Jens Lindhard
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Lindhard theory
Lindhard–Scharff–Schiøt theory
Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research (1965)
Jens Lindhard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1922 |
| Died | 15 October 1997 (aged 75) |
| Known for | Lindhard potential Lindhard theory Lindhard–Scharff–Schiøt theory |
| Awards | H. C. Ørsted Medal (1974) Rigmor and Carl Holst-Knudsen Award for Scientific Research (1965) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Aarhus |
Jens Lindhard (26 February 1922 – 15 October 1997) was a Danish physicist and professor at Aarhus University working on condensed matter physics, statistical physics and special relativity. He was the president of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters between 1981 and 1988.[1]
He is known for the development of the Lindhard theory, that describes the behaviour of metals under the influence of electromagnetic fields, named in his honour. He is also known for the development of channelling theory, to describe the path of a charged particle in a crystalline solid.
Jens Lindhard was born in Tystofte, Denmark in 1922, son of Erik and Agnes Lindhard.[1] He was the youngest son of six, consisting of four girls and two boys.[1] Jens' father was a professor at University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences but died young in 1928. Jens' older brother was a bomber in England and died during the Invasion of Normandy.[1]
Jens went to school at the Metropolitanskolen.[1]
Later, during his university studies, Jens joined the Danish Brigade in Sweden and also joined them back in the defence of the Danish-German border.[1]
He started his studies in physics at the Niels Bohr Institute and in 1945 he received a Master of Science degree in physics from University of Copenhagen.[2]
