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  2. Stokesian dynamics - Wikipedia

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    Stokesian dynamics [1] is a solution technique for the Langevin equation, which is the relevant form of Newton's 2nd law for a Brownian particle.The method treats the suspended particles in a discrete sense while the continuum approximation remains valid for the surrounding fluid, i.e., the suspended particles are generally assumed to be significantly larger than the molecules of the solvent.

  3. Deposition (aerosol physics) - Wikipedia

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    Deposition due to Brownian motion obeys both Fick's first and second laws. The resulting deposition flux is defined as J = n D π t {\textstyle J=n{\sqrt {\frac {D}{\pi t}}}} , where J is deposition flux, n is the initial number density , D is the diffusion constant and t is time.

  4. Effective mass (solid-state physics) - Wikipedia

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    For parabolic isotropic bands, M inert −1 = ⁠ 1 / m * ⁠ I, where m * is a scalar effective mass and I is the identity. In general, the elements of M inert −1 are functions of k. The inverse, M inert = (M inert −1) −1, is known as the effective mass tensor. Note that it is not always possible to invert M inert −1

  5. Sediment transport - Wikipedia

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    The nondimensionalization is in order to compare the driving forces of particle motion (shear stress) to the resisting forces that would make it stationary (particle density and size). This dimensionless shear stress, τ ∗ {\displaystyle \tau *} , is called the Shields parameter and is defined as: [ 12 ]

  6. Solid mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A solid is a material that can support a substantial amount of shearing force over a given time scale during a natural or industrial process or action. This is what distinguishes solids from fluids, because fluids also support normal forces which are those forces that are directed perpendicular to the material plane across from which they act and normal stress is the normal force per unit area ...

  7. Particle size analysis - Wikipedia

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    In most of them, the particle size is inferred from a measurement of, for example: light scattering; electrical resistance; particle motion, rather than a direct measurement of particle diameter. This enables rapid measurement of a particle size distribution by an instrument, but does require some form of calibration or assumptions regarding ...

  8. Position and momentum spaces - Wikipedia

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    Momentum space is the set of all momentum vectors p a physical system can have; the momentum vector of a particle corresponds to its motion, with dimension of mass ⋅ length ⋅ time −1. Mathematically, the duality between position and momentum is an example of Pontryagin duality .

  9. Rutherford scattering experiments - Wikipedia

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    v = speed of the alpha particle = 1.53 × 10 7 m/s; m = mass of the alpha particle = 6.64 × 10 −27 kg; k = Coulomb constant = 8.987 × 10 9 N·m 2 /C 2; N = number of electrons in the gold atom = 79; gives the average angle by which the alpha particle should be deflected by the atomic electrons as: