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General science
A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.
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Wide-area power system protection and control
Science; General science
Electric power system breakdown is a rather rare event. However, when it occurs the influence on society and the costs are tremendous. The electric power system is the most complex, widespread, and ...
Quantum signatures of chaos
Science; General science
From weather phenomena, to population dynamics, to the orbits of Jupiter's moons, chaos appears everywhere around us. All chaotic systems exhibit an extreme sensitivity to tiny changes in initial ...
Satellites of outer planets
Science; General science
Each of the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) hosts three types of natural satellites: regular satellites, collisional remnants, and irregular satellites. The regular satellites ...
Tone (music and acoustics)
Science; General science
Physically, a sound that is composed of discrete frequency (or sine-wave) components; psychologically, an auditory sensation that is characterised foremost by its pitch or pitches.
Stress and strain
Science; General science
Related terms used to define the intensity of internal reactive forces in a deformed body and associated unit changes of dimension, shape, or volume caused by externally applied forces.
Nuclear physics research
Science; General science
Nuclear physics is experiencing a renaissance based on important fundamental discoveries and on the construction of major experimental facilities to explore their consequences.
Laser-solid interactions
Science; General science
Interactions of laser light with solids. The term usually refers to the thermal effects of absorption of high-intensity laser beams. For nonthermal laser interactions with matter
