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  2. Optical tweezers - Wikipedia

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    Such an axial displacement causes the beam to diverge or converge slightly, the result of which is an axially displaced position of the beam waist in the sample chamber. [ 46 ] Visualization of the sample plane is usually accomplished through illumination via a separate light source coupled into the optical path in the opposite direction using ...

  3. Young's modulus - Wikipedia

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    It is the modulus of elasticity for tension or axial compression. Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of the stress (force per unit area) applied to the object and the resulting axial strain (displacement or deformation) in the linear elastic region of the material.

  4. Rotation around a fixed axis - Wikipedia

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    Rotation around a fixed axis or axial rotation is a special case of rotational motion around an axis of rotation fixed, stationary, or static in three-dimensional space. This type of motion excludes the possibility of the instantaneous axis of rotation changing its orientation and cannot describe such phenomena as wobbling or precession .

  5. Euler's critical load - Wikipedia

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    The compressive load on the column is axial only. The column is free from initial stress. The weight of the column is neglected. The column is initially straight (no eccentricity of the axial load). Pin joints are friction-less (no moment constraint) and fixed ends are rigid (no rotation deflection).

  6. Deflection (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    It may be quantified in terms of an angle (angular displacement) or a distance (linear displacement). A longitudinal deformation (in the direction of the axis) is called elongation . The deflection distance of a member under a load can be calculated by integrating the function that mathematically describes the slope of the deflected shape of ...

  7. Pseudovector - Wikipedia

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    In physics and mathematics, a pseudovector (or axial vector) [2] is a quantity that behaves like a vector in many situations, but its direction does not conform when the object is rigidly transformed by rotation, translation, reflection, etc.

  8. Axial parallelism - Wikipedia

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    Axial parallelism is widely observed in astronomy. For example, the axial parallelism of the Moon's orbital plane [8] is a key factor in the phenomenon of eclipses. The Moon's orbital axis precesses a full circle during the 18 year, 10 day saros cycle. When the Moon's orbital tilt is aligned with the ecliptic tilt, it is 29 degrees from the ...

  9. Rotation - Wikipedia

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    Rotation (angular displacement) of a planar figure around a point Rotational orbit v spin Relations between rotation axis, plane of orbit and axial tilt (for Earth) Mathematically, a rotation is a rigid body movement which, unlike a translation, keeps at least one point fixed. This definition applies to rotations in two dimensions (in a plane ...