Stokes' law

 

noun

Physics
  • 1a law stating that in fluorescence the wavelength of the emitted radiation is longer than that of the radiation causing it. This is not true in all cases.
  • 2an expression describing the resisting force on a particle moving through a viscous fluid and showing that a maximum velocity is reached in such cases, e.g. for an object falling under gravity through a fluid.

Origin:

late 19th century: named after Sir George Stokes (1819–1903), British physicist