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In particular, I established a reasonably accurate energy threshold for permanent displacement of a nucleus from its regular lattice position, substantially smaller than had been previously presumed.


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Author Bio


  • NameWalter Kohn
  • DescriptionAmerican physicist
  • BornMarch 9, 1923
  • CountryCanada; United States Of America; Austria
  • ProfessionPhysicist
  • AwardsUNESCO Niels Bohr Medal; Great Silver Medal With Star For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Nobel Prize In Chemistry