George B. Arfken
George B. Arfken | |
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| Born | November 20, 1922 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 2020 (aged 97) |
| Alma mater | Yale University, 1943 |
| Spouse | Carolyn Arfken née Dines |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics, mathematical physics |
George Brown Arfken (November 20, 1922 – October 8, 2020) was an American theoretical physicist and the author of several mathematical physics texts. He was a physics professor at Miami University from 1952 to 1983 and the chair of the Miami University physics department 1956–1972. He was an emeritus professor at Miami University. Arfken was also an authority on Canadian philately.