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  2. Continuity equation - Wikipedia

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    This states that whenever the laws of physics have a continuous symmetry, there is a continuity equation for some conserved physical quantity. The three most famous examples are: The laws of physics are invariant with respect to time-translation—for example, the laws of

  3. Continuum mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The concept of a continuum underlies the mathematical framework for studying large-scale forces and deformations in materials. Although materials are composed of discrete atoms and molecules, separated by empty space or microscopic cracks and crystallographic defects, physical phenomena can often be modeled by considering a substance distributed throughout some region of space.

  4. Conservation law - Wikipedia

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    In physics, a conservation law states that a particular measurable property of an isolated physical system does not change as the system evolves over time. Exact conservation laws include conservation of mass-energy, conservation of linear momentum, conservation of angular momentum, and conservation of electric charge.

  5. Conserved current - Wikipedia

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    In physics a conserved current is a current, , that satisfies the continuity equation =.The continuity equation represents a conservation law, hence the name. Indeed, integrating the continuity equation over a volume , large enough to have no net currents through its surface, leads to the conservation law =, where = is the conserved quantity.

  6. Continuum (measurement) - Wikipedia

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    In physics, for example, the space-time continuum model describes space and time as part of the same continuum rather than as separate entities. A spectrum in physics, such as the electromagnetic spectrum, is often termed as either continuous (with energy at all wavelengths) or discrete (energy at only certain wavelengths).

  7. Complex harmonic motion - Wikipedia

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    In physics, complex harmonic motion is a complicated realm based on the simple harmonic motion.The word "complex" refers to different situations. Unlike simple harmonic motion, which is regardless of air resistance, friction, etc., complex harmonic motion often has additional forces to dissipate the initial energy and lessen the speed and amplitude of an oscillation until the energy of the ...

  8. Bound state in the continuum - Wikipedia

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    Schematic picture of energy levels and examples of different states. Discrete spectrum states [nb 1] (green), resonant states (blue dotted line) [1] and bound states in the continuum (red). Partially reproduced from [2] and [3] A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is an eigenstate of some particular quantum system with the following properties:

  9. Intermediate value theorem - Wikipedia

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    Intermediate value theorem: Let be a continuous function defined on [,] and let be a number with () < < ().Then there exists some between and such that () =.. In mathematical analysis, the intermediate value theorem states that if is a continuous function whose domain contains the interval [a, b], then it takes on any given value between () and () at some point within the interval.