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1Mineral physics — This article is about high pressure physics of minerals. For physical attributes of minerals like cleavage, see Mineralogy#physical mineralogy. Mineral physics is the science of materials that compose the interior of planets, particularly the… …
2Boron nitride — IUPAC name Boron nitride Identifiers …
3Mie–Gruneisen equation of state — The Mie Gruneisen equation of state is a relation between the pressure and the volume of a solid at a given temperature. It is often used to determine the pressure in a shock compressed solid. Several variations of the Mie Gruneisen equation of… …
4Crystal structure — In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice… …
5Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
6Components of jet engines — Diagram of a typical gas turbine jet engine. Air is compressed by the fan blades as it enters the engine, and it is mixed and burned with fuel in the combustion section. The hot exhaust gases provide forward thrust and turn the turbines which… …
7impact crater — Astron., Geol. crater (def. 2). [1890 95] * * * ▪ landform Introduction any feature on the continents that has been created by the impact of cosmic bodies (meteorites, asteroids (asteroid), or comets (comet)) on the Earth s surface. In fact …
8Crystal oscillator — A miniature 4 MHz quartz crystal enclosed in a hermetically sealed HC 49/US package, used as the resonator in a crystal oscillator. A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal …
9fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Cf. reactor (def. 4). * * * Introduction also called fusion power plant or thermonuclear reactor a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear… …
10Dense plasma focus — Plasma gun redirects here. For the science fiction weapon, see plasma weapon (fiction). A dense plasma focus (DPF) is a machine that produces, by electromagnetic acceleration and compression, a short lived plasma that is so hot and dense that it… …
