Brownian noise
Type of noise produced by Brownian motion / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Brown noise" redirects here. For the hypothetical sound that affects the human bowel, see Brown note. For other uses, see Brown noise (disambiguation).
In science, Brownian noise, also known as Brown noise or red noise, is the type of signal noise produced by Brownian motion, hence its alternative name of random walk noise. The term "Brown noise" does not come from the color, but after Robert Brown, who documented the erratic motion for multiple types of inanimate particles in water. The term "red noise" comes from the "white noise"/"white light" analogy; red noise is strong in longer wavelengths, similar to the red end of the visible spectrum.