James Clerk Maxwell

Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

set of partial differential equations that describe how electric and magnetic fields are generated and altered by each other and by charges and currents

thought experiment

specific probability distribution function, important in physics

compound derived CGS unit of magnetic flux; equals 10 nanowebers

equations involving the partial derivatives of thermodynamic quantities

montes on Venus

statistical distribution used in many-particle mechanics

radio telescope in Hawaii, US

measuring instrument

symmetric second-order tensor

lunar crater

Given a triangle and a point, constructs a second triangle with a special point

viscoelastic material

model for describing diffusion

the Institute of Physics (IOP) annual award made for outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, mathematical or computational physics and intended to recognise physicists early in their careers

concept in probability theory