5-617: Madelung is a German surname. It is also the name of multiple terms in mathematics and science based on people named Madelung. People [ edit ] Erwin Madelung (1881–1972), German physicist Georg Hans Madelung (1889–1972), German aeronautical engineer Otto Wilhelm Madelung (1846–1926), German surgeon Wilferd Madelung (1930–2023), German-American author and scholar of Islamic history Mathematics and science [ edit ] Madelung constant , chemical energy of an ion in
10-602: A crystal, named after Erwin Madelung Madelung equations , Erwin Madelung's equivalent alternative formulation of the Schrödinger equation Medicine [ edit ] Madelung's deformity , characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones, and short stature, named after Otto Wilhelm Madelung Madelung's syndrome, also known as " benign symmetric lipomatosis ", named after Otto Wilhelm Madelung [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
15-598: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Erwin Madelung Erwin Madelung (18 May 1881 – 1 August 1972) was a German physicist. He was born in 1881 in Bonn . His father was the surgeon Otto Wilhelm Madelung . He earned a doctorate in 1905 from the University of Göttingen , specializing in crystal structure , and eventually became a professor. It was during this time he developed
20-602: The Madelung constant , which characterizes the net electrostatic effects of all ions in a crystal lattice, and is used to determine the energy of one ion. In 1921 he succeeded Max Born as the Chair of Theoretical Physics at the Goethe University Frankfurt , which he held until his retirement in 1949. He specialized in atomic physics and quantum mechanics , and it was during this time he developed
25-445: The surname Madelung . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madelung&oldid=1162667551 " Categories : Surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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