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Radiation Pressure Fluctuations Analyzed

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

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1909

Albert Einstein1909

Zurich · Science / Physics

Einstein studied statistical fluctuations in radiation pressure and used them to expose both continuous-wave and discrete-quantum aspects of thermal radiation.

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Albert Einstein

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