Brownian Motion for the School-Going Child

[ZapperZ]

A while back, I pointed out a paper in the Relativity section of PF that claimed to have a description of Special Relativity that is meant for "school-going children". It seems that such activity is a popular one for researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India. Another person from that same institution has written another physics paper meant for the same audience. This time, it is on the Brownian motion.

So again, if you know of any 12 to 16-year olds (or if you are one), see if you can comprehend what is being said here:

http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0412132

Zz.

 

[Evalesco]

That's really interesting. I'm no expert, but looking at the paper it seems like it does a great job of explaining the Brownian motion in a way that is understandable for a young audience. I'm sure this could be a great learning tool for kids in this age group. Kudos to the researcher from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research for creating such an accessible and useful resource.