Douglas Rayner Hartree
Douglas Rayner Hartree (born March 27, 1897 in Cambridge , England ; † February 12, 1958 there ) was an English mathematician and physicist. Most important were his work in numerical analysis with applications in atomic physics and the development of the Hartree-Fock method .
Life
In 1926 he received his doctorate under Ernest Rutherford at the University of Cambridge . In 1929 he became a professor at the University of Manchester and in 1946 at Cambridge. In 1932 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society .
Publications
- DR Hartree: Calculating Instruments and Machines . University of Illinois Press, Urbana 1949.
- DR Hartree: Numerical Analysis . Oxford University Press, 1952.
- DR Hartree: The calculation of Atomic Structures . Wiley & Sons, New York 1957.
- DR Hartree: Calculating Machines: Recent and prospective developments and their impact on Mathematical Physics and Calculating Instruments and Machines (= The Charles Babbage Institute reprint series for the History of Computing . Volume 6 ). MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984.
See also
The differential analyzer designed by Hartree in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.
- Hartree energy
- Hartree-Fock method (together with Vladimir Alexandrowitsch Fock )
- Multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Douglas Rayner Hartree. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartree, Douglas Rayner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mathematician and physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1958 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |