John Dirk Walecka

18.8k citations
102 papers · 12.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 40
Topics
Nuclear physics research studies (33 papers)Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (23 papers)Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (21 papers)

In The Last Decade

John Dirk Walecka

94 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum theory of many-particle systems19662026198620061971197219741966199710002.0k3.0k

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John Dirk Walecka
Comparison fields: 5 of 104
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7.0k
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6.9k
  • Condensed Matter Physics 2.0k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.9k
  • Geophysics 963
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All Works

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The Axial-Vector Current in Nuclear Many-Body Physics.
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Chiral QHD with Vector Mesons
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Theoretical mechanics of particles and continua
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Two-Particle Correlations in Nuclei
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Quantum Theory of Many Particle Systemsbreakdown →
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About John Dirk Walecka

John Dirk Walecka is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation, having authored 102 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nuclear physics research studies (33 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (23 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.9k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.0k citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (2.0k citations). John Dirk Walecka has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Alexander L. Fetter, Leo P. Kadanoff, T. de Forest, Brian D. Serot, T. W. Donnelly, L. L. Foldy, Sidney D. Drell, Steven C. Frautschi, Siu A. Chin and Gerald A. Miller. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Today and Nuclear Physics B.

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