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Paper establishing Quantum Mechanics
In September of 1925, Heisenberg published a breakthrough paper establishing quantum mechanics titled "Quantum theoretical re-interpretation of kinematic and mechanical relations." In this paper Heisenberg states that "The present paper seeks to establish a basis for theoretical quantum mechanics”. Also in this paper he introduces the Heisenberg commutator. This is his law of multiplication that is needed to describe certain properties of atoms. -
Introduced the Uncertainty Principle
In February of 1927, Heisenberg publishes, "The Physical Content of Quantum Kinematics and Mechanics". In this paper he introduces his Uncertainty Principle. The Uncertainty Principle states that the more precisely you tried to measure the position of an electron, the more uncertain the momentum would become. Link to Ted Talk on The Uncertainty Principal
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Foundation for relativistic quantum field theory
In March of 1929, Heisenberg published the first of two papers titled "On the quantum dynamics of wave fields" . These papers provided the foundation for relativistic quantum field theory. Quantum field theory is the combination of classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics. -
Hypothesis about the nucleus of atoms.
In January of 1932, Heisenberg published the first of three papers titled "About the construction of atomic nuclei." This paper was published shortly after the discovery of the neutron. In this paper he hypothesizes that atoms contain protons and neutrons. He theorized that there must be an exchange interaction between the proton and neutron and that interaction must be repulsive and weak if the nuclei were to hold together. -
Nobel Prize in Physics
In 1933 Heisenberg was announced as a winner for the Nobel prize in physics for 1932. Albert Einstein nominated Heisenberg for the Nobel Prize in Physics for "for the creation of quantum mechanics, the application of which has, inter alia, led to the discovery of the allotropic forms of hydrogen".
