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Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld, ForMemRS (German: [ˈzɔmɐˌfɛlt]; 5 December 1868 – 26 April 1951) was a German theoretical physicist who pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics.
Arnold Sommerfeld (born Dec. 5, 1868, Königsberg, Prussia [now Kaliningrad, Russia]—died April 26, 1951, Munich) was a German physicist whose atomic model permitted the explanation of fine-structure spectral lines.
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Arnold Sommerfeld was a theoretical physicist who worked in electromagnetic theory, relativity and quantum theory. View six larger pictures. Biography. Arnold Sommerfeld's mother was Cäcile Matthias and his father was Franz Sommerfeld. Franz was a medical doctor who came from a leading Königsberg family.
Dec 6, 2015 · Arnold Johannes Wilhelm Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist and renowned mentor of fellow physicists (he has supervised the greatest number of Nobel prize winners of any other supervisor). His notable achievements include the introduction of the 2nd and 4th quantum number, as well as x-ray wave theory.
Nov 20, 2014 · Michael Eckert has written a remarkable biography of Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951), the “off-scale” theoretical physicist who made his Seminar at the University of Munich the outstanding school of theoretical physics of the first third of the twentieth century.
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Learn about the life and work of Arnold Sommerfeld, a German physicist who modified the Bohr theory of the atom and wrote a textbook on atomic structure. Find out how he survived the Nazi regime and died in a car accident in 1951.
Jul 26, 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Arnold Sommerfeld, a prominent theoretical physicist and professor who contributed to atomic spectra, wave mechanics, and optics. He was an Honorary Member of OSA and received many prizes and honors, but never a Nobel Prize.
