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{{Short description|German physicist known for Hund's rules}}
{{Infobox scientist
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Friedrich Hund
| image = Biography_Friedrich_Hund.jpg
| image = Biography_Friedrich_Hund.jpg
| caption = Friedrich Hund
| caption = Hund
| name = Friedrich Hund
| birth_date = 4 February 1896
| birth_date = 1896
| birth_place = Karlsruhe, Germany
| death_date = 1997
| death_date = 31 March 1997
| death_place = Göttingen, Germany
| fields = Physics
| fields = Physics
| work_institutions = University of Göttingen
| work_institutions = University of Göttingen; University of Leipzig
| known_for = Hund's rules; molecular orbitals
| known_for = Hund's rules; molecular orbitals; tunneling in molecules
}}
}}


{{Short description|Physicist known for Hund's rules in atomic structure}}
'''Friedrich Hund''' (1896-1997) was a German physicist known for Hund's rules, which describe how electrons occupy orbitals in atoms.
'''Friedrich Hund''' (1896-1997) was a German physicist known for Hund's rules, which describe how electrons occupy orbitals in atoms.


In the Quantum Collection, Hund is linked with electron configurations, atomic term structure, and the quantum organization of many-electron atoms.
== Atomic structure ==
Hund's rules help predict the ordering of atomic term states and the arrangement of electron spins in partially filled shells. They are important in spectroscopy, chemistry, and the quantum description of many-electron atoms.
 
Hund also contributed to molecular orbital theory and early discussions of quantum tunneling in molecular systems.


== See also ==
== Quantum Collection links ==
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/electron configuration]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/electron configuration]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/orbital]]
* [[Physics:Quantum atoms/orbital]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Multi-electron atoms]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Multi-electron atoms]]
* [[Physics:Quantum Molecular orbital theory]]
== References ==
{{reflist|3}}
* {{Cite web |title=Friedrich Hund |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Friedrich-Hund |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=2026-05-23}}
* {{Cite web |title=Friedrich Hund |url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hund/ |website=MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive |access-date=2026-05-23}}


{{Author|Harold Foppele}}
{{Author|Harold Foppele}}

Revision as of 08:33, 23 May 2026


Friedrich Hund
Hund
Hund
Born 4 February 1896
Karlsruhe, Germany
Died 31 March 1997
Göttingen, Germany


Known for Hund's rules; molecular orbitals; tunneling in molecules

Friedrich Hund (1896-1997) was a German physicist known for Hund's rules, which describe how electrons occupy orbitals in atoms.

Atomic structure

Hund's rules help predict the ordering of atomic term states and the arrangement of electron spins in partially filled shells. They are important in spectroscopy, chemistry, and the quantum description of many-electron atoms.

Hund also contributed to molecular orbital theory and early discussions of quantum tunneling in molecular systems.

References


Author: Harold Foppele