When was the UC Berkeley Physics professor for whom the Born-Oppenheimer approximation is named born?
Born–Oppenheimer approximation In quantum chemistry and molecular physics, the Born–Oppenheimer (BO) approximation is the assumption that the motion of atomic nuclei and electrons in a molecule can be separated. The approach is named after Max Born and J. Robert Oppenheimer. In mathematical terms, it allows the wavefunction of a molecule to be broken into its electronic and nuclear (vibrational, rotational) components.
Paul L. Schechter Paul L. Schechter (born May 30, 1948) is an astrophysicist and observational cosmologist. He is the William A. M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics at MIT.