Louis Georges Gouy
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Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
who was born at Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
in 1854 and died January 27 1926. He is the namesake of the Gouy balance, the Gouy-Chapman electric double layer
Double layer
Double layer may refer to:* Double layer , a structure in a plasma and consists of two parallel layers with opposite electrical charge* Double layer , a structure that appears on the surface of an object when it is placed into a liquid...
model and the Gouy phase shift.
He became a correspondent of the Académie des sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
in 1901, and a member in 1913.
Topics investigated
His principal scientific work was related to the following subjects:- The propagation velocity of light waves in dispersive media.
- Propagation of spherical waves of small radius.
- Distant diffraction (angles of dispersion reaching 150°)
- Electrostatics: Inductive capacity of dielectrics
- Effect of the magnetic field on the discharge in rarefied gases
- ElectrocapillarityElectrocapillarityElectrocapillarity or Electrocapillary phenomena are the phenomena related to changes in the surface energy of the Dropping mercury electrode as the electrode potential changes or the electrolytic solution composition and concentration change...
- Emission capacity of absorbent of the coloured flames
- Brownian motion
- Measurement of magnetic susceptibility of transition metal complexes with Gouy balance
