This effect was first modeled successfully by Lord Rayleigh, from whom it gets its name.

Lord Rayleigh has frequently noticed such currents, particularly above a cliff facing the wind.

Lord Rayleigh's paper on the subject was published in 1891.

Lord Rayleigh concluded that collapsing air bubbles were the cause.

Lord Rayleigh conducted similar experiments with improved accuracy, and obtained a negative result as well.

Lord Rayleigh, who wrote the definitive textbook on sound in 1877, recommends this as a very effective lecture demonstration.

Lord Rayleigh, in his book, gave the correct explanation of how the sound is stimulated.

The simplest case is that of two free boundaries, which Lord Rayleigh solved in 1916.

A committee headed by Lord Rayleigh examined the problem.

This was developed originally by Lord Rayleigh in 1902.