List of things named after George Gabriel Stokes

George G. Stokes (1819-1903) was an Anglo-Irish mathematical physicist whose career left a prolific body of work in mathematics and physics. Below is a collection of some of the things named after him.

Physics

Fluid dynamics

Optics

Mathematics

Astronomical features

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