Thomson’s equation

Grysinski41 improved Thomson s equation by assuming a continuous velocity distribution for the atomic electrons, leading to the following expression,... 

When formation of condensation nuclei just starts, we may assume p to be only a little greater than px. If the radius of the nucleus is known, the 7 can be computed from Eq. (63). Usually, however, the 7 in this equation is supposed to be equal to the surface tension of the liquid in bulk also for the smallest drops. This supposition was rejected by several scientists see, e.g., Ref.94, p. 63. Thus, application of W. Thomson s equation even to the formation of liquid droplets is beset with difficulties. 

Thomson s equation for adiabatic compression, 210 equation for effect of surface tension and electric charge on vapour pressure, 375... 

It is possible to test Thomson s equations in another way. According to the experiments of Battelli, the Thomson effect is proportional to the absolute temperature for a large number... 

One of these geometrical effects is the polarization factor introduced earlier in the Thomson s equation, see section 2.5.1 and the corresponding footnote (No. 3 on page 140). 

Pq is the polarization factor, i.e. it is a multiplier, which accounts for a partial polarization of the scattered electromagnetic wave (see the footnote and Thomson s equation in section 2.5.1). 

Equation (4.78) or (4.79) is known as Thomson s equation. It produces a relationship between the vapour pressure p0(P) at a flat phase interface, the liquid pressure pL(t ,r) and the vapour pressure pG(i),r) at the surface of a vapour bubble of radius r. These relationships are illustrated in Fig. 4.34. At a given temperature, the vapour pressure pG, corresponding to (4.79), is smaller by... 

This is coherent scattering which will lead to interference phenomena and solution scattering. Thomson s equation gives the intensity of scattering by one electron ... 

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