Ben R. Mottelson(1926–2022)
PhysicsBen Roy Mottelson was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.
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106
Publications
7,081
Citations
33
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Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physics
1975for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#3
Rotating Bose-Einstein condensates: Closing the gap between exact and mean-field solutions
Physical Review A(2015)
9
citations
#4
Vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates: Finite-size effects and the thermodynamic limit
Physical Review A(2013)
12
citations
#8
Further examination of prolate-shape dominance in nuclear deformation
Physical Review C(2009)
14
citations
#9
The geometric and the atomic world views
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2008)
5
citations
Recent Publications
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Rotating Bose-Einstein condensates: Closing the gap between exact and mean-field solutions
Physical Review A2015
9citations
Open AccessVortices in Bose-Einstein condensates: Finite-size effects and the thermodynamic limit
Physical Review A2013
12citations
Open AccessShape deformations in atomic nuclei
Scholarpedia2011
24citations
Open AccessNews and views
Nuclear Physics News2010
0citations
Aage Niels Bohr
2010
0citations
Further examination of prolate-shape dominance in nuclear deformation
Physical Review C2009
14citations
Open AccessThe geometric and the atomic world views
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2008
5citations
Open AccessCo-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Harvard University
Purdue University
Lyons Township High School
Doctoral Advisor
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
JB
John Bardeen
Japan Prize (1985)
JC
John Clarke
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
MH
Michel H. Devoret
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
JM
John M. Martinis
Nobel Prize in Physics (2025)
GE
Geoffrey E. Hinton
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
JJ
John J. Hopfield
Nobel Prize in Physics (2024)
FK
Ferenc Krausz
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
AL
Anne L'Huillier
Nobel Prize in Physics (2023)
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