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Peter J. W. Debye

2009-02-12T15:31:36Z

66.173.140.100: added Nobel Prize citation

{{Stub-person}}
'''Peter Jospeh William Debye''' (1884-1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist. The [[Debye]] unit of electric dipole moment was named in his honour.

Debye was born on March 24, 1884 in in Maastricht, Netherlands, and attended Aachen University of Technology where he received a degree in electrical engineering in 1905. In 1906, his mentor Arnold Sommerfeld was appointed to the faculty at Munich and Debye went with him and earned a Ph.D. in 1908 with a dissertation on radiation pressure.

In 1936, Debye won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to our knowledge of molecular structure through his investigations on dipole moments and on the diffraction of X-rays and electrons in gases."<ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1936/index.html</ref>

In 1939, Debye travelled to the United States to deliver the Baker Lectures at Cornell University. He then emigrated from Germany in early 1940 to become a chemistry professor at Cornell and chaired the department for 10 years. In 1946, Debye became a U.S. citizen. Debye retired from Cornell in 1952, but continued his research there until his death on November 2, 1966.
==War activities and controversies==
From 2006 to 2008, Debye's activities in Germany during World War II have been debated regarding possible antisemitism or Nazi sympathy. Cornell's department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology issued a report concluding there was no evidence of either.<ref>[http://home.hetnet.nl/~alchemilab/alchemie/DebyeCornell.htm Cornell University Report]</ref> In 2008, the Terlouw Commission also cleared Debye.<ref>[http://www.science.uu.nl/nieuwsenagenda/items/20080117/uk/ Terlouw Commission: ‘Continue using Debye’s name’ Press release University of Utrecht]</ref>
==External links==
*[http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/debye.html Debye Biography] - Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University
*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1936/debye-bio.html Debye Biography] - Nobel Prize
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/190/000099890/ Debye Biography] - NNDB
*[http://journals.iucr.org/q/issues/1967/06/00/a05589/a05589.pdf Debye Biography] - IUCR
* Museum Boerhaave [http://www.museumboerhaave.nl/ONDERWIJS/VOORTGEZET/2defase/ANW/pdf/nobelprijswinnaars.pdf Negen Nederlandse Nobelprijswinnaars]
* [http://www.dpg-physik.de/dpg/organisation/fachlich/gp/debye_en.html Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)]
* [http://www.kennislink.nl/web/show?id=145191 Kennislink]
* [http://www.rispens.de Dr. Rispens research]
* [http://www.debye.uu.nl/ Debye Institute]

==References==
<references/>
[[category:person]]

Michael E. Fisher

2009-02-12T15:07:39Z

66.173.140.100: fixed link

'''Michael Ellis Fisher''' (1931-) is a Distinguished University Professor
and Regents Professor in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He is known for his contributinos to statistical physics, including the theory of [[phase transitions]] and critical phenomena.

Fisher was born on Sept. 3, 1931 in Trinidad. He earned a B.Sc. at King's College, University of London and completed his Ph.D. in Physics there in 1957.

He taught at King's College, reaching the rank of Professor from 1958-1966. He then emigrated to the United States to become a Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics at Cornell University. At Cornell, he was active in University governance, including serving as the Secretary of the University Senate and as Chair of the Chemistry Department.

