Johnson-Nyquist Noise

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Definition
Random electrical voltage or current fluctuations generated by the thermal agitation of charge carriers in a resistive element at thermal equilibrium; for a linear resistor at temperature T the equilibrium one‑sided voltage power spectral density is S_v(f) = 4 k_B T R (classically frequency‑independent, with quantum corrections when hf ≳ k_B T).