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Gregory Wannier
Swiss physicist (1911-1983) · Switzerland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71
Gregory Hugh Wannier (1911-1983) was a Swiss physicist. He developed a complete set of orthogonal functions known as the Wannier functions which became tools of the trade for solid-state theorists. He also had made contributions to ferromagnetic theory via the Ising model.
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The Kramers-Wannier duality yields the exact location of the critical point for the Ising model on the square lattice.
Country
Switzerland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1983 · aged 71