In 1987, Fisher moved to the University of Maryland.<ref>http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~xpectnil/FisherSummaryCV.html Retrieved 2009-02-11.</ref>
==Honors==
Fisher is a recipient of the Wolf Prize 1980 (together with [[Kenneth G. Wilson]] and [[Leo P. Kadanoff]]), the ACS Irving Langmuir Prize 1971 in Chemical Physics, the IUPAP Boltzmann Medal 1983, the APS Lars Onsager Prize 1995, among other honors.
==Selected publications==
#The story of Coulombic criticality, J. Stat. Phys. '''75''',1-36 (1994).
#On the absence of intermediate phases in the two-dimensional Coulomb gas (M.E.F., X.-J. Li and Y. Levin) J. Stat. Phys. '''79''', 1-11; 81 [E] 865 (1995).
#The renormalized coupling constants and related amplitude ratios for Ising systems (S.-Y. Zinn, S.-N. Lai, and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. E '''54''', 1176-1182 (1996).
#Prewetting transitions in a near-critical metallic vapor, V.F. Kozhevnikov, D.I. Arnold, S.P. Naurzakov, and M.E.F., Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''', 1735-1738 (1997).
#Renormalization group theory: Its basis and formulation in statistical physics, Rev. Mod. Phys. '''70''', 653-681 (1998).
#Fluctuations in electrolytes: the Lebowitz and other correlation lengths (S. Bekiranov and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''81''', 5836-39 (1998).
#The force exerted by a molecular motor, M.E.F. and A.B. Kolomeisky, Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, '''96''', 6597-6602 (1999).
#The Yang-Yang anomaly in fluid criticality: Experiment and scaling theory (M.E.F. and G. Orkoulas) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''85''', 696-699 (2000).
#Extended kinetic models with waiting-time distributions: exact results (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) J. Chem. Phys. '''113''', 10 867-877 (2000)
#Force-velocity relation for growing microtubules (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''80''', 149-154 (2001).
#The critical locus of a simple fluid with added salt (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) J. Phys. Chem. B '''105''', 11785-95 (2001).
#Universality class of criticality in the restricted primitive model electrolyte (E. Luijten, M.E.F. and A. Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''88''', 185701:1-4 (2002).
#A simple kinetic model describes the processivity of myosin-V (A.B.Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''84''', 1642-1650 (2003).
#Precise simulation of near-critical fluid coexistence (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and E. Luijten) [arXiv:cond-mat/0304032] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''91''', 065701:1-4 (2003).
#Ionic criticality: an exactly soluble model (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0311491] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 135702:1-4 (2004).
#Discretization dependence of criticality in model fluids: a hard core electrolyte (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0402275] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 185703:1-4 (2004).
#Charge and density fluctuations lock horns: ionic criitcality with power-law forces (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) J. Phys. A '''37''', L241-L248 (2004).
#Scaling for interfacial tensions near critical endpoints (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0410673] Phys. Rev. E '''71''', 011601:1-17 (2005).
#Interfacial tensions near critical endpoints: experimental checks of EdGF theory (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) Molec. Phys. '''103''', 2927-2942 (2005): issue in honor of B. Widom
#How multivalency controls ionic criticality (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cont-mat/0507077] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''95''', 135701:1-4 (2005).
#Criticality in charge asymmetric ionic fluids (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0410692] Phys. Rev. E '''72''',041501:1-25(2005).
#Convergence of fine-lattice discretization for near-critical fluids (S. Moghaddam, Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0502169] J. Phys. Chem. B '''109''', 6824-37(2005).
#Fluid coexistence close to criticality: Scaling algorithms for precise simulation ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond--mat/0411736] Comp. Phys. Commun. '''169''', 295-300 (2005).
#Singular coexistence-curve diameters: Experiments and simulations (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0507369] Chem. Phys. Lett. '''414''', 185-192 (2005).
#Vectorial loading of processive motor proteins: Implementing a landscape picture ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0506185] J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. '''17''', S3821-S3838 2005).
#Kinesin crouches to sprint but resists pushing (M.E.F. and Y.C. Kim) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA '''102''', 16209-16214 (2005).
#Universality of ionic criticality: Size- and charge-asymmetric electrolytes (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and A.Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. '''95''', 195703:1-4 (2005).
==External links==
*[http://www.glue.umd.edu/~xpectnil/ Homepage at University of Maryland]
*[http://www.wolffund.org.il/full.asp?id=105 Wolf prize citation]
*[http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~statphys/links/IUPAP_C3/Boltz_Award/BA1983.html Boltzmann medal citation]
*[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=Michael%20E%2E%20Fisher&year=1995 Lars Onsager prize citation]

==References==
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[[Category:Person]]

Benjamin Widom

2009-02-12T15:05:43Z

66.173.140.100: expanded article

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'''Benjamin Widom''' ([http://www.chem.cornell.edu/faculty/index.asp?fac=45 homepage]) was co-winner of the [[Boltzmann Award]]
in 1998 "for his illuminating studies of the [[statistical mechanics]] of fluids and fluid mixtures and their interfacial properties, especially his clear and general formulation of scaling hypotheses for the [[Equations of state |equation of state]] and [[surface tension]] of fluids near [[critical points]]."

