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Lived 1868 – 1951. Arnold Sommerfeld is one of the pioneers of quantum and atomic physics. He was a brilliant German theoretical physicist who also educated many students in physics. He is known for introducing the azimuthal quantum number (2nd quantum number) and the spin quantum number (4th quantum number).
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. Sommerfeld.
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.
Jul 26, 2023 · OSA Honorary Member Arnold Sommerfeld was born 5 December 1868 in Konigsberg, Prussia. His parents encouraged Sommerfeld’s intellectual curiosity and he did well in his studies. At the University of Konigsberg he chose to concentrate on mathematics.
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
Dec 5, 2017 · Arnold Sommerfeld. 5 December 2017. The German physicist was an accomplished theorist and influential mentor. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.6.6.20171205a. Born on 5 December 1868 in Königsberg, Prussia, theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld was a pioneer of quantum and atomic physics.
Nov 24, 2013 · This book presents the first English-language biography of Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951). It was originally published in German (Eckert 2013 ). The author is Michael Eckert of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. He studied physics at the Technical University of Munich, obtaining his Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1979 from the University of Bayreuth.
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