Biography:Erich Hückel
| Erich Hückel | |
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| Erich Hückel | |
| Born | 9 August 1896 Berlin, German Empire |
| Died | 16 February 1980 Marburg, West Germany
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| Known for | Hückel method; Hückel molecular orbital theory; Debye-Hückel theory |
Erich Hückel (9 August 1896 - 16 February 1980) was a German physicist and physical chemist. In quantum chemistry he is best known for the Hückel method, an approximate molecular orbital treatment of pi-electron systems.
Quantum chemistry
The Hückel method gave chemists a simple way to estimate the electronic structure of conjugated molecules. It became important for aromaticity, pi bonding, and the qualitative use of molecular orbital theory in organic chemistry.
Hückel is connected in the Quantum Collection with:
- Physics:Quantum chemistry
- Physics:Quantum molecular orbital theory
- Physics:Quantum computational chemistry
Debye-Hückel theory
With Peter Debye, Hückel also developed the Debye-Hückel theory of electrolytic solutions. Although that work belongs mainly to physical chemistry, it reflects the same mathematical style: using approximate models to connect microscopic charges with measurable macroscopic behavior.
See also
- Biography:Robert S. Mulliken
- Biography:John Lennard-Jones
- Physics:Quantum antibonding molecular orbital
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