Elihu Abrahams

Elihu Abrahams (born 3 April 1927 in Port Henry, New York) is a theoretical physicist, specializing in condensed matter physics.[1][2]

Abrahams received in 1947 his bachelor's degree[1] and in 1952 his PhD, with Charles Kittel as thesis advisor, from the University of California, Berkeley with thesis Spin-lattice relaxation in ferromagnetics. In 1952–1953 he was a research associate in physics at UC Berkeley. He was in 1953–1955 a research associate and in 1955–1956 an assistant professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He became in 1956 an assistant professor, then an associate professor, and in 1964 a full professor at Rutgers University.[3]

Abrahams’ research is in theoretical condensed matter physics. His main interests concern the quantum-mechanical many-body problem in the presence of very strong particle-particle interactions. In this area, he has been using the techniques of quantum statistical mechanics and field theory to investigate the phase transitions and the transport and thermodynamic properties of a number of systems, including high-temperature cuprate superconductors, metals at the threshold of breakdown of Fermi-liquid behavior, iron pnictide superconductors, heavy-fermion metals, localized spins in metals, magnets with unusual spin correlations, and the disordered interacting electron fluid in two dimensions.[2]

Abrahams was in 1964 elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic year 1986–1987. In 1987 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Recollections - AbrahamsFest, rutgers.edu
  2. 1 2 Physics & Astronomy - Elihu Abrahams, Adjunct Professor, Condensed Matter, physics.ucla.edu
  3. ↑ Elihu Abrahams | Array of Contemporary Physicists

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