General physics

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induced current

Physics; General physics

The current induced in a circuit by a change in magnetic flux.

inelastic collision

Physics; General physics

A collision in which momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not.

inertial reference frame

Physics; General physics

A reference frame in which Newton’s First Law is true. Two inertial reference frames move at a constant velocity relative to one another. According to the first postulate of Einstein’s theory of ...

instantaneous velocity

Physics; General physics

The velocity at any given instant in time. To be contrasted with average velocity, which is a measure of the change in displacement over a given time interval.

Two quantities are inversely proportional if an increase in one results in a proportional decrease in the other, and a decrease in one results in a proportional increase in the other. In a formula ...

isolated system

Physics; General physics

A system that no external net force acts upon. Objects within the system may exert forces upon one another, but they cannot receive any impulse from outside forces. Momentum is conserved in isolated ...