General physics

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coefficient of volume expansion

Physics; General physics

A coefficient that tells how much the volume of a solid will change when it is heated or cooled.

coherent light

Physics; General physics

Light such that all of the associated waves have the same wavelength and are in phase.

collision

Physics; General physics

When objects collide, each object feels a force for a short amount of time. This force imparts an impulse, or changes the momentum of each of the colliding objects. The momentum of a system is ...

completely inelastic collision

Physics; General physics

A collision in which the colliding particles stick together.

component

Physics; General physics

Any vector can be expressed as the sum of two mutually perpendicular component vectors. Usually, but not always, these components are multiples of the basis vectors, x and y ; that is, vectors ...