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  2. Levitation (physics) - Wikipedia

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    Levitation (on Earth or any planetoid) requires an upward force that cancels out the weight of the object, so that the object does not fall (accelerate downward) or rise (accelerate upward). For positional stability, any small displacement of the levitating object must result in a small change in force in the opposite direction.

  3. Category:Levitation - Wikipedia

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    Levitation is the process by which an object is held aloft, without mechanical support, in a stable position. This category is for articles directly related to the physics and science of physical (non- illusionary ) levitation (i.e.: magnetic levitation ).

  4. Levitated optomechanics - Wikipedia

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    Levitated optomechanics is a field of mesoscopic physics which deals with the mechanical motion of mesoscopic particles which are optically or electrically or magnetically levitated. Through the use of levitation, it is possible to decouple the particle's mechanical motion exceptionally well from the environment.

  5. Magnetic levitation - Wikipedia

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    Magnetic levitation can be stabilised using different techniques; here rotation (spin) is used. Magnetic levitation (maglev) or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields. Magnetic force is used to counteract the effects of the gravitational force and any other forces. [2]

  6. Electromagnetic suspension - Wikipedia

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    Floating globe. Magnetic levitation with a feedback loop. Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) is the magnetic levitation of an object achieved by constantly altering the strength of a magnetic field produced by electromagnets using a feedback loop. In most cases the levitation effect is mostly due to permanent magnets as they have no power ...

  7. Earnshaw's theorem - Wikipedia

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    Earnshaw's theorem forbids magnetic levitation in many common situations. If the materials are not hard, Werner Braunbeck 's extension shows that materials with relative magnetic permeability greater than one ( paramagnetism ) are further destabilising, but materials with a permeability less than one ( diamagnetic materials) permit stable ...

  8. Acoustic levitation - Wikipedia

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    Acoustic levitation is a method for suspending matter in air against gravity using acoustic radiation pressure from high intensity sound waves. [1] [2]It works on the same principles as acoustic tweezers by harnessing acoustic radiation forces.

  9. Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation - Wikipedia

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    Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation is a phenomenon of magnetic levitation whereby a spinning magnet or array of magnets (typically as a top) is levitated via magnetic forces above another magnet or array of magnets, and stabilised by gyroscopic effect due to a spin rate that is neither too fast, nor too slow to allow for a necessary precession.