List of things named after Werner Heisenberg
The following is a list of things named after Werner Karl Heisenberg:
- Classical Heisenberg model
- Euler–Heisenberg Lagrangian
- Heisenberg algebra, see Heisenberg group
- Heisenberg commutator
- Heisenberg cut
- Heisenberg effect, see observer effect (physics)
- Heisenberg's equations of motion
- Heisenberg ferromagnet
- Heisenberg group
- Heisenberg Hamiltonian, see Heisenberg model (quantum)
- Heisenberg limit
- Heisenberg's microscope
- Heisenberg model, see Classical Heisenberg model
- Heisenberg picture
- Heisenberg representation, see Heisenberg picture
- Heisenberg spin model, see Heisenberg model
- Heisenberg uncertainty principle
- Kramers–Heisenberg formula
Other
- Heisenberg affair, a political affair in the 1930s involving Heisenberg
- Heisenbug, in computer programming
- Werner Heisenberg Memorial Lecture
- Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leverkusen, Germany
- Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leipzig, Germany
In popular culture
- Heisenberg compensator, in the Star Trek fictional universe.
- The AMC television series Breaking Bad features a chemistry teacher turned drug producer, named Walter White, who uses the name "Heisenberg" as his pseudonym in tribute to the scientist.[1]
- The Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank Herbert
- The Heisenberg Device, a version of the atomic bomb used by Nazi Germany in the alternate history T.V. series The Man in the High Castle.
Sims 3 into the future a nanite is called the Heisenberg nanite
Notes
- ↑ Bergman, Gregory; Lambert, Josh (2010). Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, An A to Z Guide to All Things Geek. Adams Media. p. 214. ISBN 9781440511899.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.