Hermann Arthur Jahn

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Hermann Arthur Jahn
Born May 31, 1907(1907-05-31)
Colchester, England
Died October 24, 1979 (aged 72)
Southampton, England
Nationality English
Institutions Aachen University of Technology
Alma mater University College, London B.Sc 1928
University of Leipzig Ph.D
Doctoral advisor Werner Heisenberg
Known for Jahn-Teller effect

Hermann Arthur Jahn (b. 31 May 1907, Colchester, England; d. 24 October 1979 Southampton) was an English scientist of German extraction.[1] With Edward Teller, he was responsible for identifying the Jahn-Teller effect.[2]

Jahn received a B.Sc. in Chemistry at University College, London in 1928. He received his Ph.D. on 14 February 1935 under the supervision of Werner Heisenberg at the University of Leipzig. The title of his dissertation was "The rotation and oscillation of the methane molecule".[3]

References

This article has been translated from the article in the German-language Wikipedia.

  1. ^ P. T. Landsberg (1980). "Hermann Arthur Jahn". Bull. London Math. Soc. 12 (5): 383–386. doi:10.1112/blms/12.5.383. http://blms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/12/5/383. 
  2. ^ H. Jahn and E. Teller (1937). "Stability of Polyatomic Molecules in Degenerate Electronic States. I. Orbital Degeneracy". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences (1934-1990) 161 (905): 220–235. doi:10.1098/rspa.1937.0142. 
  3. ^ H. A. Jahn (1935). "Rotation und Schwingung des Methanmoleküls (The rotation and oscillation of the methane molecule)". Annalen der Physik 415 (6): 529–556. doi:10.1002/andp.19354150604. 
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