As a physicist, Stokes made seminal contributions to fluid mechanics, including the Navier–Stokes equations; and to physical optics, with notable works on polarisation and fluorescence. As a mathematician, he popularised "Stokes' theorem" in vector calculus and contributed to the theory of asymptotic expansions.
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George Stokes established the science of hydrodynamics with his law of viscosity describing the velocity of a small sphere through a viscous fluid. Thumbnail of ...
British physicist and mathematician noted for his studies of the behaviour of viscous fluids, particularly for his law of viscosity.
One of Stokes's most significant contributions was his formulation of the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe the motion of viscous fluids.
His work on fluid motion and viscosity led to his calculating the terminal velocity for a sphere falling in a viscous medium. This became known as Stokes' law.
Aug 8, 2019 · He made some major advances in the mathematical theory of diffraction, polarisation and stellar aberration. Stokes elucidated the strange ...
Jun 8, 2020 · By 'technical merit', Stokes meant underpinned by rigorous mathematics, preferably based on fundamental and well-established Newtonian laws.
Feb 1, 2022 · Stokes made seminal contributions to fluid dynamics, optics, and mathematical physics including the first version of what is now known as Stokes' theorem.
Oct 28, 2019 · With dramatic flair, he used his new law to explain why water droplets in clouds float buoyantly until they become big enough to fall as rain.
Jul 10, 2020 · Stokes was born in Co. Sligo in 1819, and became the Lucasian Professor of Maths at Cambridge University, (previously held by Isaac Newton and ...
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