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Dimensionless quanity differentiating the neutron and proton for strong force interactions
Technique in which charged conducting surfaces are replaced by an equivalent system of point charges for ease of calculation
Term describing a change in a system that occurs at constant pressure
Collection of dust, ions and molecular debris permeating the 'vacuum' of outer space
Analytical technique which exploits the superposition of waves to determine various quantities; often uses to measure small distances
The change in the critical temperature of a superconductor based on the mass of the elements in the material
Iconic elementary physics problem used to hammer home concepts in coordinate rotation and vector components
PV = NRT
Property of a light source in which it emits radiation equally in all directions
Property of a fluid such that the divergence of its velocity field is zero at all points
Analytical technique in which modes of molecular motion can be determined through the absorption of low frequency light
Term describing a change in a system under constant volume
Property of a system to remain the same under transformations such as to other points in time and/or space
Component of an electric circuit which can store energy in a magnetic field generated by the circuit's component -- represented as a coil in diagrams
Exponential expansion of the volume of space in the early universe
Method for studying magnetic systems by placing atomic spins on a lattice
Interaction between two or more objects in which momentum but not energy is conserved
Overgeneral astronomical term describing solid state forms of ammonia, ethane and water among other chemicals
Generalized version of electrical resistance; takes on imaginary values for capacitance and inductance based sources
Hypothetical region of the periodic table in which transuranium elements are expected to have relatively longer half-lives
The change in momentum of an object under the influence of a force; also defined as the integral of force with respect to time
Mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics in which both the wavefunctions and operators can evolve in time
The property of an object to resist changes in motion
Term describing a thermodynamic process which increases the total amount of entropy in the universe
The ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light within a medium; determines the degree at which light will 'bend' in a medium
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