Talk:Förster resonance energy transfer

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[edit] "Fluorescense" ten times more common than "Förster"

Why is this article named "Förster Resonance Energy Transfer" instead of "Förster Resonance Energy Transfer" when the latter one is occuring something like ten times more often on Google than the first one? (Try searching for both with exact phrase matching). --SHL-at-Sv (talk) 18:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Because Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer is more of a colloquial name. It's convenient because the technique exploits the physical phenomenon of fluorescence for the detection. The proper name is Förster, which is the scientist responsible for theorizing the technique. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 18:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. --SHL-at-Sv (talk) 08:25, 27 May 2008 (UTC)