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			\| name = Léon Rosenfeld
	\| image = Biography_L_on_Rosenfeld.jpg		\| image = Biography_L_on_Rosenfeld.jpg
	\| caption = ~~Léon~~ Rosenfeld		\| caption = Rosenfeld
	\| ~~name~~ = ~~Léon Rosenfeld~~		\| birth_date = 14 August 1904
	\| ~~birth_date~~ = ~~1904~~		\| birth_place = Charleroi, Belgium
	\| death_date = 1974		\| death_date = 23 March 1974
			\| death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
	\| fields = Physics		\| fields = Physics
	\| work_institutions = University of Copenhagen; University of Manchester		\| work_institutions = University of Copenhagen; University of Manchester
	\| known_for = Quantum theory; lepton terminology		\| known_for = Quantum theory; statistical mechanics; lepton terminology
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	~~{{Short description\|Physicist associated with the term lepton}}~~
	'''Léon Rosenfeld''' (1904-1974) was a Belgian physicist who worked on quantum theory, statistical mechanics, and the foundations of physics. He is associated with the early use of the term ''lepton'' for light fermions not subject to the strong interaction.		'''Léon Rosenfeld''' (1904-1974) was a Belgian physicist who worked on quantum theory, statistical mechanics, and the foundations of physics. He is associated with the early use of the term ''lepton'' for light fermions not subject to the strong interaction.

	~~In the~~ Quantum ~~Collection,~~ Rosenfeld ~~is linked~~ with the naming history of [[Physics:Quantum lepton\|leptons]].		== Quantum theory and terminology ==
			Rosenfeld worked closely with [[Biography:Niels Bohr\|Niels Bohr]] and contributed to discussions of quantum measurement and the interpretation of quantum theory. His name also appears in the naming history of [[Physics:Quantum lepton\|leptons]], the family that includes electrons, muons, taus, and neutrinos.

	== ~~See also~~ ==		== Quantum Collection links ==
	* [[Physics:Quantum lepton]]		* [[Physics:Quantum lepton]]
	* [[Physics:Quantum electron]]		* [[Physics:Quantum electron]]
	* [[Physics:Quantum neutrino]]		* [[Physics:Quantum neutrino]]
			* [[Physics:Quantum Measurement problem]]

			== References ==
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			* {{Cite journal \|last=Rosenfeld \|first=L. \|title=On Quantization of Fields \|journal=Nuclear Physics \|year=1963 \|volume=40 \|pages=353-356 \|doi=10.1016/0029-5582(63)90096-8}}
			* {{Cite web \|title=Léon Rosenfeld \|url=https://www.nbi.ku.dk/english/www/leon_rosenfeld/ \|website=Niels Bohr Institute \|access-date=2026-05-23}}

	{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}		{{Author\|Harold Foppele}}

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			\| death_date = 1974
			\| fields = Physics
			\| work_institutions = University of Copenhagen; University of Manchester
			\| known_for = Quantum theory; lepton terminology
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	{{Short description\|Physicist associated with the term lepton}}		{{Short description\|Physicist associated with the term lepton}}
	'''Léon Rosenfeld''' (1904-1974) was a Belgian physicist who worked on quantum theory, statistical mechanics, and the foundations of physics. He is associated with the early use of the term ''lepton'' for light fermions not subject to the strong interaction.		'''Léon Rosenfeld''' (1904-1974) was a Belgian physicist who worked on quantum theory, statistical mechanics, and the foundations of physics. He is associated with the early use of the term ''lepton'' for light fermions not subject to the strong interaction.

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{{Short description|Physicist associated with the term lepton}}
'''Léon Rosenfeld''' (1904-1974) was a Belgian physicist who worked on quantum theory, statistical mechanics, and the foundations of physics. He is associated with the early use of the term ''lepton'' for light fermions not subject to the strong interaction.

In the Quantum Collection, Rosenfeld is linked with the naming history of [[Physics:Quantum lepton|leptons]].

== See also ==
* [[Physics:Quantum lepton]]
* [[Physics:Quantum electron]]
* [[Physics:Quantum neutrino]]

{{Author|Harold Foppele}}