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  2. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Greek understanding of physics was limited to the statics of simple machines (the balance of forces), and did not include dynamics or the concept of work. During the Renaissance the dynamics of the Mechanical Powers, as the simple machines were called, began to be studied from the standpoint of how far they could lift a load, in addition to the force they could apply, leading ...

  3. Multiple time dimensions - Wikipedia

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    Multiple independent timeframes, in which time passes at different rates, have long been a feature of stories. [15] Fantasy writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis have made use of these and other multiple time dimensions, such as those proposed by Dunne, in some of their most well-known stories. [15]

  4. Shift plan - Wikipedia

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    First shift has very early starts, so time in the evening before is heavily cut short. The second shift occupies the times during which many people finish work and socialize. The third shift creates a situation in which the employee must sleep during the day; it may be preferred for night owls, for whom this is a desired sleep pattern.

  5. Phase (waves) - Wikipedia

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    If the shift in is expressed as a fraction of the period, and then scaled to an angle spanning a whole turn, one gets the phase shift, phase offset, or phase difference of relative to . If F {\displaystyle F} is a "canonical" function for a class of signals, like sin ⁡ ( t ) {\displaystyle \sin(t)} is for all sinusoidal signals, then φ ...

  6. Shift work - Wikipedia

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    Shift work increases the risk for the development of many disorders. Shift work sleep disorder is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder characterized by insomnia, excessive sleepiness, or both. Shift work is considered essential for the diagnosis. [9] The risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 is increased in shift workers, especially men. People working ...

  7. Time in physics - Wikipedia

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    In physics, sometimes units of measurement in which c = 1 are used to simplify equations. Time in a "moving" reference frame is shown to run more slowly than in a "stationary" one by the following relation (which can be derived by the Lorentz transformation by putting ∆x′ = 0, ∆τ = ∆t′):

  8. List of common physics notations - Wikipedia

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    square meter (m 2) amplitude: meter: atomic mass number: unitless acceleration: meter per second squared (m/s 2) magnetic flux density also called the magnetic field density or magnetic induction tesla (T), or equivalently, weber per square meter (Wb/m 2) capacitance: farad (F) heat capacity

  9. Time evolution - Wikipedia

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    Then by the definition of F, F t, s (x) is the state of the system at time t and consequently applying the definition once more, F u, t (F t, s (x)) is the state at time u. But this is also F u, s (x). In some contexts in mathematical physics, the mappings F t, s are called propagation operators or simply propagators.