Walter Gordon
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Walter Gordon was a German theoretical physicist known for co-formulating the Klein–Gordon equation, one of the earliest relativistic wave equations in quantum mechanics.
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| Walter Gordon canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
German physicist
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human ⓘ theoretical physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | quantum field theory ⓘ |
| coInventorOf | Klein–Gordon equation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | early development of relativistic quantum mechanics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
quantum mechanics
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theoretical physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced | later developments in quantum field theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Einstein
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Erwin Schrödinger NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dirac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-formulating the Klein–Gordon equation
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relativistic wave equations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| notableIdea | relativistic wave equation for spin-0 particles ⓘ |
| notableWork | Klein–Gordon equation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century physicists ⓘ |
| workLocation | Germany ⓘ |
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