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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh

English physicist

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Is a
Academic
Academic
Person
Person
Academic Discipline
Physics
Physics
Optics
Optics
Acoustics
Acoustics
Author of
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The life of Sir J. J. Thomson, O. M
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Interference of sound
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The theory of sound
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Child
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Arthur John Strutt
Arthur John Strutt
Citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Birthdate
November 12, 1842
Date of Death
June 30, 1919
Doctoral Advisor
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
Doctoral Students
George Paget Thomson
George Paget Thomson
J. J. Thomson
J. J. Thomson
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Educated at
Eton College
Eton College
Harrow School
Harrow School
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Father of
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh
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ISNI
0000000108849728
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Known for
Discovery of argon Plateau–Rayleigh instability Rayleigh waves Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh criterion Rayleigh distance Rayleigh–Bénard convection Rayleigh–Brace experiments Rayleigh–Faber–Krahn inequality Rayleigh's criterion Rayleigh's criterion (thermoacoustics) Rayleigh distribution Rayleigh interferometer Rayleigh's method of dimensional analysis Rayleigh–Ritz method Rayleigh quotient Rayleigh–Lorentz pendulum Rayleigh–Gans approximation Rayleigh dissipation function Rayleigh fading Rayleigh flow Rayleigh's formulas Rayleigh fractionation Rayleigh law Rayleigh number Rayleigh problem Rayleigh–Carson reciprocity Rayleigh–Plesset equation Rayleigh–Schrödinger perturbation theory Rayleigh Still Rayleigh–Taylor instability Rayleigh–Jeans catastrophe Rayleigh–Jeans law Rayleigh's equation Janzen–Rayleigh expansion Rayleigh limit Rayleigh test Rayleigh theorem for eigenvalues Rayleigh's energy theorem Rayleigh's theorem Acoustic streaming Anti-reflective coating Bending theory End correction Drag equation Dynamic soaring Duplex theory Optical theorem Photonic crystal Principle of similitude Self-oscillation Ultrasound scattering Sound theory Waveguide Whispering-gallery wave
Notable Work
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Rayleigh wave
Rayleigh scattering
Rayleigh scattering
Argon
Argon
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Rayleigh–Bénard convection
Occupation
Physicist
Physicist
Mathematician
Mathematician
Chemist
Chemist
Scientist
Scientist
Author
Author
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Writer
Writer
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Politician
Politician
Open Library ID
OL177869A
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Birthplace
Maldon, Essex
Maldon, Essex
Place of Death
Witham
Witham
VIAF
32059492
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Wikidata ID
Q83297

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