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Brownian motion

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ID 732460 Last modified 05.01.2016
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  • the continuous random movement of microscopic solid particles (of about 1 micrometre in diameter) when suspended in a fluid medium
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  • The movement is named after the Scottish botanist Robert Brown (1773–1858), who in 1827 observed the movement of plant spores floating in water.
Brownian motion

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  • Brownian motion

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