Logo
Pattern

Discover published sets by community

Explore tens of thousands of sets crafted by our community.

Key Quantum Physicists

20

Flashcards

0/20

Still learning
StarStarStarStar

Niels Bohr

StarStarStarStar

Developed the Bohr model of the atom and the principle of complementarity.

StarStarStarStar

Werner Heisenberg

StarStarStarStar

Formulated the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and contributed to the creation of matrix mechanics.

StarStarStarStar

Albert Einstein

StarStarStarStar

Explained the photoelectric effect using the quantization of light and introduced the concept of the photon.

StarStarStarStar

Max Planck

StarStarStarStar

Originator of quantum theory, introduced the concept of the quantum of action, now known as the Planck constant.

StarStarStarStar

Arthur Compton

StarStarStarStar

Discovered the Compton effect, which demonstrated the particle nature of photons.

StarStarStarStar

Paul Dirac

StarStarStarStar

Formulated the Dirac equation, which describes fermions and predicted the existence of antimatter.

StarStarStarStar

Erwin Schrödinger

StarStarStarStar

Developed wave mechanics and the Schrödinger equation, which describes how the quantum state of a physical system changes over time.

StarStarStarStar

Wolfgang Pauli

StarStarStarStar

Proposed the Pauli exclusion principle and was involved in the development of the theory of spin.

StarStarStarStar

Max Born

StarStarStarStar

Helped develop statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics and contributed to the formulation of matrix mechanics.

StarStarStarStar

Louis de Broglie

StarStarStarStar

Hypothesized the wave nature of electrons and suggested that all matter has wave properties (wave-particle duality).

StarStarStarStar

David Bohm

StarStarStarStar

Formulated the Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics which is a non-local hidden variable theory.

StarStarStarStar

Murray Gell-Mann

StarStarStarStar

Introduced the concept of quarks, constituents of hadrons, and developed the eightfold way classification scheme.

StarStarStarStar

Pascual Jordan

StarStarStarStar

Co-founder of matrix mechanics and contributed to the early development of quantum field theory.

StarStarStarStar

Hugh Everett III

StarStarStarStar

Proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which regards all possible outcomes of quantum measurements as equally real.

StarStarStarStar

Julian Schwinger

StarStarStarStar

His reformulation of quantum electrodynamics resolved the infinite renormalization and contributed to the theory of quantum field theory.

StarStarStarStar

Paul A. M. Dirac

StarStarStarStar

Pioneered the use of operators and developed the transformation theory which unifies matrix and wave mechanics.

StarStarStarStar

John von Neumann

StarStarStarStar

Contributed to the mathematical foundation of quantum mechanics and the concept of the quantum mechanical operator.

StarStarStarStar

Richard Feynman

StarStarStarStar

Introduced the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics and developed Feynman diagrams.

StarStarStarStar

Satyendra Nath Bose

StarStarStarStar

Worked on Bose-Einstein statistics and the theory of the quantum gas which led to the concept of the boson.

StarStarStarStar

Enrico Fermi

StarStarStarStar

Developed the theory of beta decay and Fermi-Dirac statistics for understanding fermions.

Know
0
Still learning
Click to flip
Know
0
Logo

© Hypatia.Tech. 2024 All rights reserved.