English Explanatory Dictionary

Ehrenfest model

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A model of diffusion used to explain the second law of thermodynamics, considering a number of particles in two containers, which independently change container at a certain rate.

Word forms

Ehrenfest model Ehrenfest models

Etymology

Named after Paul Ehrenfest and Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanaseva.

Synonyms

dog-flea model
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary