Biography:Friedrich Hund
| Friedrich Hund | |
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| Hund | |
| Born | 4 February 1896 Karlsruhe, Germany |
| Died | 31 March 1997 Göttingen, Germany
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| 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.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum atoms/electron configuration
- Physics:Quantum atoms/orbital
- Physics:Quantum Multi-electron atoms
- Physics:Quantum Molecular orbital theory
References
- "Friedrich Hund". https://www.britannica.com/biography/Friedrich-Hund.
- "Friedrich Hund". https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Hund/.
Author: Harold Foppele