The Thomas–Fermi equation was named in part after the physicist who was the creator of which first nuclear reactor?
Thomas–Fermi equation In mathematics, the Thomas–Fermi equation is a second order non-linear ordinary differential equation, named after Llewellyn Thomas and Enrico Fermi, which describes the semi-classical description of charge density of a high atomic number atom under the Thomas–Fermi model. The equation reads
Thomas Gerald Pickavance Thomas Gerald Pickavance CBE, FRS (19 October 1915 – 12 November 1991) was a British nuclear physicist who was a leading authority on the design and use of particle accelerators. He was generally known as Gerry Pickavance.