Stokes' law

Summary

Stokes' law is a physical law^[1]. It draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #57 of 113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stokes' law's instance of is recorded as physical law^[3].
• Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet is named after Stokes' law^[4].
• Stokes' law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d73m^[5].
• Stokes' law's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[6].
• Stokes' law's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Stokess-law^[7].
• Stokes' law's defining formula is recorded as F_\mathrm{D} = 6 \pi \eta r v^[8].
• Stokes' law's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4167204^[9].
• Stokes' law's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 1304^[10].
• Stokes' law's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Stokes'_lov^[11].
• Stokes' law's IUPAC Gold Book ID is recorded as S06028^[12].
• Stokes' law's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136565^[13].
• Stokes' law's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "StokesLaw"]^[14].
• Stokes' law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[15].
• Stokes' law's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics^[16].
• Stokes' law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 142479292^[17].
• Stokes' law's in defining formula is recorded as F_{\mathrm{D}}^[18].
• Stokes' law's in defining formula is recorded as \eta^[19].
• Stokes' law's in defining formula is recorded as r^[20].
• Stokes' law's in defining formula is recorded as v^[21].
• Stokes' law's Lex ID is recorded as Stokes'_lov^[22].
• Stokes' law's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C142479292^[23].

Why It Matters

Stokes' law draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #57 of 113).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]