöcker . Hydrodynamik , Harri Deutsch, 1978 (3rd Edition - 1987).
- Volume 3: W. Greiner . Klassische Elektrodynamik , Harri Deutsch, 1975 (7th edition - 2008).
- Volume 3a: W. Greiner, J. Rafelski . Spezielle Relativitätstheorie , Harri Deutsch, 1984 (2nd Edition - 1989).
- Volume 4: W. Greiner . Quantenmechanik I (Einführung) , Harri Deutsch, 1975 (6th edition - 2005).
- Volume 4a: W. Greiner . Quantentheorie (Spezielle Kapitel) , Harri Deutsch, 1980.
- Volume 5: W. Greiner, B. Müller . Quantenmechanik II (Symmetrien) , Harri Deutsch, 1979 (4th Edition - 2005).
- Volume 6: W. Greiner . Relativistische Quantenmechanik (Wellengleichungen) , Harri Deutsch, 1981.
- Volume 7: W. Greiner, J. Rafelski . Quantenelektrodynamik , Harri Deutsch, 1984 (2nd Edition - 1995).
- Volume 7a: W. Greiner, J. Rafelski . Feldquantisierung , Harri Deutsch, 1993.
- Volume 8: W. Greiner, B. Mueller . Eichtheorie der schwachen Wechselwirkung , Harri Deutsch, 1986 (2nd edition - 1995).
- Volume 9: W. Greiner, L. Neise, H. Stöcker . Thermodynamik und Statistische Mechanik , Harri Deutsch, 1984 (2nd edition - 1993).
- Volume 10: W. Greiner, A. Schäfer . Quantenchromodynamik , Harri Deutsch, 1989, ISBN 3-87144-710-2 .
- Volume 11: W. Greiner, J. Maruhn . Kernmodelle , Harri Deutsch, 1995.
Other books
- JM Eisenberg, W. Greiner . Nuclear theory 1: Nuclear models. Collective and single particle phenomena , North Holland, 1970.
- JM Eisenberg, W. Greiner . Nuclear theory 2: Excitation mechanisms of the nucleus , North Holland, 1970.
- JM Eisenberg, W. Greiner . Nuclear theory 3: Microscopic theory of the nucleus , North Holland, 1972.
- W. Greiner, B. Müller, J. Rafelski . Quantum Electrodynamics of strong fields: With an introduction to modern relativistic quantum mechanics , Springer, 1985, ISBN 978-3642822742 .
Notes
- ↑ Hans Riebsamen. Physiker Walter Greiner: Der Blick in den Kosmos (HTML). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - www.faz.net (June 3, 2012). Date of treatment February 10, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Professor Walter Greiner (HTML). Joint Institute for Nuclear Research - jinr.ru (October 27, 2016). Date of treatment February 12, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Doctors Philosophiae Honoris Causa - Walter Greiner (HTML). Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics - www.faz.net. Date of treatment February 11, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Walter Greiner (HTML). Academia Europaea - www.ae-info.org. Date of treatment February 11, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Short Biography - Walter Greiner (HTML). Frankfurt Institute for An Advanced Studies - fias.uni-frankfurt.de. Date of treatment February 11, 2017.
- ↑ Max-Born-Preis (HTML). Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft - www.dpg-physik.de. Date of treatment February 12, 2017.
- ↑ Otto Hahn-Preis (HTML). www.frankfurt.de. Date of treatment February 12, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Honors and Positions - Walter Greiner (HTML). Frankfurt Institute for An Advanced Studies - fias.uni-frankfurt.de. Date of treatment February 12, 2017.
- ↑ Academia Română - Membri de onoare din străinătate unopened (HTML). Academia Română - www.academiaromana.ro. Date of treatment February 12, 2017.
Links
- List of books by Walter Greiner (German) , Frankfurt Institute for An Advanced Studies - fias.uni-frankfurt.de
- Walter Greiner's Theoretical Physics , onphysicsbooks.blogspot.com