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  2. Deflection (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Deflection is a change in a moving object's velocity, hence its trajectory, as a consequence of contact with a surface or the influence of a non-contact force field. Examples of the former include a ball bouncing off the ground or a bat; examples of the latter include a beam of electrons used to produce a picture , or the relativistic bending ...

  3. Aeroelasticity - Wikipedia

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    Aeroelasticity is the branch of physics and ... deflection. For example, ... verifying aeroelastic problems along with standard examples that can ...

  4. Contact mechanics - Wikipedia

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    A starting point for solving contact problems is to understand the effect of a "point-load" applied to an isotropic, homogeneous, and linear elastic half-plane, shown in the figure to the right. The problem may be either plane stress or plane strain. This is a boundary value problem of linear elasticity subject to the traction boundary conditions:

  5. List of unsolved problems in physics - Wikipedia

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    Some of the major unsolved problems in physics are theoretical, meaning that existing theories seem incapable of explaining a certain observed phenomenon or experimental result. The others are experimental, meaning that there is a difficulty in creating an experiment to test a proposed theory or investigate a phenomenon in greater detail.

  6. Deflection (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Deflection (f) in engineering. In structural engineering, deflection is the degree to which a part of a long structural element (such as beam) is deformed laterally (in the direction transverse to its longitudinal axis) under a load. It may be quantified in terms of an angle (angular displacement) or a distance (linear displacement).

  7. Magnus effect - Wikipedia

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    The Magnus effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a spinning object is moving through a fluid.A lift force acts on the spinning object and its path may be deflected in a manner not present when it is not spinning.

  8. Euler–Bernoulli beam theory - Wikipedia

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    Besides deflection, the beam equation describes forces and moments and can thus be used to describe stresses. For this reason, the Euler–Bernoulli beam equation is widely used in engineering, especially civil and mechanical, to determine the strength (as well as deflection) of beams under bending.

  9. Collision - Wikipedia

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    An example of such a collision is a car crash, as cars crumple inward when crashing, rather than bouncing off of each other. This is by design , for the safety of the occupants and bystanders should a crash occur - the frame of the car absorbs the energy of the crash instead.