Marian Smoluchowski | |
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.jpg) Smoluchowski ca. 1913 | |
| Born | 28 May 1872 |
| Died | 5 September 1917 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Pioneering statistical physics Smoluchowski equation Smoluchowski coagulation equation Smoluchowski factor Einstein–Smoluchowski relation Feynman–Smoluchowski ratchet Helmholtz–Smoluchowski equation critical opalescence |
| Awards | Haitinger Prize of the Vienna Academy of Sciences (1908) Order of Polonia Restituta (1936) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Lviv Jagellonian University |
| Doctoral advisor | Franz S. Exner and Joseph Stefan |
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Marian Smoluchowski (Polish: [ˈmarjan smɔluˈxɔfski]; 28 May 1872 – 5 September 1917) was a Polish physicist who worked in the territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a pioneer of statistical physics and made significant contributions to the theory of Brownian motion and stochastic processes.[1] He is known for the Smoluchowski equation, Einstein–Smoluchowski relation and Feynman–Smoluchowski ratchet.
- ^ Blanka Konopka (21 February 2022). "Why Is the Sky Blue? The Polish Scientist Who Found the Answer". culture.pl. Retrieved 30 April 2023.