Adriaan Fokker
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Adriaan Fokker was a Dutch physicist known for his contributions to statistical mechanics and theoretical physics, particularly in developing the equation that bears his name alongside Max Planck.
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| instanceOf |
Dutch physicist
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human → physicist → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Netherlands
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| fieldOfWork |
physics
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statistical mechanics → theoretical physics → |
| gender |
male
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| hasEponym |
Fokker–Planck equation
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| hasNameInFormula |
Fokker–Planck equation
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| influencedDomain |
diffusion theory
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mathematical physics → statistical physics → stochastic processes → |
| knownFor |
Fokker–Planck equation
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work in statistical mechanics → work in theoretical physics → |
| nationality |
Dutch
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| nativeLanguage |
Dutch
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| notableAchievement |
co-formulation of an equation describing time evolution of probability distributions in phase space
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| notableConcept |
Fokker–Planck equation
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| notableWork |
development of the Fokker–Planck equation
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| occupation |
academic
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physicist → |
| sharesEponymWith |
Max Planck
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Fokker–Planck equation
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namedAfter |