Zeeman

American  

[zay-mahn] / ˈzeɪˌmɑn /

noun

1. Pieter 1865–1943, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1902.

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Zeeman Scientific  

/ zā′män′ /

1. Dutch physicist whose study of light sources in a magnetic field resulted in his discovery and explanation of the Zeeman effect. For this work he shared with Hendrik Lorentz the 1902 Nobel Prize for physics. He also studied the absorption and motion of electricity in fluids and magnetic fields on the surface of the Sun.

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The other is the Zeeman effect, which describes the coupling between the magnetic field and electron spin.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

Zoe Zeeman swayed back and forth behind her bass, simply dressed in a tee and vintage Lakers shorts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The concept is by the visual artist Susan Zeeman Rogers and the 75-minute show works primarily as a narrative for her videos and miniature dioramas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

The magnetic fields can be measured through the Zeeman effect of radiative emissions of atoms and molecules.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

The great modification brought to a radiation by the Zeeman effect may, besides, combine itself with other phenomena, and alter the light in a still more complicated manner.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré

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