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- The expansion of the universe is the increase in distance between gravitationally unbound parts of the observable universe with time. It is an intrinsic...53 KB (6,979 words) - 21:33, 25 September 2024
- Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points...25 KB (2,909 words) - 04:51, 27 September 2024
- Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. It reflects...104 KB (12,957 words) - 14:56, 30 September 2024
- Radioactive decay (also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable...95 KB (9,823 words) - 09:32, 6 October 2024
- Werner Karl Heisenberg (/ˈhaɪzənbɜːrɡ/; German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ kaʁl ˈhaɪzn̩bɛʁk] ; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) was a German theoretical physicist, one...124 KB (13,595 words) - 19:34, 4 October 2024
- A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic...60 KB (7,399 words) - 19:35, 2 October 2024
- In optics, the refractive index (or refraction index) of an optical medium is a dimensionless number that gives the indication of the light bending ability...78 KB (8,738 words) - 21:55, 22 September 2024
- A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word...113 KB (12,669 words) - 02:30, 27 August 2024
- Space is a three-dimensional continuum containing positions and directions. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions...35 KB (4,431 words) - 09:29, 30 July 2024
- X-rays (X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist...105 KB (12,512 words) - 09:26, 1 October 2024
- A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star. It results from the supernova explosion of a massive star—combined with gravitational...114 KB (13,815 words) - 14:26, 26 September 2024
- In physics, spacetime, also called the space-time continuum, is a mathematical model that fuses the three dimensions of space and the one dimension of...132 KB (19,760 words) - 01:57, 6 October 2024
- Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei, usually deuterium and tritium (hydrogen isotopes), combine to form one or more different...97 KB (10,396 words) - 19:53, 5 October 2024
- The Standard Model of particle physics is the theory describing three of the four known fundamental forces (electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions...65 KB (7,428 words) - 21:00, 30 September 2024
- The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. In the case...46 KB (6,104 words) - 03:54, 1 August 2024
- In thermodynamics, heat is the thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference. In colloquial use, heat sometimes refers to...75 KB (10,929 words) - 15:13, 4 September 2024
- Convection is single or multiphase fluid flow that occurs spontaneously due to the combined effects of material property heterogeneity and body forces...57 KB (7,009 words) - 01:22, 28 September 2024
- The chronology of the universe describes the history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology. Research published in 2015 estimates the...138 KB (13,964 words) - 05:57, 26 September 2024
- Sir Joseph John Thomson OM FRS (18 December 1856 – 30 August 1940) was a British physicist and Nobel Laureate in Physics, credited with the discovery of...55 KB (5,763 words) - 22:30, 28 September 2024
- Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of objects such as projectiles, parts of machinery, spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies...52 KB (5,830 words) - 08:18, 13 September 2024