Materials science

Materials science

The the study of matter and their applications in various areas of science and engineering.

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natural line width

Materials science; Material physics

Line width of a transition in the absence of any broadening effects such as Doppler broadening or collisional broadening. The line width of a transition is linked to the lifetime ...

localization

Materials science; Material physics

Local or localized mode or wave, refers to a damped wave such as a localized lattice vibrational wave which is damped away from an atom, which is heavier or lighter than the other ...

magnetic ripple

Materials science; Material physics

Localized spatial variation in magnetic field strength due to the discrete structure of magnetic coils.

nucleation sites

Materials science; Material physics

Locations on a surface which allow nucleation to occur. In the absence of any nucleation sites, it is possible to superheat a liquid beyond its normal boiling point before boiling ...

hydromagnetic wave

Materials science; Material physics

Low frequency electromagnetic ion oscillations in a magnetized plasma, in which electric field components, compared with their magnetic counterparts, no longer play an important ...

global modes

Materials science; Material physics

Low-frequency hydromagnetic waves that arise together with slow Alfvén waves in magnetically confined high temperature plasmas due to nonlocal effects such as the geometry of ...