Simon Pasternack
Simon Pasternack | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | January 26, 1976 (aged 61–62) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta Caltech (PhD) |
| Known for | Pasternack effect Bateman–Pasternack polynomials Kramers–Pasternack recursion relation |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| Thesis | Transition Probabilities of Forbidden Lines (1939) |
| Doctoral advisor | William V. Houston |
Simon Pasternack (1914–January 26, 1976) was a North American theoretical physicist and editor of Physical Review. He is known for the Pasternack effect in the spectrum of hydrogen, which later became known as the Lamb shift. Kramers–Pasternack recursion relations for the fine structure and Bateman–Pasternack polynomials are also named after him.