David P. Landau
David Paul Landau (born June 22, 1941 in St. Louis , Missouri ) is an American physicist who deals with computer simulation in statistical physics.
David Landau studied at Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in 1963 and at Yale University with a master's degree in 1965 and a doctorate under Werner Wolf in 1967. As a post-doctoral student , he did research for the CNRS in Grenoble and was a lecturer in 1968/69 from Yale University. In 1969 he became an assistant professor and later professor at the University of Georgia .
He initiated Monte Carlo studies of phase transitions. The laudation for the Rahman Prize highlighted his development of precise Monte Carlo sampling techniques and renormalization group techniques, his study of the kinetics of aggregation and gelation in polymers , and numerous contributions to the development and application of molecular dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo methods . He also studied magnetic solids and phase transitions in absorbed monolayers and binary alloys. With Kurt Binder he wrote a standard work on Monte Carlo simulation techniques in statistical physics.
In 1976 David Landau became a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). In 2008 he was awarded the Nicholson Medal of the APS for his contributions to computer physics and for establishing the internationally renowned simulation center at the University of Georgia . In 2002 he received the Aneesur Rahman Prize and in 1987 the Jesse W. Beams Award . In 1988 he was awarded the Humboldt Research Prize with Kurt Binder at the University of Mainz and in 1975 at the Saarland University and in 1974 as a visiting scientist at the Jülich Nuclear Research Center.
He is the editor of Computer Physics Communications.
Fonts
- with Kurt Binder A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [u. a.] 2000, ISBN 0-521-65366-5 ; 3rd edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-521-76848-1
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data according to American Men and Women of Science , Thomson Gale 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Landau, David P. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Landau, David Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis , Missouri |