Meanings
nounEhrenfest model (plural Ehrenfest models)
plural Ehrenfest models
- natural sciencesA model of diffusion used to explain the second law of thermodynamics, considering a number of particles in two containers, which independently change container at a certain rate.
Synonyms: dog-flea model
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA model of diffusion used to explain the second law of thermodynamics, considering a number of particles in two containers, which independently change container at a certain rate.
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Named after Paul Ehrenfest and Tatiana Ehrenfest-Afanaseva.
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