List of things named after Niels Bohr
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Niels Bohr (1885 – 1962), Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, is the eponym of the topics listed below.
Physics and Chemistry
- Bohr–Kramers–Slater theory,see BKS theory
- Bohr–Sommerfeld quantization, see Sommerfeld–Bohr theory
- Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem
- BKS theory
- Bohr-Einstein debates
- Bohr complementarity principle, see Complementarity principle
- Bohr correspondence principle, see Correspondence principle
- Bohr frequency, see Bohr model
- Bohr magneton
- Bohr model
- Bohr orbital
- Bohr radius
- Sommerfeld–Bohr theory
Astronomy
- An asteroid, 3948 Bohr, was named after him,[1]
- Bohr (crater), a lunar crater
Other
- Bohrium, the chemical element with atomic number 107.[2]
- Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen
- Neil's Bahr, a popular comic and science-fiction based bar in Houston, Texas
- At the CERN site in Meyrin, close to Geneva, there is a street called Route Bohr in honour of Niels Bohr
- Niels Bohr Library & Archives of American Institute of Physics
