Onsager is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Lars Onsager
Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in C ...
(1903–1976), Norwegian–American physical chemist and theoretical physicist
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Søren Onsager (1878–1946), Norwegian painter
See also
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Onsager Medal, an award in the fields of chemistry, physics and mathematics
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Onsager reciprocal relations
In thermodynamics, the Onsager reciprocal relations express the equality of certain ratios between flows and forces in thermodynamic systems out of equilibrium, but where a notion of local equilibrium exists.
"Reciprocal relations" occur betw ...
, certain relations between flows and forces in thermodynamic systems
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