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31Biot–Savart law — The Biot–Savart Law is an equation in electromagnetism that describes the magnetic field B generated by an electric current. The vector field B depends on the magnitude, direction, length, and proximity of the electric current, and also on a… …
32Atom — The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element. An atom has an electron cloud consisting of negatively charged electrons surrounding a dense nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged… …
33Columbia River Basalt Group — The Columbia River Basalt Group (including the Steen and Picture Gorge basalts) extends over portions of five states. The Columbia River Basalt Group is a large igneous province that lies across parts of the Western United States . It is found in …
34Utility frequency — The waveform of 230 volt, 50 Hz compared with 110 V, 60 Hz. The utility frequency, (power) line frequency (American English) or mains frequency (British English) is the frequency at which alternating current (ac, also AC) is transmitted from a… …
35Stark effect — The Stark effect is the shifting and splitting of spectral lines of atoms and molecules due to the presence of an external static electric field. The amount of splitting and or shifting is called the Stark splitting or Stark shift. In general one …
36Hasegawa-Mima equation — The Hasegawa Mima equation, named after Akira Hasegawa and Kunioki Mima, is an equation that describes a certain regime of plasma, where the time scales are very fast, and the distance scale in the direction of the magnetic field is long. In… …
37London equations — The London equations, developed by brothers Fritz and Heinz London in 1935, [cite journal last= London first= F. coauthors= H. London month= March title= The Electromagnetic Equations of the Supraconductor journal= Proc. Roy. Soc. (London) volume …
38cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
39Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
40Halbach array — A Halbach array, showing the orientation of each piece s magnetic field. This array would give a strong field underneath, while the field above would cancel. The flux diagram of a Halbach array A Halbach array is a special arra …
