Definition of Onsager

1. Noun. United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976).

Exact synonyms: Lars Onsager
Generic synonyms: Chemist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onsager

Onoclea
Onoclea sensibilis
Onoclea struthiopteris
Onodi
Onodi cell
Onondaga
Onondagas
Ononis
Ononis repens
Ononis spinosa
Onopordon
Onopordon acanthium
Onopordum
Onopordum acanthium
Onosmodium
Onsager
Ont
Ont.
Ontarian
Ontarians
Ontario
Onuf's nucleus
Onufrowicz
Onuphrius
Onychium
Onychogalea
Onychomys
Oom Paul Kruger
Oompa Loompa
Oompa Loompas

Literary usage of Onsager

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quantum Statistical Mechanics and Lie Group Harmonic Analysis by Norman Hurt, Robert Hermann (1980)
"THE ISING-onsager MODEL AS A PROBLEM IN LIE GROUP THEORY Let V be the vector space R2, ie , an element v € V is a real column vector v = kI ‘ v1,v2€R Real ..."

2. Confidence in Models of Radionuclide Transport for Site-Specific Assessments by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, United States Department of Energy (2001)
"... The Effect of onsager Processes on Radionuclide Transport in the Opalinus Clay JM Soler 1. Introduction Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland Coupled ..."

3. Contrasts in Scientific Style: Research Groups in the Chemical and by Joseph S. Fruton (1990)
"For Kraus, see Fuoss (1971); for onsager, see Longuet-Higgins and Fischer (1978) and Lyons (1981). 00 Holier (1976). 67 Edsall (1955, 1961, ..."

4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"which his fellow NRP Associate had written a famous equation, called the onsager equation; Lars onsager belatedly received a Nobel Prize in 1968. ..."

5. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy Of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences Staff, Caroline K. McEuen (1980)
"onsager, L. Report on a revision of the conductivity theory. Phys. Z., 26(1926):388-92. Also in: Trans. Faraday Soc.. 23(1927):341-49. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... articles by onsager, Runnels, and others, these defects are generally viewed as being of three types. The first are the orientational defects first ..."

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