688
Index
Bond, sigma, 527
Boolean logic, 577, 579, 581
Boson, 14, 197, 412, 424, 441, 451, 470, 516,
524
Bosonic system, 431
Boulding (Kenneth) quote, 558
Brachytherapy, 308
Bragg peak, 313, 315
Brain, wet, 578
Bremsstrahlung, 220, 285, 293, 294, 315
Brillouin scattering, 246
Buckminister Fuller, 68
Bulk modulus, 130
Bulk viscosity, 96
Butterfly effect, 97
C
Capillary action, 50
Carnot efficiency, 351
Carroll (Lewis) quote, v
Catalyst, 510
Catastrophe, 604
Cavendish, Henry, 32
Cavitation, 49, 51, 136
Center of buoyancy, 83, 84
Center of mass, 33
Centrifuge, 23
Channel capacity, 553
Chaos, 86, 558, 559, 561
Chaos in fluids, 97
Chaotic systems, 6, 97
Chemical kinematics, 172, 365
Chemical potential, 344, 353, 360, 398, 404,
412, 413, 435, 453, 462, 480, 492, 500
Cherenkov radiation, 283
Chirality, 239
Chirped pulsed amplification, 253
Chromophores, 240, 269
Clausius-Clapeyron equation, 371
Coding, digital, 267
Coding, DNA, 549
Coding, Huffman, 548
Codon, 548
Cognitive illusion, 262
Coherence length, 639
Complex adaptive systems, 618
Complex system agents, 602
Complex systems, 6
Compliance, 61
Compressibility, 61, 96, 107, 433, 468, 489
Compression modulus, 61
Compressive limit, 63
Compton scattering, 241, 296
Conductance, 388
Conduction band, 237
Conductivity, 272
Congeal, 17
Consciousness, 591
Constructive interference, 118, 214
Continuity equation, 92
Control theory, 554
Cosmic rays, 184, 192, 212, 220, 283, 321, 607
Cost function, 564
Covalent bond, 12
Critical exponent, 563
Critical phenomena, 563
Critical point, 368
Crookes tube, 280
Cryogenics, 417
Cryotherapy, 416
Curie, 284
Curie, Marie, 317
Curvilinear coordinate, 55
Cybernetics, 554
D
Dalton’s law, 3
Damping coefficient, 138
Darrow (Clarence) quote, 577
DeBroglie relation, 305, 519
Debye–Hückel model, 404, 497
Debye length, 498
Decibel level, 128, 267
Decompression sickness, 49, 374
Degeneracy, 424
Degree of complexity, 602
Delta particles, 310
Denatured, 336
Density matrix, 456
Depletion forces, 534
Destructive interference, 118, 214
Diathermy, 223, 225, 273, 417
Dielectric constant, 272
Dielectric material, 53, 147, 534
Dielectric strength, 192
Diffraction angle, 121
Diffraction grating, 215
Diffraction pattern, 121
Diffusion, 17, 21, 23, 25, 378, 381, 398, 413,
429, 574, 584, 585
Diffusion, Einstein, 380
Diffusion equation, 106, 335, 379
Diffusion channel, 405
Diffusion constant, 25, 44, 125, 380, 383, 388,
418
Diffusion rate, 20, 381, 435
Index
Bond, sigma, 527
Boolean logic, 577, 579, 581
Boson, 14, 197, 412, 424, 441, 451, 470, 516,
524
Bosonic system, 431
Boulding (Kenneth) quote, 558
Brachytherapy, 308
Bragg peak, 313, 315
Brain, wet, 578
Bremsstrahlung, 220, 285, 293, 294, 315
Brillouin scattering, 246
Buckminister Fuller, 68
Bulk modulus, 130
Bulk viscosity, 96
Butterfly effect, 97
C
Capillary action, 50
Carnot efficiency, 351
Carroll (Lewis) quote, v
Catalyst, 510
Catastrophe, 604
Cavendish, Henry, 32
Cavitation, 49, 51, 136
Center of buoyancy, 83, 84
Center of mass, 33
Centrifuge, 23
Channel capacity, 553
Chaos, 86, 558, 559, 561
Chaos in fluids, 97
Chaotic systems, 6, 97
Chemical kinematics, 172, 365
Chemical potential, 344, 353, 360, 398, 404,
412, 413, 435, 453, 462, 480, 492, 500
Cherenkov radiation, 283
Chirality, 239
Chirped pulsed amplification, 253
Chromophores, 240, 269
Clausius-Clapeyron equation, 371
Coding, digital, 267
Coding, DNA, 549
Coding, Huffman, 548
Codon, 548
Cognitive illusion, 262
Coherence length, 639
Complex adaptive systems, 618
Complex system agents, 602
Complex systems, 6
Compliance, 61
Compressibility, 61, 96, 107, 433, 468, 489
Compression modulus, 61
Compressive limit, 63
Compton scattering, 241, 296
Conductance, 388
Conduction band, 237
Conductivity, 272
Congeal, 17
Consciousness, 591
Constructive interference, 118, 214
Continuity equation, 92
Control theory, 554
Cosmic rays, 184, 192, 212, 220, 283, 321, 607
Cost function, 564
Covalent bond, 12
Critical exponent, 563
Critical phenomena, 563
Critical point, 368
Crookes tube, 280
Cryogenics, 417
Cryotherapy, 416
Curie, 284
Curie, Marie, 317
Curvilinear coordinate, 55
Cybernetics, 554
D
Dalton’s law, 3
Damping coefficient, 138
Darrow (Clarence) quote, 577
DeBroglie relation, 305, 519
Debye–Hückel model, 404, 497
Debye length, 498
Decibel level, 128, 267
Decompression sickness, 49, 374
Degeneracy, 424
Degree of complexity, 602
Delta particles, 310
Denatured, 336
Density matrix, 456
Depletion forces, 534
Destructive interference, 118, 214
Diathermy, 223, 225, 273, 417
Dielectric constant, 272
Dielectric material, 53, 147, 534
Dielectric strength, 192
Diffraction angle, 121
Diffraction grating, 215
Diffraction pattern, 121
Diffusion, 17, 21, 23, 25, 378, 381, 398, 413,
429, 574, 584, 585
Diffusion, Einstein, 380
Diffusion equation, 106, 335, 379
Diffusion channel, 405
Diffusion constant, 25, 44, 125, 380, 383, 388,
418
Diffusion rate, 20, 381, 435