Paul Ehrenfest (January 18, 1880 – September 25, 1933) was an Austrian and Dutch physicist, who made major contributions to the field of statistical mechanics and its relations with quantum mechanics, including the theory of phase transition and the Ehrenfest theorem.
Read more about Paul Ehrenfest: Biography, Academic Career, Research, Einstein and Bohr in Leiden, Final Years
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