Hendrik Lorentz Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-31
A physicist.[ref]
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1902/lorentz/biographical/. Biographical identity and professional specialization
The Lorentz force connects charged-particle motion to the electric field and magnetic field. His theoretical account of the Zeeman effect connects that motion to changes in emitted light.
Portrait of Hendrik Lorentz
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