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'''Antiferroelectricity''' is a physical property of certain materials. It is closely related to [[ferroelectricity]]; the relat ...e journal |author=Charles Kittel |author-link=Charles Kittel |title=Theory of Antiferroelectric Crystals |journal=[[Physical Review|Phys. Rev.]] |volume= ...

{{Short description|Degree of structural order in a solid}} ...nsparency]] and [[diffusion]]. In an [[ideal gas]], the relative positions of the atoms or molecules are completely random. Amorphous materials, such as ...

...hases: they resemble waxes and are easily deformed. If the internal degree of freedom is molecular rotation, the name '''rotor phase''' or '''rotatory ph |journal=[[Journal of Materials Chemistry A]] ...

...11=Carusotto |first11=Iacopo |title=Topological photonics |journal=Reviews of Modern Physics |date=25 March 2019 |volume=91 |issue=1 |pages=015006 |doi=1 ...f these ''electromagnetic'' topological insulators may fall in other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum such as the microwave range.<ref name="khanika ...

...d= 4179723}}</ref> the origins of the UDR were attributed to the dominance of many-body interactions in systems, and their analogous RC network equivalen ...operty of random RC network models of complex materials | journal= Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics | year=2009 | volume=42 | issue=6 ...

{{Short description|Overview of and topical guide to physics}} {{see also|Index of physics articles}} ...

...e=en}}</ref> They have zero [[shear modulus]], or, in simpler terms, are [[Matter|substances]] which cannot resist any [[shear force]] applied to them. ...843|last3=Del Mar|first3=Chris B|pmid=14988184}}</ref> (e.g. "drink plenty of fluids"). In [[hydraulics]], [[Hydraulic fluid|fluid]] is a term which refe ...

...ffect manifests itself as a ''positive'' correction to the [[resistivity]] of a [[metal]] or [[semiconductor]].<ref>{{Cite journal ...}</ref> The name emphasizes the fact that weak localization is a precursor of [[Anderson localization]], which occurs at strong disorder. ...

...of state |type=Ph.D. |location=Oldenburg, Germany |publisher=[[University of Oldenburg|Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg]] |year=2000 |isbn=3-826 ...e ferromagnet–paramagnet transition ([[Curie temperature]]) in the absence of an external magnetic field.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stanley|first=H. Eugene|ur ...

...state of the readback heads of [[hard disk]] drives at exactly their point of maximum sensitivity; hence the term "bias." ...sting of a ferromagnet and an antiferromagnet. The susceptibility (slope) of the antiferromagnetic's magnetization curve is exaggerated for clarity.]] ...

The opposite of a short circuit is an '''open circuit''', which is an infinite [[Electrical ...here short circuits are caused intentionally, for example, for the purpose of voltage-sensing [[Crowbar (circuit)|crowbar circuit protectors]]. ...

...ubstances into liquid and/or solidifying them, and as an industrial source of [[nitrogen]], [[oxygen]], [[argon]], and other [[inert gas]]es through a pr ...uid nitrogen]] and [[liquid oxygen]]). Although air contains trace amounts of [[carbon dioxide]] (about 0.03%), carbon dioxide solidifies from the gas ph ...

{{Short description|Calculations of the global-warming potential of energy sources}} ...owatt hour]] (kWh). The goal of such assessments is to cover the full life of the source, from material and fuel mining through construction to operation ...

{{Short description|State of no net thermal energy flow between two connected systems}} [[File:Thermal equilibrium in closed system.png|thumb|Development of a thermal equilibrium in a [[closed system]] over time through a [[heat flo ...

...tron]]. A nonzero [[electric dipole moment]] can only exist if the centers of the negative and positive charge distribution inside the particle do not co | title = Measurement of the Permanent Electric Dipole Moment of the Neutron ...

{{short description|Physical process of transition between basic states of matter}} ...iling point]], resulting in an abrupt change in volume. The identification of the external conditions at which a transformation occurs defines the phase ...

{{Short description|Branch of physics}} {{Condensed matter physics}} ...

...the relevant states have an energy difference that matches with the energy of a THz [[photon]]. Therefore, THz spectroscopy provides a particularly power ...tials of nanostructures as well as in exploring the fundamental properties of many-body systems in a controlled fashion. ...

{{Short description|Species of elementary particle}} | colspan=3 style="font-size:90%" align=center |Six flavours of leptons ...

...[[baryon asymmetry|matter–antimatter asymmetry]], and the nature of [[dark matter]] and [[dark energy]].<ref name=sym-v2-feb-05>{{cite web ...of the Standard Model itself: the Standard Model is inconsistent with that of [[general relativity]], and one or both theories break down under certain c ...