Scientific phenomena named after people

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This is a list of scientific phenomena and concepts named after people (eponymous phenomena). For other lists of eponyms, see eponym.

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The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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References

  1. "Cauchy number , ametsoc.org".