Biography:Fritz London
| Fritz London | |
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| Fritz London in 1928 | |
| Born | 7 March 1900 Breslau, German Empire |
| Died | 30 March 1954 Durham, North Carolina, United States
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| Known for | London dispersion forces; London equations; quantum theory of chemical bonding |
Fritz Wolfgang London (7 March 1900 - 30 March 1954) was a German-born physicist whose work connected quantum mechanics with chemical bonding, intermolecular forces, and superconductivity. He is especially known for explaining dispersion forces as a quantum effect and, with his brother Heinz London, for formulating the London equations of superconductivity.
Quantum chemistry
London's treatment of intermolecular attraction showed how temporary quantum fluctuations in electron distributions can produce attractive forces between neutral atoms and molecules. These London dispersion forces became a standard part of physical chemistry and molecular physics.
In the Quantum Collection, London is linked with:
- Physics:Quantum chemistry
- Physics:Quantum computational chemistry
- Physics:Quantum valence bond theory
Superconductivity
The London equations gave an early phenomenological quantum description of superconductors. They helped explain the Meissner effect and guided later microscopic theories of superconductivity.
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