Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger
American physicist (1923-1997)
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Joaquin (Quin) Mazdak Luttinger (December 2, 1923 – April 6, 1997) was an American physicist well known for his contributions to the theory of interacting electrons in one-dimensional metals[1] (the electrons in these metals are said to be in a Luttinger-liquid state) and the Fermi-liquid theory. He received his BS and PhD in physics from MIT in 1947.[2] His brother was the physical chemist Lionel Luttinger (1920–2009) and his nephew is the mathematician Karl Murad Luttinger (born 1961).
Born2 December 1923
New York City, United States
Died6 April 1997 (aged 73)
New York City, US
Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger | |
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Joaquin Mazdak Luttinger | |
| Born | 2 December 1923 New York City, United States |
| Died | 6 April 1997 (aged 73) New York City, US |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Luttinger liquid Luttinger's theorem Luttinger parameter Luttinger–Kohn model Luttinger–Ward functional Anomalous Hall effect Kohn–Luttinger superconductivity |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1974) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics of interacting particles |
| Institutions | University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University |
| Notable students | T. V. Ramakrishnan |