Heinrich Hora (born 1931 in Bodenbach, Czechoslovakia) is a German-Australian theoretical physicist who made contributions to solid state physics, optical properties of plasma with relativistic and quantum effects and nonlinear dynamics with applications of lasers for producing nuclear fusion energy.

at CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, or European Council for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland.

He consulted Rainer Erler to the laser movie "Der Verräter" in the TV series "Das Blaue Palais".

His discoveries include the volume mechanism for photo-electric emission, sub-threshold defect generation by electron beams for producing semiconductor junctions with application in solar cells.

[2] His derivation of the nonlinear (ponderomotive) forces of laser-plasma interaction including dielectric effects in the Maxwellian stress tensor led to the prediction of ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks[3] being confirmed experimentally by Sauerbrey[4] with application to a new laser fusion energy scheme as block ignition of uncompressed fuel[5] resulting in a possible nuclear energy production with less radioactivity than burning coal.

His theory for crossing electron and laser beams within media (Schwarz-Hora effect)[8][9] led to the discovery of the correspondence principle of electromagnetic interaction and following Nathan Rosen to nonlocality and quantum entangling.