PersonJohn H. van Vleck / 范弗莱克
John H. Van Vleck
American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate who systematically investigated the theory of magnetism within the quantum mechanical framework, clarifying how quantum spin determines the magnetic properties of matter. He is recognized as the father of modern magnetism theory.
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Oct 4
In the 1930s, John H. Van Vleck discovered that the property of quantum spin answered questions about magnetism.
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