List of things named after Werner Heisenberg

The following is a list of things named after Werner Karl Heisenberg:

• Classical Heisenberg model
• Euler–Heisenberg Lagrangian
• Heisenberg algebra, see Heisenberg group
• Heisenberg commutator
• Heisenberg cut
• Heisenberg effect, see observer effect (physics)
• Heisenberg's equations of motion
• Heisenberg ferromagnet
• Heisenberg group
• Heisenberg Hamiltonian, see Heisenberg model (quantum)
• Heisenberg limit
• Heisenberg's microscope
• Heisenberg model, see Classical Heisenberg model
• Heisenberg picture
• Heisenberg representation, see Heisenberg picture
• Heisenberg spin model, see Heisenberg model
• Heisenberg uncertainty principle
• Kramers–Heisenberg formula

Other

• Heisenberg affair, a political affair in the 1930s involving Heisenberg
• Heisenbug, in computer programming
• Werner Heisenberg Memorial Lecture
• Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leverkusen, Germany
• Werner Heisenberg Gymnasium in Leipzig, Germany

In popular culture

• Heisenberg compensator, in the Star Trek fictional universe.
• The AMC television series Breaking Bad features a chemistry teacher turned drug producer, named Walter White, who uses the name "Heisenberg" as his pseudonym in tribute to the scientist.^[1]
• The Eyes of Heisenberg by Frank Herbert
• The Heisenberg Device, a version of the atomic bomb used by Nazi Germany in the alternate history T.V. series The Man in the High Castle.

Notes

1. Bergman, Gregory; Lambert, Josh (2010). Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, An A to Z Guide to All Things Geek. Adams Media. p. 214. ISBN 9781440511899.