Eponymous Terms
In physics, several concepts are named after Joseph Stefan. In particular:
- Stefan–Boltzmann law
- Stefan–Boltzmann constant σ
- Stefan problem
- Stefan's equation
- Stefan's formula
- Stefan flow
- Stefan number
- Stefan's force
The Jožef Stefan Institute was also named after him.
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