Pál Gombás

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Pál Gombás , also Paul Gombás (born June 5, 1909 in Selegszántó ; † May 17, 1971 ) was a Hungarian physicist who dealt with theoretical solid-state physics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanical many-particle theory and atomic physics. He developed a statistical atomic theory (later known as the Thomas-Fermi model ).

Life

Pál Gombás studied with Rudolf Ortvay (1885–1945) at the University of Budapest (diploma 1932) and was his assistant. From 1939 he was a professor at the University of Szeged and in 1941 in Klausenburg (Cluj). From 1944 he was professor of physics at the TU Budapest and also taught at the ETH Zurich in the 1940s . In 1947/48 he followed Szent-György to the USA, but was unable to gain a foothold there and returned. In 1946 he became a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and from 1948 to 1958 its vice-president. In 1954 he became head of theoretical physics at the Academy of Sciences.

Gombás published over 130 essays and 12 books (including posthumously a two-volume manual of theoretical physics and a physics textbook for engineers). Twice he received the Kossuth Prize in gold; he died by suicide.

Fonts

  • Statistical theory of the atom and its application , Springer Verlag 1949
  • Theory and solution methods for the multi-particle problem in wave mechanics , Birkhäuser 1950
  • Statistical treatment of the atom , Handbuch der Physik , Volume 36, 1956
  • with D. Kisdi: Introduction to quantum mechanics and its applications , Springer Verlag 1970
    • English translation: Wave mechanics and its applications , Pergamon 1973
  • with T. Szondy: Solutions of the simplified self-consistent field for all atoms of the periodic system of elements from Z = 2 to Z = 92. Solutions of the simplified self-consistent field for all atoms of the periodic system of elements from Z = 2 to Z = 92, Adam Hilger 1970
  • Pseudopotentials , Springer Verlag 1967

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personal data
SURNAME Gombás, Pál
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gombas, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian physicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Selegszántó
DATE OF DEATH 17th May 1971