Herbert S. Green
Encyclopedia
Herbert Sydney Green (17 December 1920 – 16 February 1999) was a doctoral student of the Nobel Laureate
Max Born
at Edinburgh, with whom he was involved in the development of the modern kinetic theory. Bert Green is the letter "G" in the BBGKY hierarchy
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in 1947 with a thesis entitled A Unitary Quantum Electrodynamics.
at the University of Adelaide
, Australia.
Nobel Prize in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
Max Born
Max Born
Max Born was a German-born physicist and mathematician who was instrumental in the development of quantum mechanics. He also made contributions to solid-state physics and optics and supervised the work of a number of notable physicists in the 1920s and 30s...
at Edinburgh, with whom he was involved in the development of the modern kinetic theory. Bert Green is the letter "G" in the BBGKY hierarchy
BBGKY hierarchy
In statistical physics, the BBGKY hierarchy is a set of equations describing the dynamics of a system of a large number of interacting particles...
.
Education
Born in Ipswich, England, he graduated with a PhD from the University of EdinburghUniversity of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
in 1947 with a thesis entitled A Unitary Quantum Electrodynamics.
Career
From 1951 till his death in 1999, Green lectured mathematical physicsMathematical physics
Mathematical physics refers to development of mathematical methods for application to problems in physics. The Journal of Mathematical Physics defines this area as: "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and...
at the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, Australia.