Widom was born in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from New York City's Stuyvesant High School in 1945, and received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1949, followed by his Ph.D from Cornell University in 1953. He became an instructor of chemistry at Cornell in 1954, was appointed assistant professor in 1955 and a full professor in 1963. He was chair of the chemistry department between 1978 and 1981. He was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1979.
==Selected publications==
#''Theoretical modeling: An introduction''. Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem. 1996, '''100''', 242.
# ''Theory of phase equilibrium''. J. Phys. Chem. 1996, '''100''', 13190.
# Lekkerkerker, H.N.W.; Widom, B. ''An Exactly Solvable Model for Depletion Phenomena''. Physica A 2000, * 483-492.
# Barkema, G.T.; Widom, B. ''Model of Hydrophobic Attraction in Two and Three Dimensions''. J. Chem Phys. 2000, '''113''', 2349-2353.
# Weiss, V.C.; Widom, B. ''Contact Angles in Sequential Wetting: Pentane On Water''. Physica A 2001, '''292''', 137-145.
# Widom, B.; Bhimalapuram, P; Koga, K. ''The Hydrophobic Effect''. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys (PCCP) 2003, '''5''', 3085-3093.

==See also==
*[[Widom test-particle method]]
*[[Widom-Rowlinson model]]
[[category:person]]

Peter J. W. Debye

2009-02-12T14:53:24Z

66.173.140.100: expanded article

{{Stub-person}}
'''Peter Jospeh William Debye''' (1884-1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist. The [[Debye]] unit of electric dipole moment was named in his honour.

Debye was born on March 24, 1884 in in Maastricht, Netherlands, and attended Aachen University of Technology where he received a degree in electrical engineering in 1905. In 1906, his mentor Arnold Sommerfeld was appointed to the faculty at Munich and Debye went with him and earned a Ph.D. in 1908 with a dissertation on radiation pressure.

In 1939, Debye travelled to the United States to deliver the Baker Lectures at Cornell University. He then emigrated from Germany in early 1940 to become a chemistry professor at Cornell and chaired the department for 10 years. In 1946, Debye became a U.S. citizen. Debye retired from Cornell in 1952, but continued his research there until his death on November 2, 1966.
==War activities and controversies==
From 2006 to 2008, Debye's activities in Germany during World War II have been debated regarding possible antisemitism or Nazi sympathy. Cornell's department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology issued a report concluding there was no evidence of either.<ref>[http://home.hetnet.nl/~alchemilab/alchemie/DebyeCornell.htm Cornell University Report]</ref> In 2008, the Terlouw Commission also cleared Debye.<ref>[http://www.science.uu.nl/nieuwsenagenda/items/20080117/uk/ Terlouw Commission: ‘Continue using Debye’s name’ Press release University of Utrecht]</ref>
==External links==
*[http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/debye.html Debye Biography] - Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University
*[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1936/debye-bio.html Debye Biography] - Nobel Prize
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/190/000099890/ Debye Biography] - NNDB
*[http://journals.iucr.org/q/issues/1967/06/00/a05589/a05589.pdf Debye Biography] - IUCR
* Museum Boerhaave [http://www.museumboerhaave.nl/ONDERWIJS/VOORTGEZET/2defase/ANW/pdf/nobelprijswinnaars.pdf Negen Nederlandse Nobelprijswinnaars]
* [http://www.dpg-physik.de/dpg/organisation/fachlich/gp/debye_en.html Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG)]
* [http://www.kennislink.nl/web/show?id=145191 Kennislink]
* [http://www.rispens.de Dr. Rispens research]
* [http://www.debye.uu.nl/ Debye Institute]

==References==
<references/>
[[category:person]]

Michael E. Fisher

2009-02-12T14:31:02Z

66.173.140.100: added category

'''Michael Ellis Fisher''' (1931-) is a Distinguished University Professor
and Regents Professor in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He is known for his contributinos to statistical physics, including the theory of [[phase transitions]] and critical phenomena.

