Gerd Röpke
Gerd Röpke (born August 10, 1941 in Quedlinburg ) is a German theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Rostock .
life and work
After graduating from high school, Gerd Röpke studied physics at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig from 1959 to 1964 . After his doctorate as Dr. rer. nat. in the field of theoretical physics ( on the calculation of the energy values and transition probabilities of the multiple anharmonic oscillator by means of functional integration ) in 1966 he was a senior scientific assistant at the physics section of the Technical University of Dresden until 1977 . In 1973 he completed his habilitation there with the thesis on calculating magnetic moments and their dynamics in some models of solid-state magnetism . In 1977 he went to the University of Rostock , where he was initially appointed professor and in 1987 he was appointed associate professor and in 1992 full professor. In 2009 he retired. Gerd Röpke has published more than 400 scientific articles in specialist journals and conference proceedings. He was also the author or co-author of several monographs. His main areas of work are statistical physics , solid state and plasma physics, and nuclear physics .
Functions
After reunification, Röpke became the first president of the Physical Society of the GDR. From 1991 to 1994 he was a board member of the German Physical Society (DPG). From 1990 to 1994 he was a member of the Science Council . In addition, Röpke was a member of the Scientific Council of the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY) in Hamburg from 1991 to 1994 and deputy director of the Bogoljubov Laboratory for Theoretical Physics of the United Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna from 1994 to 1997 .
In December 1989 in Rostock he became a member of the Independent Committee of Inquiry into the disempowerment and exposure of the practices of the state security system .
Honors
- 1999: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2000: Gay Lussac Humboldt Prize from the French Ministry of Education and Research
- 2010: Badge of Honor from the German Physical Society
- 1999: External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg
- 2000: Corresponding member of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig
Works (selection)
- WD Kraeft, D. Kremp , W. Ebeling , G. Röpke: Quantum Statistics of Charged Particle Systems . Springer, Berlin 1986, ISBN 978-0-306-42190-7 , pp. 298 (English).
- DN Zubarev, VG Morozov, G. Röpke: Statistical Mechanics of Non-Equilibrium Processes, Vol. 1: Basic Concepts, Kinetic Theory , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-05-501708-0 ; Vol. 2: Relaxation and Hydrodynamic Processes , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-05-501709-9
- J. Schmelzer, G. Röpke, R. Mahnke: Aggregation Phenomena in Complex Systems , Wiley-VCH, Weinheim u. a. 1999, ISBN 3-527-29354-X
- G. Röpke: Statistical Mechanics for Non-Equilibrium , Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften , Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-326-00042-1
literature
- Dieter Hoffmann : Röpke, Gerd . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerd Röpke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature about Gerd Röpke in the state bibliography MV
- Entry on Gerd Röpke in the Catalogus Professorum Rostochiensium
- Gerd Röpke at the Saxon Academy of Sciences
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Röpke in the Theoretical Chemistry Genealogy Project
- ↑ Hanseatic City of Rostock, City Hall: Entries in the book of honor of the Hanseatic City of Rostock , accessed on February 16, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Röpke, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theoretical physicist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quedlinburg |