Edwin Albrecht Uehling
Edwin Albrecht Uehling (January 27, 1901 – May 18, 1985) was an American theoretical physicist known for the formulation of the Uehling potential to describe vacuum polarization in quantum electrodynamics. He also worked in condensed matter physics, particularly in the field of ferroelectricity.
Edwin Albrecht Uehling | |
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| Born | 27 January 1901 Lowell, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | 18 March 1985 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Known for | Uehling potential Senko–Uehling–Schmidt theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Quantum field theory |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
| Doctoral advisor | George Uhlenbeck |
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