Mermin
| David Mermin | |
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N. David Mermin
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| Born |
30 March 1935 (age 81) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Residence | United States |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions |
Cornell University University of California, San Diego University of Birmingham |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for |
Mermin–Wagner theorem Mermin–Ho relation Lindhard–Mermin dielectric function Coining the term 'boojum' Mermin–Peres magic square |
| Notable awards |
Lilienfeld Prize (1989) National Academy of Sciences (1991) Klopsteg Memorial Award (1994) Majorana Prize (2010) American Philosophical Society(2015) |
Nathaniel David Mermin (/ˈmɜːrmɪn/; born 1935) is a solid-state physicist at Cornell University best known for the eponymous Mermin–Wagner theorem, his application of the term "Boojum" to superfluidity, and for the quote "shut up and calculate!" (in the context of the interpretation of quantum mechanics).
In 1976, Neil Ashcroft and Mermin published a textbook on solid-state physics. As a proponent of Quantum Bayesianism, Mermin described the concept in Nature.
In 2003, the journal Foundations of Physics published a bibliography of Mermin’s writing that included three books, 125 technical articles, 18 pedagogical articles, 21 general articles, 34 book reviews, and 24 "Reference Frame" articles from Physics Today.
Mermin has contributed to special relativity with two books and several articles. In It's About Time (2005) he suggests that the English foot (0.3048 meters) be slightly modified:
This adaptation of a physical unit is one of several ploys that Mermin uses to draw students into space-time geometry.
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