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  • In fluid dynamics, angle of attack (AOA, α, or α {\displaystyle \alpha } ) is the angle between a reference line on a body (often the chord line of an...
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  • In physics, an operator is a function over a space of physical states onto another space of physical states. The simplest example of the utility of operators...
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    In fracture mechanics, the stress intensity factor (K) is used to predict the stress state ("stress intensity") near the tip of a crack or notch caused...
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    Nuclear graphite is any grade of graphite, usually synthetic graphite, manufactured for use as a moderator or reflector within a nuclear reactor. Graphite...
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    Dip pen nanolithography (DPN) is a scanning probe lithography technique where an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip is used to create patterns directly...
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  • A magnetorquer or magnetic torquer (also known as a torque rod) is a satellite system for attitude control, detumbling, and stabilization built from electromagnetic...
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  • Peter R. Holland is an English theoretical physicist, known for his work on foundational problems in quantum physics and in particular his book on the...
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  • Bioelectrodynamics is a branch of medical physics and bioelectromagnetism which deals with rapidly changing electric and magnetic fields in biological...
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