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  2. Accelerometer - Wikipedia

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    An accelerometer measures proper acceleration, which is the acceleration it experiences relative to freefall and is the acceleration felt by people and objects. [2] Put another way, at any point in spacetime the equivalence principle guarantees the existence of a local inertial frame, and an accelerometer measures the acceleration relative to that frame. [4]

  3. Arrhenius equation - Wikipedia

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    In physical chemistry, the Arrhenius equation is a formula for the temperature dependence of reaction rates.The equation was proposed by Svante Arrhenius in 1889, based on the work of Dutch chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff who had noted in 1884 that the van 't Hoff equation for the temperature dependence of equilibrium constants suggests such a formula for the rates of both forward and ...

  4. Zero-point energy - Wikipedia

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    For instance, in general relativity the zero of energy (i.e. the energy density of the vacuum) contributes to a cosmological constant of the type introduced by Einstein in order to obtain static solutions to his field equations. [102] The zero-point energy density of the vacuum, due to all quantum fields, is extremely large, even when we cut ...

  5. Non-inertial reference frame - Wikipedia

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    A non-inertial reference frame (also known as an accelerated reference frame [1]) is a frame of reference that undergoes acceleration with respect to an inertial frame. [2] An accelerometer at rest in a non-inertial frame will, in general, detect a non-zero acceleration. While the laws of motion are the same in all inertial frames, in non ...

  6. Proper acceleration - Wikipedia

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    In relativity theory, proper acceleration [1] is the physical acceleration (i.e., measurable acceleration as by an accelerometer) experienced by an object. It is thus acceleration relative to a free-fall , or inertial , observer who is momentarily at rest relative to the object being measured.

  7. Activation energy - Wikipedia

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    From the equation, the activation energy can be found through the relation = / () where A is the pre-exponential factor for the reaction, R is the universal gas constant , T is the absolute temperature (usually in kelvins ), and k is the reaction rate coefficient .

  8. Jerk (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Deceleration ramp down — positive jerk limit; linear increase in acceleration to zero; quadratic decrease in velocity; approaching the desired position at zero speed and zero acceleration Segment four's time period (constant velocity) varies with distance between the two positions.

  9. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Accelerometer – is a device that measures proper acceleration. [8] Proper acceleration, being the acceleration (or rate of change of velocity ) of a body in its own instantaneous rest frame , [ 9 ] is not the same as coordinate acceleration, being the acceleration in a fixed coordinate system .