Fisher was born on Sept. 3, 1931 in Trinidad. He earned a B.Sc. at King's College, University of London and completed his Ph.D. in Physics there in 1957.

He taught at King's College, reaching the rank of Professor from 1958-1966. He then emigrated to the United States to become a Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics at Cornell University. At Cornell, he was active in University governance, including serving as the Secretary of the University Senate and as Chair of the Chemistry Department.

In 1987, Fisher moved to the University of Maryland.<ref>http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~xpectnil/FisherSummaryCV.html Retrieved 2009-02-11.</ref>
==Honors==
Fisher is a recipient of the Wolf Prize 1980 (together with [[Kenneth G. Wilson]] and Leo Kadanoff), the ACS Irving Langmuir Prize 1971 in Chemical Physics, the IUPAP Boltzmann Medal 1983, the APS Lars Onsager Prize 1995, among other honors.
==Selected publications==
#The story of Coulombic criticality, J. Stat. Phys. '''75''',1-36 (1994).
#On the absence of intermediate phases in the two-dimensional Coulomb gas (M.E.F., X.-J. Li and Y. Levin) J. Stat. Phys. '''79''', 1-11; 81 [E] 865 (1995).
#The renormalized coupling constants and related amplitude ratios for Ising systems (S.-Y. Zinn, S.-N. Lai, and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. E '''54''', 1176-1182 (1996).
#Prewetting transitions in a near-critical metallic vapor, V.F. Kozhevnikov, D.I. Arnold, S.P. Naurzakov, and M.E.F., Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''', 1735-1738 (1997).
#Renormalization group theory: Its basis and formulation in statistical physics, Rev. Mod. Phys. '''70''', 653-681 (1998).
#Fluctuations in electrolytes: the Lebowitz and other correlation lengths (S. Bekiranov and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''81''', 5836-39 (1998).
#The force exerted by a molecular motor, M.E.F. and A.B. Kolomeisky, Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, '''96''', 6597-6602 (1999).
#The Yang-Yang anomaly in fluid criticality: Experiment and scaling theory (M.E.F. and G. Orkoulas) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''85''', 696-699 (2000).
#Extended kinetic models with waiting-time distributions: exact results (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) J. Chem. Phys. '''113''', 10 867-877 (2000)
#Force-velocity relation for growing microtubules (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''80''', 149-154 (2001).
#The critical locus of a simple fluid with added salt (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) J. Phys. Chem. B '''105''', 11785-95 (2001).
#Universality class of criticality in the restricted primitive model electrolyte (E. Luijten, M.E.F. and A. Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''88''', 185701:1-4 (2002).
#A simple kinetic model describes the processivity of myosin-V (A.B.Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''84''', 1642-1650 (2003).
#Precise simulation of near-critical fluid coexistence (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and E. Luijten) [arXiv:cond-mat/0304032] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''91''', 065701:1-4 (2003).
#Ionic criticality: an exactly soluble model (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0311491] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 135702:1-4 (2004).
#Discretization dependence of criticality in model fluids: a hard core electrolyte (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0402275] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 185703:1-4 (2004).
#Charge and density fluctuations lock horns: ionic criitcality with power-law forces (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) J. Phys. A '''37''', L241-L248 (2004).
#Scaling for interfacial tensions near critical endpoints (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0410673] Phys. Rev. E '''71''', 011601:1-17 (2005).
#Interfacial tensions near critical endpoints: experimental checks of EdGF theory (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) Molec. Phys. '''103''', 2927-2942 (2005): issue in honor of B. Widom
#How multivalency controls ionic criticality (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cont-mat/0507077] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''95''', 135701:1-4 (2005).
#Criticality in charge asymmetric ionic fluids (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0410692] Phys. Rev. E '''72''',041501:1-25(2005).
#Convergence of fine-lattice discretization for near-critical fluids (S. Moghaddam, Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0502169] J. Phys. Chem. B '''109''', 6824-37(2005).
#Fluid coexistence close to criticality: Scaling algorithms for precise simulation ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond--mat/0411736] Comp. Phys. Commun. '''169''', 295-300 (2005).
#Singular coexistence-curve diameters: Experiments and simulations (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0507369] Chem. Phys. Lett. '''414''', 185-192 (2005).
#Vectorial loading of processive motor proteins: Implementing a landscape picture ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0506185] J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. '''17''', S3821-S3838 2005).
#Kinesin crouches to sprint but resists pushing (M.E.F. and Y.C. Kim) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA '''102''', 16209-16214 (2005).
#Universality of ionic criticality: Size- and charge-asymmetric electrolytes (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and A.Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. '''95''', 195703:1-4 (2005).
==External links==
*[http://www.glue.umd.edu/~xpectnil/ Homepage at University of Maryland]
*[http://www.wolffund.org.il/full.asp?id=105 Wolf prize citation]
*[http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~statphys/links/IUPAP_C3/Boltz_Award/BA1983.html Boltzmann medal citation]
*[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=Michael%20E%2E%20Fisher&year=1995 Lars Onsager prize citation]

