| Authorised form of name | Burke; Philip George (1932 - 2019) |
| Dates | 1932 - 2019 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England, UK |
| Date of birth | 18/10/1932 |
| Date of death | 04/06/2019 |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Research field | Mathematical physics |
| Computational physics |
| Theoretical physics |
| Activity | Honours:
CBE 1993
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/03/1978 |
| Age at election | 45 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1990-1992 |
| OtherInfo | Philip Burke made significant contributions to theoretical atomic and molecular physics, especially through his application of computers to physics. He was the first to make a detailed study of resonances in the close coupling equations of electron–atom collision theory, his predictions being later confirmed by experiment. He played a leading role in the developments in the theory of resonances in atomic and molecular processes. He made a pioneering investigation of spin polarisation effects in electron–atom collisions. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/84555814 |
| Code | NA4503 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1978/05 | Burke, Philip George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1973 |
| IM/000673 | Burke, Philip George | June 2001 |