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On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in a Stationary Liquid, as Required by the Molecular Kinetic Theory of Heat

Albert Einstein · Annalen der Physik , 1905

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Abstract

In this paper it will be shown that, according to the molecular-kinetic theory of heat, bodies of microscopically visible size suspended in a liquid will perform movements of such magnitude that they can be easily observed with a microscope, on account of the molecular motions of heat.

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@article{einstein1905brownian,
  title = {On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in a Stationary Liquid, as Required by the Molecular Kinetic Theory of Heat},
  author = {Einstein, Albert},
  journal = {Annalen der Physik},
  volume = {322},
  number = {8},
  pages = {549--560},
  year = {1905},
  doi = {10.1002/andp.19053220806}
}