N. David Mermin
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Nathaniel David Mermin (/ˈmɜːrmɪn/; born 30 March 1935) is a solid-state physicist at Cornell University best known for the eponymous Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem, his application of the term "boojum" to superfluidity, his textbook with Neil Ashcroft on solid-state physics, and for contributions to the foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information science.[2]
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Born | 30 March 1935 (1935-03-30) (age 89) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Ashcroft and Mermin Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem Mermin–Ho relation Lindhard–Mermin dielectric function Coining the term 'boojum' Mermin–Peres magic square Mermin's device |
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Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Cornell University University of California, San Diego University of Birmingham |
Doctoral students | Susan Coppersmith Anupam Garg Tin-Lun Ho Daniel S. Rokhsar Sandra Troian |
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