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Werner Heisenberg

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Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976)

uncertainty principle

fundamental principle in quantum physics

Heisenberg picture

formulation of quantum mechanics in which observable operators evolve over time, while the state vector does not change

Heisenberg group

Lie group of 3×3 upper triangular matrices under matrix multiplication

play by Michael Frayn

Heisenberg model

statistical model in quantum mechanics of magnetic materials

2002 British television film directed by Howard Davies

Euler–Heisenberg Lagrangian

effective quantum electrodynamics action for the non-linear dynamics of electromagnetic fields in vacuum

Classical Heisenberg model

concept in statistical physics

Physics and Beyond

Kramers–Heisenberg formula

an equation for the cross section for scattering of a photon by an atomic electron