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power, in physics

(Encyclopedia)power, in physics, time rate of doing work or of producing or expending energy. The unit of power based on the English units of measurement is the horsepower, devised for describing mechanical power b...

phase, in physics

(Encyclopedia)phase, in physics: see wave.

teleportation, in physics

(Encyclopedia)teleportation, in physics, the transfer of key properties from one particle (or group of particles) to another a significant distance apart without a physical connection between the two particles (or ...

ray, in physics

(Encyclopedia)ray, in physics, term denoting the straight line along which light or other form of radiation is propagated from its source. It generally refers to the line of propagation of waves but is also applied...

period, in physics

(Encyclopedia)period, in physics: see harmonic motion; wave. ...

physics

(Encyclopedia)physics, branch of science traditionally defined as the study of matter, energy, and the relation between them; it was called natural philosophy until the late 19th cent. and is still known by this na...

brain wave

(Encyclopedia)brain wave: see electroencephalography. ...

carrier wave

(Encyclopedia)carrier wave: see modulation.

wave mechanics

(Encyclopedia)wave mechanics: see quantum theory. ...

tidal wave

(Encyclopedia)tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. In po...