Mechanics glossary. 2013.
material — brittle material elastic material inelastic material linear material linear elastic material plastic material … Mechanics glossary
Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy — (IETS) is an experimental tool for studying the vibrations of molecular adsorbates on metal oxides. It yields vibrational spectra of the adsorbates with high resolution ( … Wikipedia
inelastic scattering — noun physics : scattering of material particles due to collisions in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding particles increases or decreases * * * inelastic collision or inelastic scattering see under ↑collide • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
inelastic — adjective 1》 (of a material) not elastic. 2》 Economics (of demand or supply) insensitive to changes in price or income. 3》 Physics (of a collision) involving an overall loss of translational kinetic energy. Derivatives inelastically adverb… … English new terms dictionary
plastic material — see inelastic material … Mechanics glossary
Strongly correlated material — Strongly correlated materials are a wide class of materials that show unusual (often technologically useful) electronic and magnetic properties, such as metal insulator transitions or half metallicity.Electron correlations are those effects which … Wikipedia
brittle material — a brittle material or structure exhibits low ductility, meaning that it exhibits very little inelastic deformation before complete failure … Mechanics glossary
Zero-point field — In quantum field theory, the zero point field is the lowest energy state of a field, i.e. its ground state, which is non zero. [cite book | last = Gribbin | first = John | title = Q is for Quantum An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics | publisher … Wikipedia
Spring (device) — Helical or coil springs designed for tension Compression sp … Wikipedia
Superpressure balloon — A superpressure balloon is style of balloon where the pressure of lifting gas changes as the balloon temperature changes due to the heating and cooling of the diurnal cycle. This is an alternative to the more common approach of allowing the gas… … Wikipedia
