Biography:Walther Nernst
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| Walther Nernst | |
| Born | 25 June 1864 Briesen, West Prussia |
| Died | 18 November 1941 Zibelle, Germany
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| Known for | Nernst equation; heat theorem; third law of thermodynamics |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1920) |
Walther Hermann Nernst (25 June 1864 - 18 November 1941) was a German physical chemist known for the Nernst equation and for work leading to the third law of thermodynamics.
Quantum context
Nernst's heat theorem became part of the thermodynamic background against which early quantum theory developed. Low-temperature heat capacities and entropy behavior were among the phenomena that classical physics struggled to explain.
In the Quantum Collection he is linked from Physics:Quantum thermodynamics, where equilibrium, entropy, heat engines, and microscopic quantum state structure meet.
Linked Quantum Collection pages
- Physics:Quantum thermodynamics
- Physics:Quantum heat engines
- Physics:Quantum statistical mechanics
- Physics:Quantum matter temperature
References
- "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1920". Nobel Prize Outreach. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1920/summary/.
- Nernst, Walther (1926). The New Heat Theorem: Its Foundations in Theory and Experiment. E. P. Dutton.
Author: Harold Foppele
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