Nernst

American

[nairnst, nurnst, nernst] / nɛərnst, nɜrnst, nɛrnst /

noun

Walther Herman 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.

Nernst British

/ nɛrnst /

noun

Walther Hermann (ˈvaltər ˈhɛrman). 1864–1941, German physical chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics: Nobel prize for chemistry 1920

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In the anomalous Nernst effect, a voltage is generated perpendicular to both the temperature gradient and an applied magnetic field in a ferromagnetic material.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Nernst knew that they would discuss much more than what Solvay would offer in his opening talk and material sent out ahead of time.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021

The example problem below illustrates the use of the Nernst equation in calculations involving concentration cells.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The Em values are indicated and the solid red line represents the Nernst fitting. f, Steady-state activity of the ACIII–cyt aa3 preparations.

From Nature • Apr. 24, 2018

By means of the Nernst lamp L, and the lenses B and B', Figs.

From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Martin, Marcus J.

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