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Heinz Jagodzinski

Heinz Jagodzinski is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Heinz Jagodzinski rather than just read about it. In short: Heinz Ernst Jagodzinski (20 April 1916 in Aschersleben – 22 November 2012 in Munich) was a German physicist, mineralogist and crystallographer known for his research in disordered materials and diffuse X-ray scattering. He also introduced the Jagodzinski notation for the description of polytypism in silicon carbide.

Heinz Jagodzinski — main illustration
Heinz Jagodzinski — illustration

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Reference excerpt

Heinz Ernst Jagodzinski (20 April 1916 in Aschersleben – 22 November 2012 in Munich) was a German physicist, mineralogist and crystallographer known for his research in disordered materials and diffuse X-ray scattering. He also introduced the Jagodzinski notation for the description of polytypism in silicon carbide.

Education and career Jagodzinski studied natural sciences at the University of Greifswald and later at the University of Göttingen, where he received his doctorate in physics in 1941 under Reinhold Mannkopff (Über die Druckabhängigkeit der Anregungstemperatur in der Lichtbogensäule). Between 1944 and 1945, he was research assistant at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Between 1946 and 1952, he was research assistant and received his habilitation at Marburg University, working under Fritz Laves. From 1952 to 1963, he headed the crystal science department at the Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg, where he also became an adjunct professor at the University of Würzburg from 1955. In 1959, he became a professor of mineralogy at the University of Karlsruhe (TH). From 1963, Jagodzinski became a full professor of mineralogy and crystallography at LMU Munich, where he retired in 1986. From 1964 he was head of the Bavarian State Collection for Mineralogy.

Honors and awards In 2001, he received the Cothenius Medal from the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina. He was a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (1969) and the Leopoldina. Among other things, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Würzburg. In 1984, he received the Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class. Since 1965 he was a member of the Max Planck Society. In 1996, he became an honorary member of the German Crystallographic Society and received the Carl Hermann Medal in 2000.

Bibliography Dietzel, Adolf; Jagodzinski, Heinz; Scholze, Horst (1959). Untersuchungen an technischem Siliziumcarbid (in German). doi:10.1007/978-3-663-05000-1. ISBN 978-3-663-05000-1. OCLC 913693897. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Jagodzinski, Heinz (1978), "Diffraction in surfaces and interfaces", in Treusch, J. (ed.), Festkörperprobleme 18, Advances in Solid State Physics (in German), vol. 18, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 129–153, doi:10.1007/bfb0107780, ISBN 978-3-528-08024-2, retrieved 2022-08-16 Frey, F.; Boysen, H.; Jagodzinski, H. (2010-01-01), Disorder diffuse scattering of X-rays and neutrons, pp. 492–539, doi:10.1107/97809553602060000774, ISBN 978-1-4020-8205-4, retrieved 2022-08-16

External links Literature by and about Heinz Jagodzinski in the German National Library catalogue Website at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

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Illustrations

Heinz Jagodzinski: The grave of Heinz Jagodzinski and his wife Margarethe, née Brandenburg, in the Gauting forest cemetery
The grave of Heinz Jagodzinski and his wife Margarethe, née Brandenburg, in the Gauting forest cemetery

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Heinz Jagodzinski

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Heinz Jagodzinski claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Heinz Jagodzinski before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Heinz Jagodzinski ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Heinz Jagodzinski

In research
Heinz Jagodzinski appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses Heinz Jagodzinski in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
Heinz Jagodzinski is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1916 births, 2012 deaths, 20th-century German physicists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for Heinz Jagodzinski outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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Heinz Ernst Jagodzinski (20 April 1916 in Aschersleben – 22 November 2012 in Munich) was a German physicist, mineralogist and crystallographer known for his research in disordered materials and diffuse X-ray scattering. He also introduced the Jagodzinski notation for the description of polytypism i…

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  • 1916 births
  • 2012 deaths
  • 20th-century German physicists
  • Academic staff of LMU Munich
  • Academic staff of Marburg University
  • Academic staff of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Academic staff of the University of Würzburg
  • German crystallographers
  • Max Planck Society people
  • Members of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
  • Members of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
  • Mineralogists

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