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Person]]

Michael E. Fisher

2009-02-12T14:29:07Z

66.173.140.100: expanded article

'''Michael Ellis Fisher''' (1931-) is a Distinguished University Professor
and Regents Professor in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He is known for his contributinos to statistical physics, including the theory of [[phase transitions]] and critical phenomena.

Fisher was born on Sept. 3, 1931 in Trinidad. He earned a B.Sc. at King's College, University of London and completed his Ph.D. in Physics there in 1957.

He taught at King's College, reaching the rank of Professor from 1958-1966. He then emigrated to the United States to become a Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics at Cornell University. At Cornell, he was active in University governance, including serving as the Secretary of the University Senate and as Chair of the Chemistry Department.

In 1987, Fisher moved to the University of Maryland.<ref>http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~xpectnil/FisherSummaryCV.html Retrieved 2009-02-11.</ref>
==Honors==
Fisher is a recipient of the Wolf Prize 1980 (together with [[Kenneth G. Wilson]] and Leo Kadanoff), the ACS Irving Langmuir Prize 1971 in Chemical Physics, the IUPAP Boltzmann Medal 1983, the APS Lars Onsager Prize 1995, among other honors.
==Selected publications==
#The story of Coulombic criticality, J. Stat. Phys. '''75''',1-36 (1994).
#On the absence of intermediate phases in the two-dimensional Coulomb gas (M.E.F., X.-J. Li and Y. Levin) J. Stat. Phys. '''79''', 1-11; 81 [E] 865 (1995).
#The renormalized coupling constants and related amplitude ratios for Ising systems (S.-Y. Zinn, S.-N. Lai, and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. E '''54''', 1176-1182 (1996).
#Prewetting transitions in a near-critical metallic vapor, V.F. Kozhevnikov, D.I. Arnold, S.P. Naurzakov, and M.E.F., Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''', 1735-1738 (1997).
#Renormalization group theory: Its basis and formulation in statistical physics, Rev. Mod. Phys. '''70''', 653-681 (1998).
#Fluctuations in electrolytes: the Lebowitz and other correlation lengths (S. Bekiranov and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''81''', 5836-39 (1998).
#The force exerted by a molecular motor, M.E.F. and A.B. Kolomeisky, Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, '''96''', 6597-6602 (1999).
#The Yang-Yang anomaly in fluid criticality: Experiment and scaling theory (M.E.F. and G. Orkoulas) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''85''', 696-699 (2000).
#Extended kinetic models with waiting-time distributions: exact results (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) J. Chem. Phys. '''113''', 10 867-877 (2000)
#Force-velocity relation for growing microtubules (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''80''', 149-154 (2001).
#The critical locus of a simple fluid with added salt (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) J. Phys. Chem. B '''105''', 11785-95 (2001).
#Universality class of criticality in the restricted primitive model electrolyte (E. Luijten, M.E.F. and A. Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''88''', 185701:1-4 (2002).
#A simple kinetic model describes the processivity of myosin-V (A.B.Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''84''', 1642-1650 (2003).
#Precise simulation of near-critical fluid coexistence (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and E. Luijten) [arXiv:cond-mat/0304032] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''91''', 065701:1-4 (2003).
