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An oblique shock wave, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow direction. It will occur when a supersonic flow ... more
A polarizer or polariser is an optical filter that passes light of a specific polarization and blocks waves of other polarizations.
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Seismic moment is a quantity to measure the size of an earthquake and is proportional to the area of the rupture times the average slip that took place ... more
In an elastic medium with rigidity, a harmonic pressure wave oscillation is related to the amplitude of displacement, the distance along the axis of ... more
TAS can be calculated as a function of Mach number and static air temperature. Combining the TAS for ... more
Calibrated airspeed (CAS) is indicated airspeed corrected for instrument and position error.
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Calibrated airspeed (CAS) is indicated airspeed corrected for instrument and position error.
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Equivalent airspeed (EAS) is the airspeed at sea level in the International Standard Atmosphere at which the dynamic pressure is ... more
In plasma physics, an Alfvén wave, named after Hannes Alfvén, is a type of magnetohydrodynamic wave in which ions oscillate in response to a restoring ... more
Water hammer (or, more generally, fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid (usually a liquid but sometimes also a gas) in motion is ... more
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