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  • 41Personal equation — Equation E*qua tion, n. [L. aequatio an equalizing: cf. F. [ e]quation equation. See {Equate}.] 1. A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium. [1913 Webster] Again the golden day resumed its right, And ruled in just equation with the… …

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  • 42Brownian motion — This article is about the physical phenomenon; for the stochastic process, see Wiener process. For the sports team, see Brownian Motion (Ultimate). For the mobility model, see Random walk. Brownian motion (named after the botanist Robert Brown)… …

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  • 43Hamilton–Jacobi equation — In physics, the Hamilton–Jacobi equation (HJE) is a reformulation of classical mechanics and, thus, equivalent to other formulations such as Newton s laws of motion, Lagrangian mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics. The Hamilton–Jacobi equation is… …

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  • 44Centrifugal force (planar motion) — In classical mechanics, centrifugal force (from Latin centrum center and fugere to flee ) is one of the three so called inertial forces or fictitious forces that enter the equations of motion when Newton s laws are formulated in a non inertial… …

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  • 45Mild-slope equation — Simulation of wave penetration involving diffraction and refraction into Tedious Creek, Maryland, using CGWAVE (which solves the mild slope equation). In fluid dynamics, the mild slope equation describes the combined effects of diffraction and… …

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  • 46Equations of motion — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics&#160 …

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  • 47Mechanics of planar particle motion — Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law History of classical mechanics  …

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  • 48Stochastic differential equation — A stochastic differential equation (SDE) is a differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process, thus resulting in a solution which is itself a stochastic process. SDE are used to model diverse phenomena such as… …

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  • 49Omega equation — The omega equation is of great importance in meteorology and atmospheric physics. It is a partial differential equation for the vertical velocity, ω, which is defined as a Lagrangian rate of change of pressure with time, that is, . The equation… …

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  • 50Helmholtz equation — The Helmholtz equation, named for Hermann von Helmholtz, is the elliptic partial differential equation:( abla^2 + k^2) A = 0where abla^2 is the Laplacian, k is a constant, and the unknown function A=A(x, y, z) is defined on n dimensional… …

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