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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

Copenhagen
play by Michael Frayn

Heisenberg model
statistical model in quantum mechanics of magnetic materials
Copenhagen
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
book
Kramers–Heisenberg formula
an equation for the cross section for scattering of a photon by an atomic electron