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  2. Work (thermodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Thermodynamic work is one of the principal kinds of process by which a thermodynamic system can interact with and transfer energy to its surroundings. This results in externally measurable macroscopic forces on the system's surroundings, which can cause mechanical work, to lift a weight, for example, [1] or cause changes in electromagnetic, [2] [3] [4] or gravitational [5] variables.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Isobaric process - Wikipedia

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    Thus, half the work lifts the piston mass (work of gravity, or “useable” work), while the other half expands the surroundings. The results of these two process examples illustrate the difference between the fraction of heat converted to usable work (mgΔh) vs. the fraction converted to pressure-volume work done against the surrounding ...

  5. Coriolis force - Wikipedia

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    In the right panel (stationary observer), the ball tosser (smiley face) is at 12 o'clock and the rail the ball bounces from is at position 1. From the inertial viewer's standpoint, positions 1, 2, and 3 are occupied in sequence. At position 2, the ball strikes the rail, and at position 3, the ball returns to the tosser.

  6. Compression (physics) - Wikipedia

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    The compressive forces may also be applied in multiple directions; for example inwards along the edges of a plate or all over the side surface of a cylinder, so as to reduce its area (biaxial compression), or inwards over the entire surface of a body, so as to reduce its volume.

  7. Young–Laplace equation - Wikipedia

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    In physics, the Young–Laplace equation (/ l ə ˈ p l ɑː s /) is an algebraic equation that describes the capillary pressure difference sustained across the interface between two static fluids, such as water and air, due to the phenomenon of surface tension or wall tension, although use of the latter is only applicable if assuming that the wall is very thin.

  8. Glossary of physics - Wikipedia

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    A type of solid which does not have a definite geometric shape. ampere (A) Often abbreviated as amp. The SI base unit of electric current, defined as one coulomb of electric charge per second. amplifier. Also electronic amplifier or (informally) amp. An electronic device that can increase the power of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current).

  9. Center of pressure (fluid mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    The center of pressure on a symmetric airfoil typically lies close to 25% of the chord length behind the leading edge of the airfoil. (This is called the "quarter-chord point".) For a symmetric airfoil, as angle of attack and lift coefficient change, the center of pressure does not move. [10]