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Gravitational potential energy

Physics; General physics

The energy possessed by a body due to its position.

Gravity

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The gravitational attraction at the surface of a planet or other celestial body.

Half-life

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The time during which half the number of atoms in the element disintegrate.

Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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It is impossible to have a particle that has an arbitrarily well-defined position and momentum at the same time.

Hertz

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The unit of frequency, also known as cycles per second.

Hooke's law

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Within elastic limit, stress is directly proportional to strain.

Huygens'principle

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Each point on a light wavefront can be regarded as a source of secondary waves, the envelope of these secondary waves determining the position of the wavefront at a later time.

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