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- The Big Bang is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from a primordial state of high density and temperature. It was first proposed...148 KB (15,926 words) - 01:49, 5 June 2024
- Entropy is a scientific concept that is most commonly associated with a state of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty. The term and the concept are used...108 KB (13,924 words) - 12:52, 4 May 2024
- A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word...114 KB (12,666 words) - 09:32, 28 May 2024
- Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.: 445 Gauge...44 KB (5,656 words) - 01:34, 4 June 2024
- The cosmic microwave background (CMB or CMBR) is microwave radiation that fills all space in the observable universe. It is a remnant that provides an...108 KB (13,263 words) - 01:50, 13 June 2024
- Alpha particles, also called alpha rays or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4...31 KB (3,860 words) - 23:45, 14 May 2024
- Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind, that are captured by and held around a...38 KB (4,485 words) - 16:28, 25 May 2024
- In physics, angular velocity (symbol ω or ω → {\displaystyle {\vec {\omega }}} , the lowercase Greek letter omega), also known as angular frequency vector...17 KB (2,525 words) - 10:06, 18 April 2024
- Quantum information science is a field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics with information theory to study the processing, analysis, and...7 KB (743 words) - 22:27, 1 May 2024
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛikə ˈkaːmərlɪŋ ˈɔnəs]; 21 September 1853 – 21 February 1926) was a Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate...17 KB (1,780 words) - 14:34, 11 June 2024
- In theoretical physics and mathematical physics, analytical mechanics, or theoretical mechanics is a collection of closely related formulations of classical...40 KB (5,759 words) - 04:26, 12 February 2024
- Gravitational energy or gravitational potential energy is the potential energy a massive object has due to its position in a gravitational field. It is...8 KB (1,070 words) - 21:46, 12 May 2024
- Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a fusion energy process that initiates nuclear fusion reactions by compressing and heating targets filled with fuel...68 KB (7,904 words) - 20:30, 12 May 2024
- Ralph Asher Alpher (February 3, 1921 – August 12, 2007) was an American cosmologist, who carried out pioneering work in the early 1950s on the Big Bang...20 KB (2,386 words) - 00:52, 15 April 2024
- Vacuum energy is an underlying background energy that exists in space throughout the entire Universe. The vacuum energy is a special case of zero-point...14 KB (1,813 words) - 03:55, 13 June 2024
- Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm (Russian: И́горь Евге́ньевич Тамм; 8 July 1895 – 12 April 1971) was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics...14 KB (1,325 words) - 08:25, 27 April 2024
- An Otto cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic cycle...24 KB (4,254 words) - 10:17, 17 April 2024
- In particle physics, preons are hypothetical point particles, conceived of as sub-components of quarks and leptons. The word was coined by Jogesh Pati...22 KB (2,928 words) - 02:31, 23 May 2024
- In geology, saltation (from Latin saltus 'leap, jump') is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water. It occurs when loose materials...7 KB (756 words) - 19:28, 6 February 2023
- Distance measures are used in physical cosmology to give a natural notion of the distance between two objects or events in the universe. They are often...17 KB (2,495 words) - 02:23, 18 May 2024