Einstein–Hopf drag explained

In physics, the Einstein - Hopf drag (named after Albert Einstein and Ludwig Hopf) is a velocity-dependent drag force upon charged particles that are being bathed in thermal radiation.^[1]

Further reading

• Albert Einstein and Ludwig Hopf. Über einen Satz der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung und seine Anwendung in der Strahlungstheorie. Ann. Phys.. Leipzig. 338. 1096. 1910.
• A. Einstein and L. Hopf. Statistische Untersuchung der Bewegung eines Resonators in einem Strahlungsfeld. Ann. Phys.. Leipzig. 338. 1105. 1910. 1105. 10.1002/andp.19103381604. 1910AnP...338.1105E.
• Phys. Rev. Lett.. 84. 2378 - 2380. March 2000. 11. Acoustic Einstein-Hopf Drag on a Bubble. A. Larraza and E. Tucholski. The American Physical Society. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.2378. PACS: 43.25.+y, 05.40.-a, 05.60.-k. 2000PhRvL..84.2378L. 11018889. 10945/44043. free.
• American Journal of Physics. February 1981. 49. 2. 177 - 184. Quantum mechanics of the Einstein–Hopf model. P. W. Milonni. Peter W. Milonni. American Association of Physics Teachers. 10.1119/1.12552. PACS: 03.65.-w, 05.90.+m. 1981AmJPh..49..177M .
• The Einstein-Hopf model within the realm of stochastic electrodynamics. Senatchin, O. A.. physics/0105054. May 2001.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gravitation and Cosmology: From the Hubble Radius to the Planck Scale. Jean-Pierre Vigier and Richard L. Amoroso. 119. 2002. Springer. 1-4020-0885-6.