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1Scalar potential — A scalar potential is a fundamental concept in vector analysis and physics (the adjective scalar is frequently omitted if there is no danger of confusion with vector potential). Given a vector field F, its scalar potential V is a scalar field… …
2Buffer strip — Contour buffer strips used to retain soil and reduce erosion. See also: Riparian zone restoration A buffer strip is an area of land maintained in permanent vegetation that helps to control air, soil, and water quality, along with other… …
3Lagrange multiplier — Figure 1: Find x and y to maximize f(x,y) subject to a constraint (shown in red) g(x,y) = c …
4Backcountry snowboarding — is a unique sport that is rapidly growing in popularity. The sport of backcountry snowboarding is characterized by the fresh tracks and deep powder that only the slopes of a remote mountainside can offer. The sport is a completely separate… …
5Lagrange multipliers — In mathematical optimization problems, the method of Lagrange multipliers, named after Joseph Louis Lagrange, is a method for finding the extrema of a function of several variables subject to one or more constraints; it is the basic tool in… …
6physical science, principles of — Introduction the procedures and concepts employed by those who study the inorganic world. physical science, like all the natural sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the surrounding… …
7Magnetic flux — This article is about magnetic flux. For the magnetic field B (magnetic flux per area), see magnetic flux density. For the magnetic field H , see H field. Electromagnetism …
8coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
9Airy function — This article is about the Airy special function. For the Airy stress function employed in solid mechanics, see Stress functions. In the physical sciences, the Airy function Ai(x) is a special function named after the British astronomer George… …
10Lippmann-Schwinger equation — The Lippmann Schwinger equation (named after Bernard A. Lippmann and Julian Schwinger) is of importance to scattering theory. The equation is: | psi^{(pm)} angle = | phi angle + frac{1}{E H 0 pm i epsilon} V |psi^{(pm)} angle. ,DerivationWe will… …
