Øyvind Burrau
Danish scientist best known for his early quantum mechanical description of the dihydrogen cation
About Øyvind Burrau
Lived 1896 – 1979 (aged 83). Øyvind Burrau was a Danish quantum physicist and surveyor.
Øyvind Burrau (or Øjvind Burrau ), born 24 March 1896 in Copenhagen, died 31 March 1979, was a Danish scientist who is best known for his early quantum mechanical description of the dihydrogen cation which he made while at the Niels Bohr Institute.
Burrau worked as a geodesist at the Geodætisk Institut from 1928 to 1963.
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Danish scientist best known for his early quantum mechanical description of the dihydrogen cation
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Øyvind Burrau was born on 24 March 1896 in Copenhagen.
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Øyvind Burrau died on 31 March 1979.
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Øyvind Burrau was a quantum physicist and surveyor.
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