Knudsen force

Knudsen force is the force experienced by two surfaces at two different temperatures that are separated by a distance comparable to a mean free path of the molecules of the ambient medium.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Passian, A.; Wig, A.; Meriaudeau, F.; Ferrell, T. L.; Thundat, T. (23 August 2002). "Knudsen forces on microcantilevers". Journal of Applied Physics. The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System. 92 (10): 6326–6333. Bibcode:2002JAP....92.6326P. doi:10.1063/1.1515108. Retrieved 14 December 2010.


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