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The myth about einstein

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In common perception, Einstein comes out as a strong mathematical physicist. This is however a myth. The {dy1905} Einstein was close to real life phenomena. This article presents how he used simple mathematics to understand experiments, especially on Brownian Motion and Photoelectric Effect, employing the underlying concept of thermodynamic fluctuations.

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  1. SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, 700 099, Salt Lake Kolkta, India

    Sushanta Dattagupta

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Dattagupta, S. The myth about einstein. Reson 11, 63–78 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02835687

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