Equilibrium mode distribution — The equilibrium mode [power] distribution of light travelling in an optical waveguide or fiber, is the distribution of light that is no longer changing with fibre length or with input modal excitation. This phenomenon requires both mode filtering … Wikipedia
stationary phase — the stage in the growth of a bacterial culture when the bacteria undergoing division are in equilibrium with those dying, and the number of bacterial cells remains nearly constant … Medical dictionary
Non-equilibrium thermodynamics — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
Chemical equilibrium — In a chemical reaction, chemical equilibrium is the state in which the concentrations of the reactants and products have not yet changed with time. It occurs only in reversible reactions, and not in irreversible reactions. Usually, this state… … Wikipedia
Mechanical equilibrium — A pendulum in a stable equilibrium (left) and unstable equilibrium (right) A standard definition of static equilibrium is: A system of particles is in static equilibrium when all the particles of the system are at rest and the total force on each … Wikipedia
Partition equilibrium — The most common chemical equilibrium systems involve reactants and products in the same phase either all gases or all solutions. However, it is also possible to get equilibria between substances in different phases, such as two liquids that do… … Wikipedia
mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application … Universalium
Onsager reciprocal relations — Thermodynamics … Wikipedia
Earnshaw's theorem — states that a collection of point charges cannot be maintained in a stable stationary equilibrium configuration solely by the electrostatic interaction of the charges. This was first proven by Samuel Earnshaw in 1842. It is usually referenced to… … Wikipedia
Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins — Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins (1898 2008) was a British economist and adherent to the Austrian School of Economics. He is known for his proposed definition of economics, and for his instrumental efforts in shifting Anglo Saxon economics… … Wikipedia