See Also: Wiedemann-Franz(dictionary)
Wiedemann, Hans Rudolf(medicine)
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome(health)
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome(medicine)
Best, Franz(medicine)
Ziehl, Franz(medicine)
Zimmerlin, Franz(medicine)
Franz Colruyt(finance)
Beckenbauer, Franz(encyclopedia)
Boas, Franz(encyclopedia)

Wiedemann-Franz (iou)



Wiedemann-Franz noun. E20.
[from Gustav H. Wiedemann (1826-99) + Rudolf Franz (1827-1902), German physicists.]
Physics.
Wiedemann-Franz law, the law (valid at sufficiently low or high temperatures) that at any given temperature the ratio of the thermal to the electrical conductivity has approximately the same value for all metallic elements. E20.
Wiedemann-Franz ratio, this ratio, equivalent to the Lorenz constant. M20.