2016/06/01 by Helge Kragh, Kragh, Helge
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Fractal and DNA sequence analysis #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum and electron transport phenomena
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1606.00205
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Ludvig V. Lorenz (1829-1891) was Denmark's first theoretical physicist and the only one whose work attracted international attention in the second half of the nineteenth century. This paper presents a survey of Lorenz's contributions to physics with an emphasis on his work in electrodynamics and electrical science. His 1867 electrodynamic theory of light was of a theoretical and foundational nature, while his unpublished theory of telephone currents was oriented toward practical problems in long-distance telephony. Lorenz's theories are briefly compared to those of better known physicists such as H. A. Lorentz, J. C. Maxwell, and O. Heaviside.