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The E. M. F. of Thermal Fluctuations in Resistances
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The E. M. F. of Thermal Fluctuations in Resistances

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THE formula giving the mean-square E. M. F. of thermal fluctuations per cycle, in a resistance R at temperature T, namely: was first derived by Nyquist1 by thermodynamical reasoning.

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SURDIN, M. The E. M. F. of Thermal Fluctuations in Resistances. Nature 150, 550 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150550a0

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