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Lars Onsager

Lars Onsager (27 November 1903 – 5 October 1976) was a Norwegian American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.

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Known for
Quantum vortex · Negative temperature · Onsager–Machlup function · Onsager reaction field · Onsager hard rod model
Awards
Lorentz Medal (1958) · Willard Gibbs Award (1962) · Peter Debye Award (1965) · Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1968) · National Medal of Science (1968)
Education
Yale University · Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Born
(1903-11-27)27 November 1903 Kristiania (Oslo), Norway
Died
5 October 1976(1976-10-05) (aged 72) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.
Doctoral students
Joseph L. McCauley

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Lars Onsager → Archives, Concepts, Ions, Lars Onsager's Nobel Lecture, Manuscripts, MS, Norwegian University, Principles, Professorship, Science And Technology, The Lars Onsager Lecture, The Lars Onsager Professorship, The Motion, The Onsager Committee, Yale University Library
related to Education and early life · 12
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Known for · 10
Lars Onsager → Debye–Hückel–Onsager equation, Negative temperature, Onsager hard rod model, Onsager reaction field, Onsager reciprocal relations, Onsager regression hypothesis, Onsager–Machlup function, Quantum vortex, Revealing the physics behind the De Haas–van Alphen effect and the Wien effect, Square lattice Ising model
Awards · 5
Lars Onsager → Lorentz Medal (1958), National Medal of Science (1968), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1968), Peter Debye Award (1965), Willard Gibbs Award (1962)
Workplaces · 5
Lars Onsager → Brown University, ETH Zürich, Johns Hopkins University, University of Miami, Yale University
Education · 2
Lars Onsager → Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Yale University
Born · 1
Lars Onsager → (1903-11-27)27 November 1903 Kristiania (Oslo), Norway
Died · 1
Lars Onsager → 5 October 1976(1976-10-05) (aged 72) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.

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Lars OnsagerAwardsWillard Gibbs Award (1962)1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerAwardsPeter Debye Award (1965)1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerAwardsNobel Prize in Chemistry (1968)1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerAwardsNational Medal of Science (1968)1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerBorn(1903-11-27)27 November 1903 Kristiania (Oslo), Norway1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerDied5 October 1976(1976-10-05) (aged 72) Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerDoctoral studentsJoseph L. McCauley1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerEducationYale University1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerEducationNorwegian University of Science and Technology1.00infobox
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Lars OnsagerKnown forQuantum vortex1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forNegative temperature1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forOnsager–Machlup function1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forOnsager reaction field1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forOnsager hard rod model1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forOnsager regression hypothesis1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forDebye–Hückel–Onsager equation1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forOnsager reciprocal relations1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forSquare lattice Ising model1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerKnown forRevealing the physics behind the De Haas–van Alphen effect and the Wien effect1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerThesisSolutions of the Mathieu Equation of Period 4π and Certain Related Functions (1935)1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerWorkplacesETH Zürich1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerWorkplacesJohns Hopkins University1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerWorkplacesBrown University1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerWorkplacesYale University1.00infobox
Lars OnsagerWorkplacesUniversity of Miami1.00infobox

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