Walter Kohn

Biography

Walter Kohn(German pronunciation:[ˈvaltɐˈkoːn]; March 9, 1923 – April 19, 2016)was an Austrian-Americantheoretical physicistandtheoretical chemist. He was awarded, withJohn Pople, theNobel Prize in Chemistryin 1998.The award recognized their contributions to understanding the electronic properties of materials. In particular, Kohn played the leading role in the development ofdensity functional theory, which made it possible to calculatequantum mechanicalelectronic structure by equations involving theelectronic density(rather than the many-bodywavefunction). This computational simplification led to more accurate calculations on complex systems as well as many new insights, and it has become an essential tool for materials science, condensed-phase physics, and the chemical physics of atoms and molecules. Fields: Physics, Chemistry Education: University of Toronto BA MA Harvard University PhD

中文信息

简介： 诺贝尔化学奖| (1961) | 1923-2016

沃尔特·科恩（德语发音：[ˈvaltɐˈkoːn]；1923年3月9日－2016年4月19日）是一位奥地利裔美国理论物理学家和理论化学家。 1998 年，他与约翰·波普尔 (John Pople) 一起荣获诺贝尔化学奖。该奖项表彰了他们在理解材料电子特性方面做出的贡献。尤其是科恩在密度泛函理论的发展中发挥了主导作用，使得通过涉及电子密度（而不是多体波函数）的方程计算量子力学电子结构成为可能。这种计算的简化带来了对复杂系统更准确的计算以及许多新的见解，它已成为材料科学、凝聚相物理以及原子和分子化学物理的重要工具。领域： 物理、化学 教育背景： 多伦多大学 学士 硕士 哈佛大学 博士

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• Award: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Added: 2026-02-03
• Source: Wikipedia

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