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Index
Spectroscopy, X-ray emission, 301
Spherical harmonics, 522
Sphygmomanometer, 81
Square wave, 122
Standing wave, 118
Stefan’s constant, 607
Stefan’s law, 227, 234, 271, 609, 655
Stereochemistry, 300
Stoichimetric balancing, 491
Stoichiometric coefficients, 398, 495
Stokes’ law, 44, 104
Stokes’ theorem, 85, 665
Stopping power, 311
Straggling, 311
Standard temperature and pressure (STP), 120
Stridulation, 144
Subsonic, 139
Sunscreen, 210
Superconductor, 517
Supercooled gas, 368
Superheated liquid, 368
Super humans, 615
Supersonic, 139
Surface power density, 271
Surface tension, 47
Synchrotron radiation, 293, 299, 304
Szilárd information, 546
Szilárd, Leo, 544
T
Tate’s law, 49
Tempering, 63
Thermal noise, 113
Thermal radiation, 226, 288
Thermistor, 228, 238
Thermodynamic conjugatges, 362
Thermodynamic fluctuations, 499
Thermodynamics, first law, 344
Thermodynamics, second law, 346
Thermodynamics, zeroth law, 327
Thin lens equation, 258
Thixotropic, 18
Thomas (Lewis) quote, 543
Thomson, J.J., 280
Thomson scattering, 311
Timbre, 161
Tonal quality, 161
Tone, 157
Tonometer, 53
Torr (pressure), 52
Transducer, 147
Transmittance, 229
Transverse wave, 207
Tremors, 163
Truncation errors, 98
Turbulent flow, 46, 90, 99, 152, 569
Turbulent sound, 81, 140
Turing, Alan, 577, 590
Turing machine, 622
Turing test, 578
Turing theorem, 577, 578
Twain (Mark) quote, 28, 205, 603
Tympanic membrane, 151, 159
Tyndall effect, 22
U
Ultrasonic imaging, 169
Uncertainty relation, 518
UV index, 316
V
Valance band, 237
Valence electrons, 12
Van der Waals force, 13, 47, 482, 525, 534
Van’t Hoff’s relation, 377
Vapor pressure, 369
Velocity field, 96
Venturi tube, 108
Vibrato, 162
Viscometer, 87
Viscosity, 87
Viscous force, 86
Visual acuity, 259
Visual illusion, 261
Voice print, 161
Volatility, 373
Von Neumann, John, 456, 590
W
Watson and Crick, 549
Wave amplitude, 119
Wave dispersion, 133
Wave frequency, 120
Wave interference, 118
Wavelength, 119
Wave phase, 119
Wcp quote, 37, 113, 134, 679, 682
Weak force, 28, 31, 183
Weierstrass (Karl) quote, 671
Wein’s law, 234, 655
West (Geoffrey) quote, 647
We-they syndrome, 623
Wetting angle, 49
White noise, 122
Wien’s law, 227
Index
Spectroscopy, X-ray emission, 301
Spherical harmonics, 522
Sphygmomanometer, 81
Square wave, 122
Standing wave, 118
Stefan’s constant, 607
Stefan’s law, 227, 234, 271, 609, 655
Stereochemistry, 300
Stoichimetric balancing, 491
Stoichiometric coefficients, 398, 495
Stokes’ law, 44, 104
Stokes’ theorem, 85, 665
Stopping power, 311
Straggling, 311
Standard temperature and pressure (STP), 120
Stridulation, 144
Subsonic, 139
Sunscreen, 210
Superconductor, 517
Supercooled gas, 368
Superheated liquid, 368
Super humans, 615
Supersonic, 139
Surface power density, 271
Surface tension, 47
Synchrotron radiation, 293, 299, 304
Szilárd information, 546
Szilárd, Leo, 544
T
Tate’s law, 49
Tempering, 63
Thermal noise, 113
Thermal radiation, 226, 288
Thermistor, 228, 238
Thermodynamic conjugatges, 362
Thermodynamic fluctuations, 499
Thermodynamics, first law, 344
Thermodynamics, second law, 346
Thermodynamics, zeroth law, 327
Thin lens equation, 258
Thixotropic, 18
Thomas (Lewis) quote, 543
Thomson, J.J., 280
Thomson scattering, 311
Timbre, 161
Tonal quality, 161
Tone, 157
Tonometer, 53
Torr (pressure), 52
Transducer, 147
Transmittance, 229
Transverse wave, 207
Tremors, 163
Truncation errors, 98
Turbulent flow, 46, 90, 99, 152, 569
Turbulent sound, 81, 140
Turing, Alan, 577, 590
Turing machine, 622
Turing test, 578
Turing theorem, 577, 578
Twain (Mark) quote, 28, 205, 603
Tympanic membrane, 151, 159
Tyndall effect, 22
U
Ultrasonic imaging, 169
Uncertainty relation, 518
UV index, 316
V
Valance band, 237
Valence electrons, 12
Van der Waals force, 13, 47, 482, 525, 534
Van’t Hoff’s relation, 377
Vapor pressure, 369
Velocity field, 96
Venturi tube, 108
Vibrato, 162
Viscometer, 87
Viscosity, 87
Viscous force, 86
Visual acuity, 259
Visual illusion, 261
Voice print, 161
Volatility, 373
Von Neumann, John, 456, 590
W
Watson and Crick, 549
Wave amplitude, 119
Wave dispersion, 133
Wave frequency, 120
Wave interference, 118
Wavelength, 119
Wave phase, 119
Wcp quote, 37, 113, 134, 679, 682
Weak force, 28, 31, 183
Weierstrass (Karl) quote, 671
Wein’s law, 234, 655
West (Geoffrey) quote, 647
We-they syndrome, 623
Wetting angle, 49
White noise, 122
Wien’s law, 227