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Stokes–Einstein relation (D=kB​T/ζ)

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The Stokes–Einstein relation connects translational diffusion and linear drag through D=kB​T/ζ. For an unbounded spherical particle, ζ=6πμa and D=kB​T/(6πμa).

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