Index
693
Q
Quality factor, 284
Quality of sound, 161
Quanta, 311
Quantized spin, 516
Quantum computers, 487, 593
Quantum orbital, 515
Quantum tunneling, 510, 516
Quantum wave equation, 516
Quasi-static process, 332
R
Röentgen, 284
Röentgen, Wilhelm, 290
Rad, 284
Radiation activity, 284
Radiation dose, 284
Radiation exposure, 284
Radioactive decay, 11
Radiotoxicity, 309
Raman scattering, 246, 448
Raoult’s law, 372
Rayl, 131
Rayleigh criterion, 215
Rayleigh limit, 216, 264
Rayleigh number, 99
Rayleigh-Plesset equation, 643
Rayleigh scattering, 18, 216, 246, 296, 448
Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE), 284
Relative permitivity, 272
Reliability theory, 599
Rem, 284
Residue effect, 157
Resonance, 17, 135, 137, 148, 156, 175, 189,
196, 199, 220, 229, 239, 304, 603, 644
Reverberation, 165
Reversible engine, 345
Reversible process, 329, 332
Reynolds number, 44, 46, 98, 99, 104, 569
Rheid, 65
Rheology, 65, 171
Richter scale, 141
Righi–Leduc effect, 414
Robots, 321, 615
Rotary power, 239
S
Sackur-Tetrode, 355, 456
Sagan (Carl) quote, 619
Scaling laws, 98, 339, 570, 573, 574
Scanning atomic force microscope, 537
Scanning electron microscopy, 306
Scanning laser microscopy, 251
Scanning tunneling microscopy, 537, 619
Scattering cross section, 295
Scattering, dynamic light, 20
Schrödinger equation, 444, 518
Scintillation detector, 281
Seebeck effect, 413
Self-organized criticality, 603
Semi-permeable membrane, 375
Shadow forces, 534
Shannon channel capacity, 553
Shannon, Claude, 544
Shannon information, 454, 545, 546, 548, 611
Shape memory, 63
Shearing forces, 52
Shear limit, 63
Shear modulus, 61
Shock wave, 129, 134, 139, 193
Sievert, 285
Signal velocity, 124
Simple system, 6
Simple wave, 119
Smoke rings, 106
Snell’s law, 132, 630
Snell’s law, acoustical, 133
Snellen chart, 260
Sodium-potassium pump, 406, 583
Sodium pump, 25
Solar cell, 237
Solar irradiance, 232
Solubility, 373
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 355
Sonoluminescence, 645
Soret effect, 413
Sound attenuation, 134, 174
Sound damping, 174
Sound envelope, 161
Sound level, 127
Sound scattering, 174
Special Relativity, 30
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), 201, 203,
222, 274
Specificity rule, 602
Spectroscopic labeling, 522
Spectroscopy, Auger emission, 301
Spectroscopy, RXES, 301
Spectroscopy, X-ray absorption, 301
Spectroscopy, X-ray characteristic, 300
693
Q
Quality factor, 284
Quality of sound, 161
Quanta, 311
Quantized spin, 516
Quantum computers, 487, 593
Quantum orbital, 515
Quantum tunneling, 510, 516
Quantum wave equation, 516
Quasi-static process, 332
R
Röentgen, 284
Röentgen, Wilhelm, 290
Rad, 284
Radiation activity, 284
Radiation dose, 284
Radiation exposure, 284
Radioactive decay, 11
Radiotoxicity, 309
Raman scattering, 246, 448
Raoult’s law, 372
Rayl, 131
Rayleigh criterion, 215
Rayleigh limit, 216, 264
Rayleigh number, 99
Rayleigh-Plesset equation, 643
Rayleigh scattering, 18, 216, 246, 296, 448
Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE), 284
Relative permitivity, 272
Reliability theory, 599
Rem, 284
Residue effect, 157
Resonance, 17, 135, 137, 148, 156, 175, 189,
196, 199, 220, 229, 239, 304, 603, 644
Reverberation, 165
Reversible engine, 345
Reversible process, 329, 332
Reynolds number, 44, 46, 98, 99, 104, 569
Rheid, 65
Rheology, 65, 171
Richter scale, 141
Righi–Leduc effect, 414
Robots, 321, 615
Rotary power, 239
S
Sackur-Tetrode, 355, 456
Sagan (Carl) quote, 619
Scaling laws, 98, 339, 570, 573, 574
Scanning atomic force microscope, 537
Scanning electron microscopy, 306
Scanning laser microscopy, 251
Scanning tunneling microscopy, 537, 619
Scattering cross section, 295
Scattering, dynamic light, 20
Schrödinger equation, 444, 518
Scintillation detector, 281
Seebeck effect, 413
Self-organized criticality, 603
Semi-permeable membrane, 375
Shadow forces, 534
Shannon channel capacity, 553
Shannon, Claude, 544
Shannon information, 454, 545, 546, 548, 611
Shape memory, 63
Shearing forces, 52
Shear limit, 63
Shear modulus, 61
Shock wave, 129, 134, 139, 193
Sievert, 285
Signal velocity, 124
Simple system, 6
Simple wave, 119
Smoke rings, 106
Snell’s law, 132, 630
Snell’s law, acoustical, 133
Snellen chart, 260
Sodium-potassium pump, 406, 583
Sodium pump, 25
Solar cell, 237
Solar irradiance, 232
Solubility, 373
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 355
Sonoluminescence, 645
Soret effect, 413
Sound attenuation, 134, 174
Sound damping, 174
Sound envelope, 161
Sound level, 127
Sound scattering, 174
Special Relativity, 30
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), 201, 203,
222, 274
Specificity rule, 602
Spectroscopic labeling, 522
Spectroscopy, Auger emission, 301
Spectroscopy, RXES, 301
Spectroscopy, X-ray absorption, 301
Spectroscopy, X-ray characteristic, 300