Israfil I. Guseinov: A pioneer of the quantum theory of atomic, molecular, and nuclear systems

• Published in: International journal of quantum chemistry Vol. 114; no. 5; pp. 361 - 366
• Main Author: Mamedov, Bahtiyar A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Blackwell Publishing Ltd 05.03.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Chemistry; exponential type orbitals; Laguerre polynomials; Lorentz self-frictional field; multicenter integrals; nonrelativistic and relativistic quantum theories; Physical chemistry; Quantum physics; standard convention
• ISSN: 0020-7608; 1097-461X
• DOI: 10.1002/qua.24574

This article, written on behalf of Guseinov's friends and colleagues in honor of his 80th birthday, presents a brief biography and an overview of the major themes of his scientific researches. This is an opportunity to summarize Guseinov's main contributions to the quantum theory of atoms, molecules, and nuclei. Some aspects of Guseinov's career and research are highlighted here. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Born 80 years ago in Azerbaijan, physicist Israfil I. Guseinov contributed to the development of quantum chemistry with seminal research on subjects as broad as the Lorentz self‐frictional field, Laguerre polynomials, exponential type orbitals, multicenter integrals, and nonrelativistic and relativistic quantum theories.