Issues

 / 

2003

 / 

March

  

From the history of physics


Mysteries of diffusion and labyrinths of destiny


Institute of Nuclear Fusion, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, pl. Kurchatova 46, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation

The role of prominent Soviet physicist B I Davydov in the development of our understanding of diffusion is briefly reviewed, with emphasis on the ideas he put forward in the 1930s: introducing additional partial derivatives into diffusion equations and extending diffusion concepts to phase space.

Fulltext pdf (306 KB)
Fulltext is also available at DOI: 10.1070/PU2003v046n03ABEH001289
PACS: 01.65.+g, 05.20.Dd, 52.25.Dg (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU2003v046n03ABEH001289
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2003/3/d/
000184112900004
Citation: Bakunin O G "Mysteries of diffusion and labyrinths of destiny" Phys. Usp. 46 309–313 (2003)
BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks

Îðèãèíàë: Áàêóíèí Î Ã «Çàãàäêè äèôôóçèè è ëàáèðèíòû ñóäüáû» ÓÔÍ 173 317–321 (2003); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0173.200303d.0317

© 1918–2024 Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk
Email: ufn@ufn.ru Editorial office contacts About the journal Terms and conditions