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Marvin D. Girardeau (3 October 1930 – 13 January 2015)[1][2] was a quantum physicist, and a faculty member in the Institute for Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon, where he was hired as a professor in 1963 and worked until his retirement in 2000, after which he became a research professor at the University of Arizona. He was a mathematical physicist with an unusual nonlinear career, which culminated in a remarkable impact in the ultracold atom physics community.[3] One of Girardeau's achievements was to predict the existence of the Tonks–Girardeau gas in 1960. A Tonks–Girardeau gas was created in 2004, and its measured properties strikingly confirmed Girardeau's original predictions.
Marvin D. Girardeau | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1930 |
| Died | January 13, 2015 (aged 84) |
| Known for | Tonks–Girardeau gas |
| Awards | 1984 Humboldt Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum physics |
| Institutions | Institute for Theoretical Science |
His research interests included the dynamics of ultracold atomic vapour confined in tight de Broglie waveguides; and the behaviour of identical particles including fermions, bosons, and anyons.
Girardeau was a fellow of the American Physical Society, and winner of the 1984 Humboldt Prize. His 1984-86 tenure at the Max Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie, Mühlheim/Ruhr, Germany, followed. In 2013, Marvin was nominated for a prestigious Senior BEC Award by the European Community.
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