fluctuation theory

fluctuation theory

[‚flək·chə′wā·shən ‚thē·ə·rē]
(optics)
The theory proposed by M. von Smoluchowski and A. Einstein which states that the scattering of light occurs in pure water because random molecular motion causes density variations which effect changes in the refraction of light.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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