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Edwin E. Salpeter

Edwin E. Salpeter

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Physics

D-Index
76
Citations
52402
World Ranking
3271
National Ranking
1549

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Hans A. Bethe Prize, American Physical Society For wide-ranging contributions to nuclear and atomic physics and astrophysics, including the triple-alpha reaction, electron screening of nuclear reactions, charged-current emission of neutrinos, and the form of the stellar initial mass function.
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 1967 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Edwin E. Salpeter was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their career included notable recognition through several distinguished awards.

Salpeter was a recipient of the Hans A. Bethe Prize awarded by the American Physical Society in 1999. The citation for this prize highlighted their wide-ranging contributions to nuclear and atomic physics as well as astrophysics. Specific areas mentioned were the triple-alpha reaction, electron screening of nuclear reactions, charged-current emission of neutrinos, and the characterization of the stellar initial mass function.

In 1988, Salpeter was named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, and earlier in 1967, became a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Throughout their career, Salpeter's research interests spanned multiple intersections of physics and astrophysics. Though there are no specific papers or co-authors listed in the available data, their focus on nuclear and atomic physics within astrophysical contexts was central. The work on the triple-alpha process, for instance, relates to nucleosynthesis in stars, a key mechanism in understanding stellar evolution and element formation.

Salpeter's contributions to theoretical physics and astrophysics likely influenced a variety of research topics in these fields, even if explicit details on published papers or academic collaborations are not available from the provided information.

The scientist's passing marks the conclusion of a career that engaged with complex problems in stellar physics and theoretical astrophysics, recognized by peers through memberships and prestigious awards.

Best Publications

  • The Luminosity function and stellar evolution

    Edwin E. Salpeter

  • Quantum Mechanics of One- and Two-Electron Atoms

    Hans Albrecht Bethe;Edwin E. Salpeter

  • A Relativistic equation for bound state problems

    E. E. Salpeter;H. A. Bethe

  • On the physics of dust grains in hot gas.

    B.T. Draine;E.E. Salpeter

  • Accretion of Interstellar Matter by Massive Objects.

    E. E. Salpeter

  • Surface recombination of hydrogen molecules

    David Hollenbach;E. E. Salpeter

  • Mass corrections to the fine structure of hydrogen - like atoms

    E.E. Salpeter

  • Electron Screening and Thermonuclear Reactions

    EE Salpeter

  • MODELS FOR ZERO-TEMPERATURE STARS

    T. Hamada;E.E. Salpeter

  • The Interstellar Abundance of the Hydrogen Molecule. I. Basic Processes.

    Robert J. Gould;Edwin E. Salpeter

  • Energy and Pressure of a Zero-Temperature Plasma

    E.E. Salpeter

  • Destruction mechanisms for interstellar dust

    B. T. Draine;E. E. Salpeter

  • ELECTRON DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS IN A PLASMA

    E. E. Salpeter

  • Molecular Hydrogen in H i Regions

    David J. Hollenbach;Michael W. Werner;Edwin E. Salpeter

  • NUCLEAR REACTION RATES AT HIGH DENSITIES.

    E.E. Salpeter;H.M. Van Horn

  • Interplanetary Scintillations. I. Theory

    E. E. Salpeter

  • The mass-radius relation for cold spheres of low mass

    E. E. Salpeter;H. S. Zapolsky

  • Energy Losses due to Neutrino Processes

    Gilles Beaudet;Vahe Petrosian;E.E. Salpeter

  • The dynamics and helium distribution in hydrogen-helium fluid planets

    D. J. Stevenson;E. E. Salpeter

  • RESOLUTION IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPE RADIOAUTOGRAPHY : II. Carbon14

    M. M. Salpeter;E. E. Salpeter

Frequent Co-Authors

George Helou
George Helou California Institute of Technology
Hans A. Bethe
Hans A. Bethe Cornell University
John N. Bahcall
John N. Bahcall Princeton University
Vahé Petrosian
Vahé Petrosian Stanford University
Dong Lai
Dong Lai Cornell University
David J. Stevenson
David J. Stevenson California Institute of Technology
Michael W. Werner
Michael W. Werner California Institute of Technology
Allan Sandage
Allan Sandage Carnegie Institution for Science
Steven V. W. Beckwith
Steven V. W. Beckwith University of California, Berkeley
Stuart L. Shapiro
Stuart L. Shapiro University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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