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S. M. Blinder

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Seymour Michael Blinder (born March 11, 1932, in New York City) is a professor emeritus of chemistry and physics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a remote working senior scientist with Wolfram Research in Champaign, Illinois.

Personal

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He attended Cornell University and received an A.B. in physics and chemistry in 1953. He received an A.M. in physics in 1955 and a Ph.D. in chemical physics in 1958 from Harvard University under Professors W. E. Moffitt and J. H. van Vleck (Nobel Laureate in Physics 1977).

Academic positions

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  • Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, senior physicist, 1958–1961
  • Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), assistant professor, 1961–1962
  • Harvard University, visiting professor, 1962–1963
  • Visiting research fellow, University College London, 1965–1966
  • Visiting research fellow, Centre de Méchanique Ondulatoire Appliquée, Paris, 1970
  • Visiting research fellow, Mathematical Institute, Oxford, 1971
  • University of Michigan, professor, 1963–1995
  • University of Michigan, professor emeritus 1996–present
  • Wolfram Research Inc., senior scientist 2007-present

Honors and awards

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Blinder has received the following awards and honors:

Interests

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Research interests include: Theoretical Chemistry, Mathematical Physics, applications of quantum mechanics to atomic and molecular structure, theory and applications of Coulomb Propagators, structure and self-energy of the electron, supersymmetric quantum field theory, quantum computers.

During his academic career, S M taught a multitude of courses in graduate level Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electromagnetic Theory, Relativity, and Mathematical Physics.

Personal interests include: Playing cello, classical music, and chess (S M is a former Junior Chess Master).

Books and publications

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Blinder has authored over 200 journal articles in theoretical chemistry and mathematical physics. He has also published six books:

  • Advanced Physical Chemistry; A Survey of Modern Theoretical Principles (Macmillan, New York, 1969)
  • Foundations of Quantum Dynamics (Academic Press, London, 1974)
  • Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (Elsevier Academic Press, 2004; 2nd Edition 2020)
  • Guide to Essential Math: For Students in Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering (Elsevier Academic Press, 2008; 2nd Edition 2013)
  • Twenty-First Century Quantum Mechanics: Hilbert Space to Quantum Computers (Springer, 2017)
  • Mathematical Physics in Theoretical Chemistry (Elsevier, 2019)
  • Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry with the Wolfram Language (World Scientific, 2022)