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Franz Ernst Neumann

(1798–1895) Physicist

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Franz Ernst Neumann was a physicist, best known for Theorie der doppelten Strahlenbrechungen der Mechanik.

Quick Facts About Franz Ernst Neumann

Born
September 11, 1798
Died
May 23, 1895
Profession
Physicist
Notable works
Theorie der doppelten Strahlenbrechungen der Mechanik

About Franz Ernst Neumann

Franz Ernst Neumann was a German mineralogist and physicist. He devised the first formulas to calculate inductance. He also formulated Neumann's law for molecular heat. In electromagnetism, he is credited for introducing the magnetic vector potential. In A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism of 1873, James Clerk Maxwell attributes the mathematical formulation of Faraday's law of induction to Neumann.

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