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Llewellyn Thomas

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British physicist and mathematician (1903-1992)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1903 to 1992 · aged 88
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Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas was a British physicist and applied mathematician. He is best known for his contributions to atomic and molecular physics and solid-state physics.

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1982Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics
1934Fellow of the American Physical Society

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Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas was a British physicist and applied mathematician. He is best known for his contributions to atomic and molecular physics and solid-state physics. His key achievements include calculating relativistic effects on the spin-orbit interaction in a hydrogenic atom, creating an approximate theory of -body quantum systems, and devising an efficient method for solving tridiagonal system of linear equations.

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Lived 1903 to 1992 · aged 88
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