Wilhelm Lenz (1888 to 1957) was a German physicist, born in Frankfurt am Main and died in Hamburg. He is most notable for his invention of the Ising model, which is named after his student Ernst Ising, and for his application of the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector to the old quantum mechanical treatment of hydrogen-like atoms. The source lead for this entry is a single sentence, so it records his nationality, his field and the two contributions it names and leaves his appointments, his teaching and the rest of his research to further research from fuller sources.
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February 8, 1888, in Frankfurt am Main, April 30, 1957, in Hamburg
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was a German physicist
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most notable for his invention of the Ising model
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was a German physicist
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most notable for his invention of the Ising model
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