Young–Laplace equation
Ley de Laplace
- Date
- 1805-1806 · confidence medium
- Place
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Thomas Young (1805); mathematical formulation by Pierre-Simon Laplace (1806)
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
An equation relating the capillary pressure difference across the interface between two fluids to the surface's curvature and surface tension, formulated by Thomas Young (1805) and Pierre-Simon Laplace (1806).
What it led to
- Study of surface tension and capillarity
- Droplet and bubble formation in fluid physics
- Surfactant and industrial foam design
- Microfluidics