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  2. Trunnion - Wikipedia

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    A trunnion (from Old French trognon 'trunk') [1] is a cylindrical protrusion used as a mounting or pivoting point. First associated with cannons, they are an important military development. First associated with cannons, they are an important military development.

  3. Gimbal - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of a simple three-axis gimbal set; the center ring can be vertically fixed. A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis. A set of three gimbals, one mounted on the other with orthogonal pivot axes, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain independent of the rotation of its support (e.g. vertical in the first ...

  4. List of physics mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    When a variable with an exponent or in a function is covered, the corresponding inverse is applied to the remainder, i.e. = and = ⁡. More Magic Triangle image mnemonics in the style of a cheat-sheet for high-school physics – in the SVG file, hover over a symbol for its meaning and formula.

  5. Types of physical unclonable function - Wikipedia

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    Physical unclonable function (PUF), sometimes also called physically unclonable function, is a physical entity that is embodied in a physical structure and is easy to evaluate but hard to predict. All PUFs are subject to environmental variations such as temperature, supply voltage and electromagnetic interference , which can affect their ...

  6. Generating function (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Common examples are the partition function of statistical mechanics, the Hamiltonian, and the function which acts as a bridge between two sets of canonical variables when performing a canonical transformation.

  7. Action (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In physics, action is a scalar quantity that describes how the balance of kinetic versus potential energy of a physical system changes with trajectory. Action is significant because it is an input to the principle of stationary action, an approach to classical mechanics that is simpler for multiple objects. [1]

  8. Bascule bridge - Wikipedia

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    The fixed-trunnion (sometimes a "Chicago" bascule) rotates around a large axle that raises the span(s). The Chicago bascule name derives from the location where it is widely used, and is a refinement by Joseph Strauss of the fixed-trunnion.

  9. Hamiltonian mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Then = +, =, = T is a function of p alone, while V is a function of q alone (i.e., T and V are scleronomic). In this example, the time derivative of q is the velocity, and so the first Hamilton equation means that the particle's velocity equals the derivative of its kinetic energy with respect to its momentum.