Madelung
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Madelung may refer to:
- Erwin MadelungErwin MadelungErwin Madelung was a German physicist.He was born in 1881 in Bonn. His father was the surgeon Otto Wilhelm Madelung. He earned a doctorate in 1905 from the University of Göttingen, specializing in crystal structure, and eventually became a professor...
(1881–1972) German physicist- Madelung constantMadelung constantThe Madelung constant is used in determining the electrostatic potential of a single ion in a crystal by approximating the ions by point charges. It is named after Erwin Madelung, a German physicist....
chemical energy of an ion in a crystal
- Madelung constant
- Georg Hans MadelungGeorg Hans MadelungGeorg Hans Madelung was a German academic and aeronautical engineer.Madelung studied at a several German Technical Universities before his service as a pilot in the First World War. After the war he lectured and worked in Germany and the United States, working on a number of significant...
(1889–1972) German aeronautical engineer - Otto Wilhelm MadelungOtto Wilhelm MadelungOtto Wilhelm Madelung was a German surgeon who was a native of Gotha.In 1869 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Tübingen, and later worked in a military hospital during the Franco-Prussian War...
(1846–1926) German surgeon- Madelung's deformityMadelung's deformityMadelung's deformity is usually characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and short stature and is often associated with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis...
which is characterized by malformed wrists and wrist bones and short stature - Madelung's syndrome also known as "Benign symmetric lipomatosisBenign symmetric lipomatosisBenign symmetric lipomatosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by extensive symmetric fat deposits in the head, neck, and shoulder girdle area...
", a benign form of lipomatosis
- Madelung's deformity
- Wilferd MadelungWilferd MadelungWilferd Ferdinand Madelung is a scholar of Islam. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where he completed his early education at Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium....
(1930–) scholar of Islam