(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
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Kinetic theory of gases
(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
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(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with ot…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their m…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their m…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry, each force emerged separately during t…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their m…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their m…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.(quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at…
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A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a…
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and then in an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, theory, gases, consist, small.(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…
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