Raphael David Levine (

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: רפאל לוין, born March 29, 1938) is an Israeli

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who is a professor at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, and the Department of

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and

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and the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging of the

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Birth and academic career

Raphael David Levine was born on March 29, 1938 in

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. He is the Max Born professor of

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at the

and a distinguished professor at the

Research

Raphael D. Levine is known for his contributions in the modern theory of chemically reactive collisions and

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s. He has played a major role in the application of the principles of quantum mechanics to the description of physical change in a reaction from a microscopic point of view, introducing many new concepts and terms which became standard to this area. His major works include the quantum theory of absolute rates, the first quantal treatment of molecular photodissociation, elucidation of the role of resonances in reactive molecular collisions, the theory of collision- induced dissociation, and the foundations of dynamical stereochemistry.

Awards and honours

Raphael David Levine has received several awards and honours in his life. * In 1968, he was also awarded the Annual Prize of the Academy. * In 1974, he was awarded the

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, in exact science. * In 1988, he was awarded the

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along with

Joshua Jortner Joshua Jortner (Hebrew: יהושע יורטנר) (March 14, 1933) is an Israeli physical chemist. He is a professor emeritus at the School of Chemistry, The Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. Birth and e ...

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"for their incisive theoretical studies elucidating energy acquisition and disposal in molecular systems and mechanisms for dynamical selectivity and specificity". * In 1992, he received the Rothschild Prize. * In 1996, he was awarded the Max Planck Prize for International Cooperation. * In 2001, he was awarded the EMET Prize. He is a member of

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, the

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, and

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of the United States. He has honorary doctorates from Liege University, 1991 and the Technical University of Munich 1996. His 2005 book, "Molecular Reaction Dynamics", Cambridge University Press, has been selected by Choice as 'Outstanding Academic Title 2006'.

Birth and academic career

Research

Awards and honours

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