to propagate heat
41Corona — This article is about the astronomical term. For other uses, see Corona (disambiguation). During a total solar eclipse, the solar corona can be seen with the naked eye. A corona is a type of plasma atmosphere of the Sun or other celestial body,… …
42Non-equilibrium thermodynamics — Thermodynamics …
43Fracture mechanics — Continuum mechanics …
44atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …
45glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… …
46Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
47materials testing — Introduction measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics under various conditions. The data thus obtained can be used in specifying the suitability of materials for various… …
48Fire — For other uses, see Fire (disambiguation). An outdoor fire using wood, termed a bonfire …
49Infrared — For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). An image of two people in mid infrared ( thermal ) light (false color) …
50Partial differential equation — A visualisation of a solution to the heat equation on a two dimensional plane In mathematics, partial differential equations (PDE) are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function (or functions) of several… …
