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Rayleigh may
refer to:
Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh–Jeans law
Rayleigh waves Rayleigh (unit), a unit of
photon flux
named after the 4th
Baron Rayleigh...
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Rayleigh scattering (/ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee) is the
scattering or
deflection of light, or
other electromagnetic radiation, by
particles with a size much smaller...
- John
William Strutt, 3rd
Baron Rayleigh, (/ˈreɪli/; 12
November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an
English physicist and mathematician. He
spent all of his academic...
- In
probability theory and statistics, the
Rayleigh distribution is a
continuous probability distribution for nonnegative-valued
random variables. Up to...
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Rayleigh waves are a type of
surface acoustic wave that
travel along the
surface of solids. They can be
produced in
materials in many ways, such as by...
- In physics, the
Rayleigh–Jeans law is an
approximation to the
spectral radiance of
electromagnetic radiation as a
function of
wavelength from a
black body...
- In
fluid mechanics, the
Rayleigh number (Ra,
after Lord
Rayleigh) for a
fluid is a
dimensionless number ****ociated with buoyancy-driven flow, also known...
- In mathematics, the
Rayleigh quotient (/ˈreɪ.li/) for a
given complex Hermitian matrix M {\displaystyle M} and
nonzero vector x {\displaystyle x} is defined...
- In
fluid thermodynamics,
Rayleigh–Bénard
convection is a type of
natural convection,
occurring in a
planar horizontal layer of
fluid heated from below...
- In
optics and
especially laser science, the
Rayleigh length or
Rayleigh range, z R {\displaystyle z_{\mathrm {R} }} , is the
distance along the propagation...
