Pierre Hohenberg
Pierre Hohenberg | |
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| Born | Pierre Claude Hohenberg 3 October 1934 |
| Died | 15 December 2017 (aged 83) |
| Known for | Hohenberg–Kohn theorems Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem Swift–Hohenberg equation Werthamer–Helfand–Hohenberg theory |
| Awards | Lars Onsager Prize (2003) Max Planck Medal (1999) Fritz London Memorial Lecture (1990) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Institute for Physical Problems New York University Yale University |
| Thesis | Excitations in a Dilute Condensed Bose Gas (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul C. Martin |
Pierre Hohenberg (3 October 1934 – 15 December 2017) was a French-American theoretical physicist, who worked primarily on statistical mechanics.
The Hohenberg-Kohn theorems, formulated by Hohenberg and Walter Kohn gave rise to the density functional theory (DFT). He is also known for the development of dynamic scaling theory of critical phenomena, along with Bertrand Halperin.