Rethinking Brownian motion with the 'Emperor's New Clothes'
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 17:21
in Physics & Chemistry
In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In similar fashion, researchers at the University of Illinois have now revealed the naked truth about a classic bell-shaped curve used to describe the motion of a liquid as it diffuses through another material.