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Oscillator Momentum Diffusion from Radiation Studied

Switzerland · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1910

Albert Einstein1910

Zurich · Science / 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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Albert Einstein

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