Øyvind Burrau (or Øjvind Burrau[1][2]), born 24 March 1896[3] in Copenhagen, died 31 March 1979,[4] was a Danish scientist who is best known for his early quantum mechanical description of the dihydrogen cation[1][2] which he made while at the Niels Bohr Institute.[2]

Burrau worked as a geodesist at the Geodætisk Institut from 1928 to 1963.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Burrau, Ø. (1927). "Berechnung des Energiewertes des Wasserstoffmolekel-Ions (H+
    2    ) im Normalzustand". Danske Vidensk. Selskab. Math.-fys. Meddel. (in German). M 7:14: 1–18.
    Burrau, Ø. (1927). "The calculation of the Energy value of Hydrogen molecule ions (H+
    2    ) in their normal position"    . Naturwissenschaften (in German). 15 (1): 16–7. Bibcode:1927NW.....15...16B. doi:10.1007/BF01504875. S2CID 19368939.
  2. 1 2 3 Spanget-Larsen, Jens (2005) "Modeller og visioner i kemien", in Matilde 25 from Danish Mathematical Society
  3. 1 2 Burrau, Øyvind in Kraks Blå Bog 1974
  4. ↑ Burrau in Kraks Blå Bog's 1988 registry


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