#Ionic criticality: an exactly soluble model (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0311491] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 135702:1-4 (2004).
#Discretization dependence of criticality in model fluids: a hard core electrolyte (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0402275] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 185703:1-4 (2004).
#Charge and density fluctuations lock horns: ionic criitcality with power-law forces (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) J. Phys. A '''37''', L241-L248 (2004).
#Scaling for interfacial tensions near critical endpoints (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0410673] Phys. Rev. E '''71''', 011601:1-17 (2005).
#Interfacial tensions near critical endpoints: experimental checks of EdGF theory (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) Molec. Phys. '''103''', 2927-2942 (2005): issue in honor of B. Widom
#How multivalency controls ionic criticality (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cont-mat/0507077] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''95''', 135701:1-4 (2005).
#Criticality in charge asymmetric ionic fluids (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0410692] Phys. Rev. E '''72''',041501:1-25(2005).
#Convergence of fine-lattice discretization for near-critical fluids (S. Moghaddam, Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0502169] J. Phys. Chem. B '''109''', 6824-37(2005).
#Fluid coexistence close to criticality: Scaling algorithms for precise simulation ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond--mat/0411736] Comp. Phys. Commun. '''169''', 295-300 (2005).
#Singular coexistence-curve diameters: Experiments and simulations (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0507369] Chem. Phys. Lett. '''414''', 185-192 (2005).
#Vectorial loading of processive motor proteins: Implementing a landscape picture ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0506185] J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. '''17''', S3821-S3838 2005).
#Kinesin crouches to sprint but resists pushing (M.E.F. and Y.C. Kim) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA '''102''', 16209-16214 (2005).
#Universality of ionic criticality: Size- and charge-asymmetric electrolytes (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and A.Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. '''95''', 195703:1-4 (2005).
==External links==
*[http://www.glue.umd.edu/~xpectnil/ Homepage at University of Maryland]
*[http://www.wolffund.org.il/full.asp?id=105 Wolf prize citation]
*[http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~statphys/links/IUPAP_C3/Boltz_Award/BA1983.html Boltzmann medal citation]
*[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?name=Michael%20E%2E%20Fisher&year=1995 Lars Onsager prize citation]

==References==
<references/>

Michael E. Fisher

2009-02-12T14:02:12Z

66.173.140.100: started article

'''Michael E. Fisher''' (1931-) is a Distinguished University Professor
and Regents Professor in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Physics at the University of Maryland.

Fisher was born on Sept. 3, 1931 in Trinidad. He earned a B.Sc. at King's College, University of London and completed his Ph.D. in Physics there in 1957.

He taught at King's College, reaching the rank of Professor from 1958-1966. He then emigrated to the United States to become a Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics at Cornell University. At Cornell, he was active in University governance, including serving as the Secretary of the University Senate and as Chair of the Chemistry Department.

