List of things named after Werner Heisenberg

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

• Euler–Heisenberg Lagrangian
• Heisenberg commutation relation
• Heisenberg cut
• Heisenberg ferromagnet
• Heisenberg group
  • Heisenberg algebra
• Heisenberg–Langevin equations
• Heisenberg limit
• Heisenberg's microscope
• Heisenberg model (classical)
• Heisenberg model (quantum)
• Heisenberg picture
  • Heisenberg equation of motion
• 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
• Heisenberg-Gesellschaft e.V., München, founded 2012
• Heisenberg Institute College in Bogota, Colombia.[1][2]

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.[3]
• 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.
• In the video game expansion The Sims 3: Into the Future, there is a Nanite (a collectible in-game item) called the Heisenberg Nanite.
• In the video game Resident Evil Village, there is a character named Karl Heisenberg who uses magnetic powers to antagonize the protagonist, Ethan Winters. Heisenberg also owns a factory, in which he conducts experiments and creates bioorganic weapons.
• Heisenberg is also a supporting character in the comic spinoff, Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies.
• Heisenberg is also one of the recurring characters of the comic, Quantonium, codenamed Wielder.

Notes

1. "Colegio Instituto Heisenberg Sede Norte" (in Spanish). www.civico.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. "Colegio Instituto Heisenberg Sede Administrativa" (in Spanish). www.civico.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. 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.