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Materials science
The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.
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marginal stability
Materials science; Material physics
The borderline between stability and instability.
marginal instability
Materials science; Material physics
The boundary between a stable and unstable state where a slight change in parameters can induce an instability.
magnetohydrodynamics
Materials science; Material physics
The branch of fluid dynamics that deals with ionized fluids where the fluid is treated as a continuum. The electromagnetic effect produces an additional force.
plasma physics
Materials science; Material physics
The branch of physics that deals with ionized particles where the flow is treated using kinetic theory as opposed to continuum theory. The electromagnetic effect produces a force ...
thermal expansion
Materials science; Material physics
The change in size of a solid, liquid, or gas when its temperature changes. Normally, solids expand in size when heat is added and contract when cooled. Gases also expand when ...
heat of reaction
Materials science; Material physics
The change in the enthalpy per unit of chemical reaction in the vicinity of the equilibrium state.
atomic spectra
Materials science; Material physics
The characteristic radiation observed when atoms radiate in the optical frequencies. Because atoms exist in well defined, discrete quantum energy states, the emitted radiation is ...
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