Gordon Baym
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Gordon Baym is an American theoretical physicist renowned for his influential work in many-body physics, neutron stars, and quantum statistical mechanics.
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| Gordon Baym canonical | 1 |
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human
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theoretical physicist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| affiliation | Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hans A. Bethe Prize
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J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Lars Onsager Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brooklyn College
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Cornell University ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Baym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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condensed matter physics ⓘ many-body physics ⓘ neutron star physics ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ quantum statistical mechanics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Hans Bethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Lectures on Quantum Mechanics (textbook)
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Quantum Statistical Mechanics (textbook) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Physical Society
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Gordon Baym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
applications of quantum statistical mechanics to nuclear and condensed matter systems
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contributions to many-body theory ⓘ development of conserving approximations in quantum many-body theory ⓘ theory of neutron stars ⓘ |
| notableStudent | various doctoral students in theoretical physics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baym–Kadanoff formalism
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Baym–Pines model of neutron stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Landau Fermi-liquid theory contributions NERFINISHED ⓘ Lectures on Quantum Mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ Quantum Statistical Mechanics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Urbana, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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