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Material physics
Material physics is the use of physics to describe materials in many different ways. It covers a number of related fields such as chemistry, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, condensed matter, solid state physics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, plasma physics, and thermodynamics.
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Material physics
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 on moving particles.
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 pressure is lowered.
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 seen at discrete ...
