Index
691
Laminar flow, 99
Langley (Samuel), 228
Laplace equation, 335, 634
Laplacian, 121, 665
Laser ablation molecular spectroscopy, 251
Laser amplification, 250
Laser coherence, 250
Laser focusing, 251
Laser pump, 250
Lavoisier (Antoine) quote, 7
Law of mass action, 399
Learning system, 599
Le Châtelier’s principle, 361
Leibnez, Gottfried, 36
Lennard-Jones (John) potential, 525
Lens maker’s equation, 257
Lethal dose, 318
Levels of complexity, 603
Levi-Civita symbol, 660
Lie detector, 196
Light Amplification by the Stimulated
Emission of Radiation (LASER)„ 249
Light energy transfer (LET), 313
Linear magnification, 264
Linear superposition, 186
Linear Superposition Principle, 118
Liouville’s theorem, 456
Localizable system, 6
Logic gates, 578, 581
Logistic map, 559, 563
London dispersion force, 533
Lorentz force, 109, 186, 189
Loudness, 127
Lyapunov exponent, 97
Lyophilic, 18
Lyophobic, 18
M
Mössbauer effect, 248, 302
Magnetic forces, 14, 184, 189
Magnetic moment, electron, 185, 197, 219
Magnetic moment, nuclear, 199
Magnetic moment, proton, 199
Magnetic phosphenes, 273
Magnetic quantum number, 197
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 169, 196,
201
Magneton, Bohr, 198
Magneton, nuclear, 198, 199
Magnetron, microwave, 219, 223
Malleable, 63
Marx (Groucho) quote, 154, 261, 343, 454, 679
Masking effect, 157
Mass-energy conservation, 92
Mass conservation, 92
Mass spectrometer, 24
Material failure, 63
Material fatigue, 63
Maxwell, James Clerk, 3, 29, 65, 72, 120, 185,
205, 211, 213, 220, 247, 252, 256, 271,
294, 409, 428, 514, 543, 627, 667
Maxwell (James Clerk) quote, 183
Maxwell’s demon, 544
Maxwell’s distribution, 428
Maxwell viscoelastic, 65
Maxwell’s relations, 362, 365, 500
Maxwell relations, 500
McCulloch–Pitts neuron, 579
Meissner effect, 31
Meitner, Lise, 301
Mels, 157
Memory, holographic, 640
Meniscus, 50
Mesoscopic, 7, 172, 263, 621
Metastable state, 7, 237, 246, 249, 307, 326,
352, 408, 599
Micelle, 17
Micro-canonical ensemble, 459
Microfracture, 63
Microgravity, 40
Microscope, digital holographic, 255
Microwaves, relic, 607
Mie, Gustav, 247
Mie scattering, 22
Millman (Jacob) equation, 389
Miscible, 16
Molecular motor, 104, 538, 540
Molecular orbital, 515, 527, 528, 530
Molecular uncrimping, 72
Mole fraction, 357
Monochromatic wave, 119
Monte Carlo method, 678
Morowitz (Harold) quote, 607
Morse (Philip) potential, 526
Mott scattering, 312
Multipolar interactions, 13
Musical key, 161
Musical note, 161
Musical note, pure, 119
Musical partials, 161
Møller scattering, 311
N
Nöther’s theorem, 36, 326
Nanoscopic, 7, 621
Natural adaptability, 416
691
Laminar flow, 99
Langley (Samuel), 228
Laplace equation, 335, 634
Laplacian, 121, 665
Laser ablation molecular spectroscopy, 251
Laser amplification, 250
Laser coherence, 250
Laser focusing, 251
Laser pump, 250
Lavoisier (Antoine) quote, 7
Law of mass action, 399
Learning system, 599
Le Châtelier’s principle, 361
Leibnez, Gottfried, 36
Lennard-Jones (John) potential, 525
Lens maker’s equation, 257
Lethal dose, 318
Levels of complexity, 603
Levi-Civita symbol, 660
Lie detector, 196
Light Amplification by the Stimulated
Emission of Radiation (LASER)„ 249
Light energy transfer (LET), 313
Linear magnification, 264
Linear superposition, 186
Linear Superposition Principle, 118
Liouville’s theorem, 456
Localizable system, 6
Logic gates, 578, 581
Logistic map, 559, 563
London dispersion force, 533
Lorentz force, 109, 186, 189
Loudness, 127
Lyapunov exponent, 97
Lyophilic, 18
Lyophobic, 18
M
Mössbauer effect, 248, 302
Magnetic forces, 14, 184, 189
Magnetic moment, electron, 185, 197, 219
Magnetic moment, nuclear, 199
Magnetic moment, proton, 199
Magnetic phosphenes, 273
Magnetic quantum number, 197
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), 169, 196,
201
Magneton, Bohr, 198
Magneton, nuclear, 198, 199
Magnetron, microwave, 219, 223
Malleable, 63
Marx (Groucho) quote, 154, 261, 343, 454, 679
Masking effect, 157
Mass-energy conservation, 92
Mass conservation, 92
Mass spectrometer, 24
Material failure, 63
Material fatigue, 63
Maxwell, James Clerk, 3, 29, 65, 72, 120, 185,
205, 211, 213, 220, 247, 252, 256, 271,
294, 409, 428, 514, 543, 627, 667
Maxwell (James Clerk) quote, 183
Maxwell’s demon, 544
Maxwell’s distribution, 428
Maxwell viscoelastic, 65
Maxwell’s relations, 362, 365, 500
Maxwell relations, 500
McCulloch–Pitts neuron, 579
Meissner effect, 31
Meitner, Lise, 301
Mels, 157
Memory, holographic, 640
Meniscus, 50
Mesoscopic, 7, 172, 263, 621
Metastable state, 7, 237, 246, 249, 307, 326,
352, 408, 599
Micelle, 17
Micro-canonical ensemble, 459
Microfracture, 63
Microgravity, 40
Microscope, digital holographic, 255
Microwaves, relic, 607
Mie, Gustav, 247
Mie scattering, 22
Millman (Jacob) equation, 389
Miscible, 16
Molecular motor, 104, 538, 540
Molecular orbital, 515, 527, 528, 530
Molecular uncrimping, 72
Mole fraction, 357
Monochromatic wave, 119
Monte Carlo method, 678
Morowitz (Harold) quote, 607
Morse (Philip) potential, 526
Mott scattering, 312
Multipolar interactions, 13
Musical key, 161
Musical note, 161
Musical note, pure, 119
Musical partials, 161
Møller scattering, 311
N
Nöther’s theorem, 36, 326
Nanoscopic, 7, 621
Natural adaptability, 416