laws of physics
111Laurence Godfrey (physics lecturer) — Dr. Laurence Godfrey (born 21 November 1952, London, England) established a legal precedent for libel on Usenet, in the landmark Godfrey v. Demon case.In 1993 he and CERN colleague Phillip Hallam Baker became immersed in a very public dispute on… …
112conservation laws — principles of physics which dictate that electrical energy does not change but is preserved …
113social physics — noun plural but usually singular in construction 1. : the science of social phenomena subject to invariable natural laws compare social dynamics, social statics 2. : the quantitative study of human society : social statistics …
114relativistic mechanics — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the motion of bodies whose relative velocities approach the speed of light c, or whose kinetic energies are comparable with the product of their masses m and the square of the velocity of light …
115charge conjugation — Physics. the mathematical operation of replacing every elementary particle by its antiparticle. Symbol: C * * * ▪ physics in particle physics, an operation that replaces particles with antiparticles (antiparticle) (and vice versa) in… …
116time reversal — Physics. the mathematical operation of reversing the direction of time. Symbol: T [1920 25] * * * ▪ physics in physics, mathematical operation of replacing the expression for time with its negative in formulas or equations so that they… …
117nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… …
118physical 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… …
119Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate …
120General relativity — For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to general relativity. General relativity Introduction Mathematical formulation Resources …
