General physics

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Beta particle

Physics; General physics

An electron emitted from a nucleus in radioactive decay.

Black body

Physics; General physics

An ideal body which would absorb all incident radiation and reflect none.

Black hole

Physics; General physics

The remaining core of a supernova that is so dense that even light cannot escape.

Brownian motion

Physics; General physics

The continuous random motion of solid microscopic particles when suspended in a fluid medium due to the consequence of ongoing bombardment by atoms and molecules.

Bulk's modulus of elasticity

Physics; General physics

The ratio of normal stress to the volumetric strain produced in a body.

The S.I. unit of luminous intensity defined as the luminous intensity in a given direction of a source that emits monochromatic photons of frequency 540 x 1012 Hz & has a radiant intensity in that ...