Eugen von Lommel
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Eugen Cornelius Joseph von Lommel (19 March 1837, Edenkoben
– 19 June 1899, Munich
) was a German
physicist
. He is notable for the Lommel polynomial, the Lommel function, the Lommel–Weber function, and the Lommel differential equation. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of the Nobel Prize
winner Johannes Stark
.
Lommel was born in Edenkoben
in the Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria
. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Munich between 1854 and 1858. From 1860 to 1865 he was teacher of physics and chemistry at the canton school of Schwyz
. From 1865 to 1867 he taught at the high school in Zürich
and was simultaneously Privatdozent
at the local university
as well as at the polytechnic school. From 1867 to 1868, he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Hohenheim
. Finally he was appointed to a chair of experimental physics at Erlangen in 1868 and then went to the University of Munich in 1886, where he died in 1899.
Edenkoben
Edenkoben is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine Route...
– 19 June 1899, Munich
Munich
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) was a German
Germany
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physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
. He is notable for the Lommel polynomial, the Lommel function, the Lommel–Weber function, and the Lommel differential equation. He is also notable as the doctoral advisor of the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner Johannes Stark
Johannes Stark
Johannes Stark was a German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the Deutsche Physik movement under the Nazi regime.-Early years:...
.
Lommel was born in Edenkoben
Edenkoben
Edenkoben is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies approximately halfway between Landau and Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Edenkoben is one of the towns situated along the German Wine Route...
in the Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Munich between 1854 and 1858. From 1860 to 1865 he was teacher of physics and chemistry at the canton school of Schwyz
Schwyz
The town of is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.-History of the toponym:...
. From 1865 to 1867 he taught at the high school in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
and was simultaneously Privatdozent
Privatdozent
Privatdozent or Private lecturer is a title conferred in some European university systems, especially in German-speaking countries, for someone who pursues an academic career and holds all formal qualifications to become a tenured university professor...
at the local university
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
as well as at the polytechnic school. From 1867 to 1868, he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Hohenheim
University of Hohenheim
The University of Hohenheim is a university in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1818 it is Stuttgart's oldest university and one of Germany's leading universities both in agricultural sciences and economics.-History:...
. Finally he was appointed to a chair of experimental physics at Erlangen in 1868 and then went to the University of Munich in 1886, where he died in 1899.
Works by Lommel
- Studien über die Besselschen Funktionen, (Leipzig 1868)
- Wind und Wetter, München (1873)
- Das Wesen des Lichts, Leipzig (1874)
- Über die Interferenz des gebeugten Lichts, Erlangen (1874-76)
- Lexikon der Physik und Meteorologie, Leipzig (1882)
- Die Beugungserscheinungen geradlinig begrenzter Schirme, München (1886)
- Die Beugungsrescheinungen einer kreisrunden Öffnung, München (1884)
- Lehrbuch der Experimentalphysik, Leipzig (8. A. 1902)