thermal conduction

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Also Known As	heat conduction • conduction

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thermal conductivity Fourier’s law of heat conduction heat transport phenomenon heat transfer tunneling viscosity diffusion latent heat enthalpy condensation convection vaporization heat capacity Stefan-Boltzmann law

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Joseph Fourier

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician

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Jan Ingenhousz

Dutch scientist

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James David Forbes

Scottish physicist