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21fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
22Gauge theory — For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to gauge theory. In physics, a gauge theory is a type of field theory in which the Lagrangian is invariant under a continuous group of local transformations …
23Robert Kraichnan — Robert H. Kraichnan (* 15. Januar 1928 in Philadelphia; † 26. Februar 2008 in Santa Fe) war ein US amerikanischer theoretischer Physiker, bekannt für Arbeiten über die Theorie der Turbulenz. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 Weblinks …
24List of unsolved problems in physics — This is a list of some of the major unsolved problems in physics. Some of these problems are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining a certain observed phenomenon or experimental result. The others are… …
25Список награждённых Национальной медалью науки США — Джошуа Ледерберг (справа) получает Национальную медаль науки из рук Президента США Джорджа Буша старшего Список …
26nanotechnology — /nan euh tek nol euh jee, nay neuh /, n. any technology on the scale of nanometers. [1987] * * * Manipulation of atoms, molecules, and materials to form structures on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre). These nanostructures typically …
27Heisenberg, Werner — ▪ German physicist and philosopher Introduction in full Werner Karl Heisenberg born Dec. 5, 1901, Würzburg, Ger. died Feb. 1, 1976, Munich, W.Ger. German physicist and philosopher who discovered (1925) a way to formulate quantum mechanics in… …
28Navier–Stokes equations — Continuum mechanics …
29Carl Eckart — Carl Henry Eckart (May 4, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri ndash; October 23, 1973 in La Jolla, California) was an American physicist, physical oceanographer, geophysicist, and administrator. He co developed the Wigner Eckart theorem and is also known …
30Unsolved problems in physics — This is a list of some of the major unsolved problems in physics. Some of these problems are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining some observed phenomenon or experimental result. The others are experimental,… …
