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• Dictionary of Physics
  ...m.catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t83 '''''A Dictionary of Physics'''''] ...tatistical distributions, polymers, and [[nanoscience]], ''A Dictionary of Physics'' is more comprehensive than ever before.
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• Physics
  ...l sciences utilize and obey the principles and laws set down by the field. Physics relies heavily on [[mathematics]] as the logical framework for formulation ...the [[quantum mechanics|quantum mechanical]] model of atomic and subatomic physics.
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• Magnetism
  ...amagnetism]); others have a much more [[complex]] [[relationship]] with an applied magnetic field. Substances that are negligibly affected by magnetic fields ...aterial]] depends on temperature (and other variables such as pressure and applied magnetic field) so that a material may exhibit more than one form of magnet
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• Pressure
  '''Pressure''' (symbol: P) is the [[force]] per unit area applied in a direction [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpendicular perpendicular] Pressure is an effect which occurs when a [[force]] is applied on a [[surface]]. Pressure is the amount of force [[acting]] on a unit area
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• Inertia
  ...which are used to describe the motion of matter and how it is affected by applied [[forces]]. Inertia comes from the [[Latin]] word, "iners", meaning idle, o ...tle], who believed that objects would move only as long as force was being applied to them.[2][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia]
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• Mass
  In [[physics]], '''mass''' (from Ancient [[Greek]] μᾶζα) commonly refers to any of ...al mass of an object determines its acceleration in the [[presence]] of an applied [[force]]. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Isaac N
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• Lever
  ...crum]] or pivot point to multiply the [[mechanical]] [[force]] that can be applied to another object. This leverage is also termed mechanical advantage, and i ...half a unit, the distance from the [[fulcrum]] to the spot where force is applied must be exactly twice that of the distance between the weight and the fulcr
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• Optics
  ...cts of the field are often called optical science or optical [[physics]]. Applied optical sciences are often called optical engineering. Applications of opt ...ditionally, the most complete description of optical behavior, as known to physics, is unnecessarily complicated for most problems, so particular simplified m
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• Lubrication
  In the most common case the applied load is carried by [[pressure]] generated within the [[fluid]] due to the [ [[Category: Physics]]
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• Symmetry
  ...g, etc.). Emmy Noether (1882–1935) applied Klein's approach to theoretical physics to establish in 1915 a famous theorem relating physical conservation laws ( ==Particle Physics==
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• Friction
  *1. The [[force]] of friction is directly [[proportional]] to the applied load. (Amontons' 1st Law) [[Category: Physics]]
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• Natural Sciences
  ...ces form the basis for the [[applied science]]s. Together, the natural and applied sciences are distinguished from the [[social science]]s on the one hand, an ...s distinguished from the [[physical science]]s, including [[astronomy]], [[physics]], and [[chemistry]].
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• Mathematics
  ...t is applied to other [[disciplines]] such as [[physics]] and engineering (applied mathematics). ...ny [[application]] in [[mind]]. There is no clear line separating pure and applied mathematics, and practical applications for what began as pure mathematics
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• Secondary Corpus
  ==== [[Physics]][https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Physics] ==== An [[academic]] and [[applied science|applied]] field involving the study of [[behavior]] and mental processes.
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• Wingmakers, Featured Links
  ...kers] - A modern-day enigma that integrates music, visual art, philosophy, physics, cosmology, and multi-level story into a sweeping portrayal of government c ...afforded by the disciplines of cognitive science, philosophy, psychology, physics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
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• Electrochemistry
  If a [[chemical]] [[reaction]] is driven by an external applied [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage voltage], as in [https://en.wikipedi [[Category: Physics]]
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• Technology
  ...ems]], methods of organization, and [[technique]]s. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include "construction technology", ...the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms.
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• Vibration
  ...ion the frequency of the vibration is the frequency of the force or motion applied, with order of magnitude being dependent on the actual mechanical system. [[Category: Physics]]
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• Potential
  .... 3 (e.g., quots. 1680, 1823). With reference to French grammar, sometimes applied to the conditional. *5. [[Physics]]. Designating a property or attribute that a [[body]] possesses by [[virtu
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• Canon
  The term is also applied by Westerners to other religions, but in inconsistent ways: for example, in ==Physics==
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