Lutosław Wolniewicz (1930–2020)

Abstract

Lutosław Wolniewicz, one of prominent quantum chemists, known for his seminal works on the structure and spectra of the hydrogen molecule and its isotopomers, passed away in December 2020. This paper presents his life and works.

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Keywords:

• Born–Oppenheimer model
• hydrogen molecule
• adiabatic approximation
• non-adiabatic model
• potential energy curve

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Notes

1 An interesting coincidence: Clemens Roothaan, the head of the scientific team Lutek worked in during his visits in Chicago, was a Sachsenhausen prisoner and Clemens' brother died in this camp.

2 Note an editorial mistake. It was Wolniewicz who demonstrated that the discrepancy is not due to the adiabatic approximation [1]. In all remaining papers related to this issue there are two authors: Kołos and Wolniewicz.