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Applications of Atomic Excitations and De-Excitations (m42602)
Maintainers: OSC Physics Maintainer, OpenStax College
Keywords: Aleksandr Prokhorov, atomic de-excitation, atomic excitation, Charles Townes, Dennis Gabor, fluorescence, ground state, hologram, holography, laser, lasing, light, metastable, nanocrystal, Nikolay Basov, nuclear fusion, phosphorescence, population inversion, stimulated emission, ultraviolet
Summary: Define and discuss fluorescence. Define metastable. Describe how laser emission is produced. Explain population inversion. Define and discuss holography.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 57.35%
Revised: 2012-06-04
Revisions: 2
Applications of Electrostatics (m42329)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: electrostatic precipitators, electrostatics, grounded, laser printer, photoconductor, Van de Graaff generator, xerography
Summary: Name several real-world applications of the study of electrostatics.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 74.59%
Revised: 2012-07-05
Revisions: 6
Applications of Statics, Including Problem-Solving Strategies (m42173)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Static equilibrium
Summary: Discuss the applications of Statics in real life. State and discuss various problem-solving strategies in Statics.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 64.60%
Revised: 2012-06-20
Revisions: 5
Applications of Thermodynamics: Heat Pumps and Refrigerators (m42236)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Coefficient of performance, Energy efficiency rating, Heat pump
Summary: Describe the use of heat engines in heat pumps and refrigerators. Demonstrate how a heat pump works to warm an interior space. Explain the differences between heat pumps and refrigerators. Calculate a heat pump’s coefficient of performance.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 57.87%
Revised: 2012-06-06
Revisions: 3
Approximation (m42121)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Approximation
Summary: Make reasonable approximations based on given data.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Language: English
Popularity: 80.83%
Revised: 2012-06-20
Revisions: 5
Archimedes’ Principle (m42196)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Archimedes’ principle, Buoyant force, Specific gravity
Summary: Define buoyant force. State Archimedes’ principle. Understand why objects float or sink. Understand the relationship between density and Archimedes’ principle.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 84.13%
Revised: 2012-07-16
Revisions: 8
Atomic Masses (m42699)
Maintainers: OSC Physics Maintainer, OpenStax College
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 60.74%
Revised: 2012-06-20
Revisions: 3
Back Emf (m42411)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: back emf, electric, generator, motor
Summary: Explain what back emf is and how it is induced.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 57.51%
Revised: 2012-06-21
Revisions: 3
Bernoulli’s Equation (m42206)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Bernoulli, Bernoulli’s equation, Bernoulli’s principle, Conservation of energy, Energy, Entrainment, Sail, Sheets of paper, Wing
Summary: Explain the terms in Bernoulli’s equation. Explain how Bernoulli’s equation is related to conservation of energy. Explain how to derive Bernoulli’s principle from Bernoulli’s equation. Calculate with Bernoulli’s principle. List some applications of Bernoulli’s principle.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 77.63%
Revised: 2012-06-21
Revisions: 6
Binding Energy (m42640)
Maintainers: OpenStax College, OSC Physics Maintainer
Keywords: Alpha particle, Binding energy, Nuclear decay, Nuclear force
Summary: Define and discuss binding energy. Calculate the binding energy per nucleon of a particle.
Subject: Science and Technology
Language: English
Popularity: 51.88%
Revised: 2012-11-05
Revisions: 5
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