List of things named after Max Born
Max Born was a scientist who worked in many fields. Below is a list of things named in his honour.
Chemistry
Physics
- BBGKY hierarchy (Bogoliubov–Born–Green–Kirkwood–Yvon hierarchy)
 - Born–Oppenheimer approximation
 - Born–Infeld model
 - Born–von Karman boundary condition
 - Born approximation, see Born series
 - Born coordinates
 - Born equation
 - Born law, see Born rule
 - Born probability
 - Born reciprocity
 - Born rigidity
 - Born rule
 - Born series
 - Cauchy-Born rule
 
Astronomical objects
- Born (crater)
 - 13954 Born, asteroid
 
Others
- The annual Max Born Prize of the German Physical Society and the British Institute of Physics, created in 1972 .[1][2]
 - Max Born Award, a separate award.
 - Max-Born Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. - Institute named in his honour.[3]
 
Citations
- ↑ "The Born medal and prize". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
 - ↑ "Max-Born-Preis" [Max Born Prize] (in German). German Physical Society. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
 - ↑ "Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroskopy - Development of the MBI". Retrieved 10 March 2009.
 
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