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kirchhoff

/ˈkɪrkhɒf/

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkɪrkhɒf/

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to a German physicist known for his work in spectrum analysis with Bunsen and for formulating two fundamental laws of electric networks.

  • 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к немецкому физику, известному своей работой в области спектрального анализа вместе с Бунзеном и за формулировку двух фундаментальных законов электрических цепей.
  1. German physicist C2 formal

    Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824–1887), a German physicist who, with Robert Bunsen, pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two fundamental laws governing electric networks (Kirchhoff's circuit laws).

    • Kirchhoff's laws are essential for analyzing electrical circuits.
    • Together with Bunsen, Kirchhoff discovered cesium and rubidium using spectral analysis.
    • The Kirchhoff integral theorem is widely used in optics and acoustics.
    • Kirchhoff's work laid the foundation for much of modern physics and engineering.

    🇷🇺Немецкий физик

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