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  2. Particle aggregation - Wikipedia

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    For example, larger primary particles may settle even in the absence of aggregation, or aggregates that have formed a colloidal gel will remain in suspension. Other indirect techniques capable to monitor the state of aggregation include, for example, filtration , rheology , absorption of ultrasonic waves , or dielectric properties .

  3. Gravitational collapse - Wikipedia

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    Gravitational collapse of a massive star, resulting in a Type II supernova. Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the center of gravity. [1] Gravitational collapse is a fundamental mechanism for structure formation in the universe.

  4. Objective-collapse theory - Wikipedia

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    In this sense, collapse models provide a unified description of microscopic and macroscopic systems, avoiding the conceptual problems associated to measurements in quantum theory. The most well-known examples of such theories are: Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber (GRW) model; Continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) model; Diósi–Penrose (DP) model

  5. Wave function collapse - Wikipedia

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    Collapse is one of the two processes by which quantum systems evolve in time; the other is the continuous evolution governed by the Schrödinger equation. [2] While standard quantum mechanics postulates wave function collapse to connect quantum to classical models, some extension theories propose physical processes that cause collapse.

  6. Collision theory - Wikipedia

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    The unit of r(T) can be converted to mol⋅L −1 ⋅s −1, after divided by (1000×N A), where N A is the Avogadro constant. For a reaction between A and B, the collision frequency calculated with the hard-sphere model with the unit number of collisions per m 3 per second is:

  7. Hydrophobic collapse - Wikipedia

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    Hydrophobic collapse is a proposed process for the production of the 3-D conformation adopted by polypeptides and other molecules in polar solvents. The theory states that the nascent polypeptide forms initial secondary structure ( ɑ-helices and β-strands ) creating localized regions of predominantly hydrophobic residues .

  8. Quantum decoherence - Wikipedia

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    In classical scattering of a target body by environmental photons, the motion of the target body will not be changed by the scattered photons on the average. In quantum scattering, the interaction between the scattered photons and the superposed target body will cause them to be entangled, thereby delocalizing the phase coherence from the target body to the whole system, rendering the ...

  9. Percolation - Wikipedia

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    For example, in geology, percolation refers to filtration of water through soil and permeable rocks. The water flows to recharge the groundwater in the water table and aquifers . In places where infiltration basins or septic drain fields are planned to dispose of substantial amounts of water, a percolation test is needed beforehand to determine ...