In 1987, Fisher moved to the University of Maryland.<ref>http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~xpectnil/FisherSummaryCV.html Retrieved 2009-02-11.</ref>
==Selected publications==
#The story of Coulombic criticality, J. Stat. Phys. '''75''',1-36 (1994).
#On the absence of intermediate phases in the two-dimensional Coulomb gas (M.E.F., X.-J. Li and Y. Levin) J. Stat. Phys. '''79''', 1-11; 81 [E] 865 (1995).
#The renormalized coupling constants and related amplitude ratios for Ising systems (S.-Y. Zinn, S.-N. Lai, and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. E '''54''', 1176-1182 (1996).
#Prewetting transitions in a near-critical metallic vapor, V.F. Kozhevnikov, D.I. Arnold, S.P. Naurzakov, and M.E.F., Phys. Rev. Lett. '''78''', 1735-1738 (1997).
#Renormalization group theory: Its basis and formulation in statistical physics, Rev. Mod. Phys. '''70''', 653-681 (1998).
#Fluctuations in electrolytes: the Lebowitz and other correlation lengths (S. Bekiranov and M.E.F.) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''81''', 5836-39 (1998).
#The force exerted by a molecular motor, M.E.F. and A.B. Kolomeisky, Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA, '''96''', 6597-6602 (1999).
#The Yang-Yang anomaly in fluid criticality: Experiment and scaling theory (M.E.F. and G. Orkoulas) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''85''', 696-699 (2000).
#Extended kinetic models with waiting-time distributions: exact results (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) J. Chem. Phys. '''113''', 10 867-877 (2000)
#Force-velocity relation for growing microtubules (A.B. Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''80''', 149-154 (2001).
#The critical locus of a simple fluid with added salt (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) J. Phys. Chem. B '''105''', 11785-95 (2001).
#Universality class of criticality in the restricted primitive model electrolyte (E. Luijten, M.E.F. and A. Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. Lett. '''88''', 185701:1-4 (2002).
#A simple kinetic model describes the processivity of myosin-V (A.B.Kolomeisky and M.E.F.) Biophys. J. '''84''', 1642-1650 (2003).
#Precise simulation of near-critical fluid coexistence (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and E. Luijten) [arXiv:cond-mat/0304032] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''91''', 065701:1-4 (2003).
#Ionic criticality: an exactly soluble model (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0311491] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 135702:1-4 (2004).
#Discretization dependence of criticality in model fluids: a hard core electrolyte (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0402275] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''92''', 185703:1-4 (2004).
#Charge and density fluctuations lock horns: ionic criitcality with power-law forces (J.-N. Aqua and M.E.F.) J. Phys. A '''37''', L241-L248 (2004).
#Scaling for interfacial tensions near critical endpoints (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0410673] Phys. Rev. E '''71''', 011601:1-17 (2005).
#Interfacial tensions near critical endpoints: experimental checks of EdGF theory (S.-Y. Zinn and M.E.F.) Molec. Phys. '''103''', 2927-2942 (2005): issue in honor of B. Widom
#How multivalency controls ionic criticality (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cont-mat/0507077] Phys. Rev. Lett. '''95''', 135701:1-4 (2005).
#Criticality in charge asymmetric ionic fluids (J.-N. Aqua, S. Banerjee and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0410692] Phys. Rev. E '''72''',041501:1-25(2005).
#Convergence of fine-lattice discretization for near-critical fluids (S. Moghaddam, Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0502169] J. Phys. Chem. B '''109''', 6824-37(2005).
#Fluid coexistence close to criticality: Scaling algorithms for precise simulation ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond--mat/0411736] Comp. Phys. Commun. '''169''', 295-300 (2005).
#Singular coexistence-curve diameters: Experiments and simulations (Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv:cond-mat/0507369] Chem. Phys. Lett. '''414''', 185-192 (2005).
#Vectorial loading of processive motor proteins: Implementing a landscape picture ( Y.C. Kim and M.E.F.) [arXiv: cond-mat/0506185] J. Phys.: Condens. Matt. '''17''', S3821-S3838 2005).
#Kinesin crouches to sprint but resists pushing (M.E.F. and Y.C. Kim) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA '''102''', 16209-16214 (2005).
#Universality of ionic criticality: Size- and charge-asymmetric electrolytes (Y.C. Kim, M.E.F. and A.Z. Panagiotopoulos) Phys. Rev. '''95''', 195703:1-4 (2005).
==References==
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Equation of State: Ideal Gas

