Stokes' law

expression for frictional force on small spherical object moving through a viscous fluid
Thing Physical Law Q824561

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
physical law
Defining formula
F_\mathrm{D} = 6 \pi \eta r v[4]
In defining formula
F_{\mathrm{D}}, \eta, r, v[7][8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Stokes' law ar قانون ستوكس cs Stokesův zákon da Stokes' lov de Stokes-Gleichungen de Stokessche Gleichung es ley de Stokes fa قانون استوکس fr loi de Stokes he חוק סטוקס hi स्टोक्स का नियम it legge di Stokes ja ストークスの法則 ja ストークスの式 ko 스토크스의 공식 ko 스토크스의 법칙 nl Wet van Stokes pl Prawo Stokesa pl Wzór Stokesa pt Lei de Stokes
🔖 Identifiers · 11
OpenAlex ID
C142479292
Elhuyar ZTH ID
136565
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/Stokess-law
Freebase ID
/m/01d73m
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Stokes'_lov
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4167204
IUPAC Gold Book ID
S06028
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
142479292
WikiSkripta article ID
1304
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["PhysicalEffect", "StokesLaw"]

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Stokes' law is a physical law[1].

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