Arnold Sommerfeld school of theoretical physics

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The Arnold Sommerfeld school of theoretical physics was an influential early 20th-century research and teaching tradition centered around Arnold Sommerfeld and his students, which helped shape modern atomic and quantum theory.

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instanceOf research and teaching tradition
scientific school
activeInPeriod early 20th century
basedAt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
basedInCity Munich
centeredAround Arnold Sommerfeld
contributedTo Sommerfeld extension of the Bohr model
development of quantum mechanics
development of quantum statistics
fine-structure theory of hydrogen
solid-state theory
country German Empire
Germany
Weimar Republic
field theoretical physics
focus atomic structure
old quantum theory
relativistic corrections in atomic physics
spectroscopy
hasMember Adolf Kratzer
Alfred Landé
Arnold Sommerfeld
Ettore Majorana
Gregor Wentzel
Hans Bethe
Isidor Rabi
linked to: I. I. Rabi

Linus Pauling
Peter Debye
Werner Heisenberg
Wolfgang Pauli
hasNotableStudent Hans Bethe
Isidor Rabi
linked to: I. I. Rabi

Linus Pauling
Peter Debye
Werner Heisenberg
Wolfgang Pauli
influencedField atomic theory
quantum theory
knownFor close interaction between theory and experiment
producing many Nobel Prize–winning students
rigorous mathematical training of physicists
languageOfInstruction German
legacy helped establish modern theoretical physics in Germany
shaped international networks of theoretical physicists
teachingMethod advanced seminars
problem-oriented training
timeFrameEnd mid-20th century
timeFrameStart circa 1906

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