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Vladimir Fock


Born 22 December 1898
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died 27 December 1974
Leningrad, Soviet Union


Known for Fock space; Hartree-Fock method; quantum field theory; Fock state

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Fock (22 December 1898 - 27 December 1974) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and mathematician whose name is attached to Fock space, Fock states, and the Hartree-Fock method.

Quantum context

Fock space provides the natural Hilbert-space setting for variable particle number in quantum field theory and many-body quantum mechanics. It organizes states with zero, one, two, or more identical particles in a single mathematical framework.

The Hartree-Fock method is a central approximation in atomic, molecular, and condensed-matter quantum calculations. It connects Fock's name with molecular orbitals, electronic structure, and computational quantum chemistry.

Linked Quantum Collection pages

References

  • Fock, V. (1930). "Naherungsmethode zur Losung des quantenmechanischen Mehrkorperproblems". Zeitschrift fur Physik 61 (1-2): 126-148. doi:10.1007/BF01340294. 
  • Fock, V. A. (1959). The Theory of Space, Time and Gravitation. Pergamon Press. 


Author: Harold Foppele


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