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Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical ... > more -
Shock wave
In a supersonic flow the compression of a nonreacting gas can be most simply modelled as an isentropic or Prandtl-Meyer compression, or as a shock wave. When an object (or disturbance) moves faster ... > more -
Projectile
A projectile is any object sent through space by the application of a force. In a general sense, even a football or baseball may be considered a projectile, but in practice most projectiles are ... > more -
Ionizing radiation
Ionizing radiation is a type of particle radiation in which an individual particle (for example, a photon, electron, or helium nucleus) carries enough energy to ionize an atom or molecule (that is, ... > more -
Electrical conduction
Electrical conduction is the movement of electrically charged particles through a transmission medium. The movement can form an electric current in response to an electric field. The underlying ... > more
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