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Ludvig Lorenz: A Nineteenth-century Theoretical Physicist (2018)

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Ludvig Valentin Lorenz (1829–1891) was Denmark’s first theoretical physicist of international recognition. Although generally considered a secondary figure in the history of science, Kragh shows that Lorenz contributed importantly to a wide range of subjects ranging from materials science to fundamental theories of optics and electrodynamics. Apart from his theoretical work he was also a brilliant experimenter who felt as much at home in his laboratory as behind his study desk. Today his name is eponymously associated with terms such as the Lorenz gauge, the Lorenz-Lorentz formula, the Lorenz-Mie theory and the Lorenz number.

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Authors & Contributors
Steinle, Friedrich
Kragh, Helge S.
Zhang, Zhihui
Wiederkehr, Karl Heinrich
Torretti, Roberto
Tazzioli, Rossana
Concepts
Physics
Electrodynamics
Biographies
Electromagnetism
Electricity; magnetism
Theoretical physics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Denmark
Hamburg (Germany)
Pisa (Italy)
Italy
China
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