Biography:Erwin Madelung
| Erwin Madelung
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| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1972
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| Known for | Madelung rule; Madelung equations |
Erwin Madelung (1881-1972) was a German physicist associated with the Madelung rule, a common ordering rule for filling atomic orbitals in electron configurations.
In the Quantum Collection, Madelung is linked with the practical organization of electron configurations in atoms.
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Author: Harold Foppele