Griffiths, R. B. (Robert Budington)
Robert B. Griffiths papers, 1954 - 2015 (bulk circa 1970 - circa 2005).
The materials in this collection were created and/or compiled by Professor Griffiths in his capacity as an active member of the faculty in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellons Mellon College of Science. A majority of the collections contents are research-related, including notes, lectures and presentations, correspondence, and grant proposals. Professor Griffiths teaching and departmental involvement are also reflected in the collections contents. This includes course materials such as syllabi, departmental curriculum development notes, and materials related to the Physics Department Advisory Committee. Finally, Professor Griffiths was also an engaged member of the Carnegie Mellon community throughout his tenure. This is demonstrated by the collections inclusion of materials and correspondence on university-related current events.
American physicist. Ph.D., Stanford University (1962). Professional experience includes: from assistant professor to Otto Stern university professor of physics, professor emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University (1964-). Professor Griffith's contributions to the field of physics include research on tricritical points, the renormalization group concept, the existence of thermodynamic limits, and eponymous critical point inequalities and singularities in random spin systems. He has also made significant contributions to the consistent histories interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Griffiths, R. B. (Robert Budington)
Carnegie Mellon University. Physics Department
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