Joseph Edward Mayer
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Joseph Edward Mayer was a chemist who discovered the Mayer expansion in statistical field theory
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He was professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego
from 1960 to 1973. He was married to Nobel Prize
-winning physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer from 1930 until her death in 1972. He went to work with James Franck
in Göttingen
, Germany
in 1929, where he met Maria, a student of Franck. Joseph Mayer was president of the American Physical Society
from 1973 to 1975.
Statistical field theory
A statistical field theory is any model in statistical mechanics where the degrees of freedom comprise a field or fields. In other words, the microstates of the system are expressed through field configurations...
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He was professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
from 1960 to 1973. He was married to Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer from 1930 until her death in 1972. He went to work with James Franck
James Franck
James Franck was a German Jewish physicist and Nobel laureate.-Biography:Franck was born to Jacob Franck and Rebecca Nachum Drucker. Franck completed his Ph.D...
in Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1929, where he met Maria, a student of Franck. Joseph Mayer was president of the American Physical Society
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
from 1973 to 1975.
External links
- Joseph Mayer Papers
- Joseph Edward Mayer obituary
- http://books.nap.edu/html/biomems/jmayer.pdfBiography of Joseph Edward Mayer, by Bruno H. ZimmBruno H. ZimmBruno Hasbrouck Zimm was an American chemist. He was a professor emeritus of chemistry and biochemistry from University of California, San Diego, and a leading polymer chemist and DNA researcher.-Early life:...
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