Christian Møller
Encyclopedia
Christian Møller was a Danish chemist
and physicist
who made fundamental contributions to the theory of relativity
, theory of gravitation and quantum chemistry
. He is known for Møller–Plesset perturbation theory.
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and physicist
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
who made fundamental contributions to the theory of relativity
Theory of relativity
The theory of relativity, or simply relativity, encompasses two theories of Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. However, the word relativity is sometimes used in reference to Galilean invariance....
, theory of gravitation and quantum chemistry
Quantum chemistry
Quantum chemistry is a branch of chemistry whose primary focus is the application of quantum mechanics in physical models and experiments of chemical systems...
. He is known for Møller–Plesset perturbation theory.
Books
- The world and the atom, London, 1940.
- The theory of relativity, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1972.
- A study in gravitational collapse, Kobenhavn : Munksgaard, 1975.
- On the crisis in the theory of gravitation and a possible solution, Kobenhavn : Munksgaard, 1978.
- Evidence for gravitational theories (ed.), Academic PressAcademic PressAcademic Press is an academic book publisher. Originally independent, it was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1969. Reed Elsevier bought Harcourt in 2000, and Academic Press is now an imprint of Elsevier....
, 1963.