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Oscillator Momentum Diffusion from Radiation Studied

Einstein and Hopf examined how random radiation forces continually alter an oscillator's momentum while dissipative drag acts in the opposite direction.

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Year 1910ZurichPhysics

Oscillator Momentum Diffusion from Radiation Studied

1910 · Zurich · Switzerland · Physics

Einstein and Hopf examined how random radiation forces continually alter an oscillator's momentum while dissipative drag acts in the opposite direction.

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