Wiedemann-Franz law

noun

-ˈfrän(t)s-,

-ˈfran(t)s-

: a statement in physics: at a given temperature the ratio of the thermal to the electrical conductivity has nearly the same value for most metals and approximately is proportioned to the absolute temperature of the metal

Word History

Etymology

after Gustav H. Wiedemann †1899 and Rudolph Franz †1902 German physicists

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