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Friedrich Hund

Friedrich Hund
Friedrich Hund, Göttingen (~ 1925)
Born4 February 1896
Died31 March 1997 (aged 101)
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics

Friedrich Hund (4 February 1896 – 31 March 1997) was a German physicist from Karlsruhe known for his work on atoms and molecules. He worked at the Universities of Rostock, Leipzig, Jena, Frankfurt am Main, Göttingen and was a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.

He had published more than 250 papers and essays and made contributions to quantum theory about the structure of the atom and the structure of molecular spectra. The Hund's rule was named after him and in 1926 he discovered the later so-called tunneling effect.


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