Valery Fock (posthumous recognition context)
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Valery Fock was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, including the development of Fock space and the Hartree–Fock method.
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| instanceOf |
Soviet physicist
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human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
atomic and molecular structure calculations
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mathematical physics ⓘ quantum many-body theory ⓘ |
| citizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
general relativity
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many-body quantum theory ⓘ quantum electrodynamics ⓘ relativistic quantum mechanics ⓘ second quantization formalism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| developed |
Fock representation in quantum field theory
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Fock space concept ⓘ Hartree–Fock approximation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Saint Petersburg State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Leningrad State University
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USSR Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Fock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
quantum field theory
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quantum mechanics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| givenName | Valery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPosthumousRecognition |
Fock space named after him
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Hartree–Fock method named in part after him ⓘ commemorated in histories of quantum theory ⓘ frequent citation in modern quantum mechanics textbooks ⓘ name used for Fock coordinates in general relativity ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern quantum chemistry
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mathematical formulation of quantum field theory ⓘ |
| legacy |
eponymous concepts in physics and mathematics
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foundational methods in quantum chemistry ⓘ standard tools in quantum field theory ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academy of Sciences of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Fock space formalism for identical particles
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self-consistent field method in atomic physics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fock space
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Hartree–Fock method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of theoretical physics department
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professor of physics ⓘ |
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