2009-02-12T13:39:33Z

66.173.140.100: used new <ref> tags

The ideal gas equation of state, developed by [[Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron]] in 1834 <ref>Émile Clapeyron "Mémoire sur la puissance motrice de la chaleur", Journal de l'Ecole polytechnique, Tome 14 pp. 153-190 (1834) (Check this)</ref> is given by:

:<math> \left. p V = N k_B T \right. </math>

or

:<math> \left. p V = n R T \right.</math>

where:
* <math> p </math> is the [[pressure]]
* <math> V </math> is the volume
* <math> N </math> is the number of molecules
* <math> n </math> is the number of moles
* <math> T </math> is the absolute [[temperature]]
* <math> k_B </math> is the [[Boltzmann constant]]
* <math> R </math> is the [[molar gas constant]].
==See also==
*[[Gay-Lussac's law]]
*[[Charles's law]]
*[[Boyle's law]]
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Equations of state]]
[[category: ideal gas]]

Talk:Main Page

2009-02-11T17:32:27Z

66.173.140.100: Footnotes

== Relationship with the wikipedia ==

Hello everyone. This is Daniel Duque, from UAM. First,
I think this is an excellent idea, but when I heard from
it I was afraid we would be overlapping with the famous
wikipedia project. It seems that this wiki will focus on
more technical stuff, specific to our lines of research.
However, it seems a good idea to a) link to (and from!)
wikipedia articles as much as we can b) grab material
from wikipedia. According to the "copyleft" status of
the latter, it seems all we need is to include an "contains
material from this wikipedia entry (+link)". I've created
or modified some entries already, which I will paste here.

Best,
--[[User:Dduque|Dduque]] 22:50, 25 February 2007 (CET)

== Wikipedia: more details: ==

A more explicit comment on the use of Wikipedia material in SklogWiki can now be found in the [[SklogWiki style guide]],
located in the [[Help:Contents | Help]] section. --[[User:Carl McBride|Carl McBride]] 12:30, 26 February 2007 (CET)

== Protect ==

The 'Main Page' has been write protected for unregistered users
due to damage caused by 'link-spam'. --[[User:Carl McBride | Carl McBride]] 12:01, 11 June 2007 (CEST)

== Link to image broken ==

Hi,

I tried to link here from my personal page, but the link to the png image seems broken
(http://www.sklogwiki.org/SklogWiki/SklogWiki_icon.png). Which would be the right path?

Thanks, --[[User:Dduque|Dduque]] 14:44, 29 October 2007 (CET)

:Oops! On upgrading to MediaWiki 1.11.0, I seem to have forgotten to port the icon image. It should now be working.
:All the best and many thanks --[[User:Carl McBride | Carl McBride]] ([[User_talk:Carl_McBride |talk]]) 14:57, 29 October 2007 (CET)

== Creating a new page ==

I am a bit ashamed, but I still don't know how to create an entry from scratch. I usually link to a nonexisting entry from an existing one, then create it. How does one make this? Should this be on the "toolbox", or in [[How_to_contribute_to_www.SklogWiki.org | how to start editing]]?

:No problem: Simply search for the page you want to create. The reply to your query will be:
::"There is no page titled "your_new_page". You can create this page.
:then click on the red link to create your page. All the best --[[User:Carl McBride | Carl McBride]] ([[User_talk:Carl_McBride |talk]]) 10:56, 21 November 2007 (CET)

== Diffusion (of SklogWiki) ==

Dear all: since "all" since to be limited to a small number of people
right now, I hereby suggest to present a poster in the upcoming FisEs'08
conference, divulging the merits of this fine project. I guess funding
could be obtained from the MOSSNOHO network (?)
--[[User:Dduque|Dduque]] 10:50, 10 December 2007 (CET)

:Fantastic idea! --[[User:Carl McBride | Carl McBride]] ([[User_talk:Carl_McBride |talk]]) 11:41, 10 December 2007 (CET)
==Footnotes for References==
Please consider installing the extension to Mediawiki to allow footnotes a la wikipedia: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php] [[Special:Contributions/66.173.140.100|66.173.140.100]] 18:32, 11 February 2009 (CET)