Rayleigh

Rayleigh may refer to:

• Rayleigh scattering
• Rayleigh–Jeans law
• Rayleigh waves
• Rayleigh (unit), named after the son of Lord Rayleigh
• Rayleigh criterion in angular resolution
• Rayleigh distribution
• Rayleigh fading
• Rayleigh law on low-field magnetization
• Rayleigh length
• Rayleigh number
• Rayleigh quotient
• Rayleigh condensation

People

• John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (Lord Rayleigh), physicist, winner of a Nobel Prize in 1904
• Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh, physicist; son of John William Strutt
• Baron Rayleigh
  • Charlotte Mary Gertrude Strutt, 1st Baroness Rayleigh
• Silvers Rayleigh, a fictional character in One Piece

Placenames

• Rayleigh, British Columbia, Canada
• Rayleigh, Essex, United Kingdom

See also

• Raleigh (disambiguation)