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  2. Spin (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Spin is an intrinsic form of angular momentum carried by elementary particles, and thus by composite particles such as hadrons, atomic nuclei, and atoms. [1] [2]: 183–184 Spin is quantized, and accurate models for the interaction with spin require relativistic quantum mechanics or quantum field theory.

  3. Stefan–Boltzmann law - Wikipedia

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    Total emitted energy, , of a black body as a function of its temperature, . The upper (black) curve depicts the Stefan–Boltzmann law, M ∘ = σ T 4 {\displaystyle M^{\circ }=\sigma \,T^{4}} . The lower (blue) curve is total energy according to the Wien approximation , M W ∘ = M ∘ / ζ ( 4 ) ≈ 0.924 σ T 4 {\displaystyle M_{W}^{\circ ...

  4. Energy–momentum relation - Wikipedia

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    The energy and momentum of an object measured in two inertial frames in energy–momentum space – the yellow frame measures E and p while the blue frame measures E ′ and p ′. The green arrow is the four-momentum P of an object with length proportional to its rest mass m 0 .

  5. Particle physics - Wikipedia

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    Particle physics or high-energy physics is the study of fundamental particles and forces that constitute matter and radiation. The field also studies combinations of elementary particles up to the scale of protons and neutrons , while the study of combination of protons and neutrons is called nuclear physics .

  6. Elastic collision - Wikipedia

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    During the collision of small objects, kinetic energy is first converted to potential energy associated with a repulsive or attractive force between the particles (when the particles move against this force, i.e. the angle between the force and the relative velocity is obtuse), then this potential energy is converted back to kinetic energy ...

  7. Mass–energy equivalence - Wikipedia

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    Mass–energy equivalence states that all objects having mass, or massive objects, have a corresponding intrinsic energy, even when they are stationary.In the rest frame of an object, where by definition it is motionless and so has no momentum, the mass and energy are equal or they differ only by a constant factor, the speed of light squared (c 2).

  8. Photon sphere - Wikipedia

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    The photon sphere is located farther from the center of a black hole than the event horizon. Within a photon sphere, it is possible to imagine a photon that is emitted (or reflected) from the back of one's head and, following an orbit of the black hole, is then intercepted by the person's eye, allowing one to see the back of the head, see e.g. [2]

  9. Particle in a box - Wikipedia

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    However, since the particle is not entirely free but under the influence of a potential, the energy of the particle is = +, where T is the kinetic and V the potential energy. Therefore, the energy of the particle given above is not the same thing as E = p 2 / 2 m {\displaystyle E=p^{2}/2m} (i.e. the momentum of the particle is not given by p ...