Thomson
Thomson is the family name of a number of well-known people, see Thomson (family name)
Thomson stands for the following scientific formulas, effects and units named after physicists:
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William Thomson :
- Joule-Thomson effect when a gas is expanded
- Gibbs-Thomson effect at interfaces of liquids
- Thomson effect , change in the thermal conductivity of current-carrying conductors
- Thomson's oscillation equation for calculating the resonance frequency of an oscillating circuit
- Thomson equation for describing the physics of small liquid droplets, see Kelving equation
- Thomson filter , a frequency filter
- Thomson Bridge , an electrical circuit
- According to Joseph John Thomson :
- Thomson (Th), a unit of mass-to-charge ratio
- Thomson scattering of photons on charged particles
- Problem from Thomson
- Thomson's atomic model
Thomson stands for (named after other namesake):
- Thomson (moon crater) , a moon crater
- Thomson weir , is used to measure the amount of water
- Thomson gazelle , a type of gazelle
Geographical objects:
- Thomson Cove , Bay on the Danco Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica
- Thomson Glacier , glacier in Ellsworthland, Antarctica
- Thomson Head , Headland on the Fallières Coast, Graham Land, Antarctica
- Thomson massif , massif in Mac Robertson Land, Antarctica
- Thomson Peak , mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Thomson Point , headland of Laurie Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
- Thomson River , various rivers
- Thomson Rock , Nunatak in Palmerland, Antarctica
- Thomson Summit , Berg im Ellsworthland, Antarctica
- Mount JJ Thomson , mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Places in the United States:
Ships:
- Capitan Thomson , Submarine of the Chilean Navy (1929)
- Thomson (ship) , Submarine of the Chilean Navy (1983)
Companies:
- The Thomson Corporation , Canadian electronic information and services conglomerate
- Thomson (tour operator) , the largest British tour operator, see TUI group
- Thomson , a French electronics company, renamed Technicolor in 2010 , see Technicolor (group)
- Brand name of the television division of TCL (company) that emerged from the above company
- Thomson-CSF , former name of the French arms company Thales
- Thomson (bicycle parts manufacturer) , American bicycle parts manufacturer
- Établissements Thomson , former French automobile manufacturer
- Thomson Automobile Company , former American automobile manufacturer
- Thomson-Houston Electric Company , former US company manufacturing electrical systems
- British Thomson-Houston , a former British mechanical engineering company
- Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston , a French sister company of General Electric from the United States
- The Thomson Motor Car Company Ltd, a former Australian automobile manufacturer
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