Chemist no. 139 of 350 · Theoretical/Quantum
Lars Onsager
1903-1976United StatesNobel Chemistry 1968
Reciprocal relations in irreversible processes
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Lars Onsager and the Reciprocal Relations: Bringing Order to Irreversible Processes
How Lars Onsager derived the reciprocal relations of irreversible thermodynamics, extended Debye-Huckel theory to conductance, and won the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Life of Lars Onsager (1903-1976): Norwegian-American theoretical chemist, reciprocal relations, exact Ising solution and winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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