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- An elastomer is a polymer with the property of elasticity. In other words, it is a polymer that deforms under stress and returns to its original ...7 KB (1,017 words) - 07:38, 10 August 2023
- * Solid mechanics, involving study of elasticity and the properties of (semi-)rigid bodies * Acoustics, dealing with sound (or density variation ...11 KB (1,457 words) - 03:51, 9 November 2022
- ; he also elucidated Hooke's law of elasticity, investigated possible ... In 1660, Hooke elucidated Hooke's Law of elasticity, which describes ...11 KB (1,559 words) - 17:09, 15 March 2024
- it obeys Hooke's law of elasticity. This law was named after British physicist Robert Hooke, who discovered the principle in 1676. ...12 KB (1,789 words) - 16:14, 8 February 2023
- units also are responsible for the elasticity of spider silk. The unique ... The glycine-rich regions give spider silk its elasticity, as each ...10 KB (1,540 words) - 17:44, 23 May 2024
- form. He also introduced the idea of elasticity of substitution, which ... book he also introduced his famous "elasticity of substitution" which ...15 KB (2,155 words) - 07:42, 3 August 2022
- to its porosity (useful for piano keys) and its elasticity (useful for billiard balls.) Elephant tusks are formed with a thin, partial cap of ...12 KB (1,807 words) - 03:52, 13 March 2024
- ;Elasticity of demand for labor An important factor in this analysis is the elasticity in the demand ...32 KB (5,006 words) - 11:09, 16 August 2023
- and support, while giving bones some elasticity. There are at least 27 ... it is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, and its degradation leads ...18 KB (2,575 words) - 22:32, 7 January 2024
- their marginal utility. The "price elasticity of demand" was presented ... involving supply and demand, the price-elasticity of demand, and even the ...14 KB (2,073 words) - 18:02, 20 July 2023
- with the simple dispersion formula. In elasticity, he originated the theory of stress, and his results are nearly as valuable as those of Simeon ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 19:07, 21 August 2023
- Pushkin's divine, Mozartian lightness and elasticity. Among other things, Baratynsky was one of the first Russian poets who were, in verse, masters ...7 KB (1,089 words) - 18:40, 31 May 2022
- * vol. 7: "Theory of Elasticity." L. D. Landau, E. M. Lifshitz * vol. 8: "Electrodynamics of Continuous Media." L. D. Landau ...7 KB (1,038 words) - 22:05, 25 October 2022
- Cork's elasticity combined with its near-impermeability makes it suitable as a material for bottle stoppers, especially for wine bottles ...16 KB (2,451 words) - 20:36, 23 May 2020
- Seismology (from the Greek seismos ( grc|σεισμός ), meaning "earthquake," and -logia ( grc|-λογία ), meaning "study ...9 KB (1,301 words) - 17:46, 25 January 2023
- of the highest melting points. Its modulus of elasticity (a measure of its elasticity) is approximately one-third more than that of steel. It is nonmagnetic ...16 KB (2,296 words) - 17:26, 29 September 2023
- brittle, it does have a significant degree of elasticity, contributed chiefly by collagen. Collagen is the main protein of connective tissue in animals ...19 KB (2,819 words) - 07:21, 17 November 2023
- of strength, extensibility, and elasticity. Located within the reticular ... Skin sagging is caused by the fall in elasticity. Skin also receives less ...18 KB (2,750 words) - 22:09, 12 October 2022
- are added to improve resilience and elasticity, and to prevent it from ... ===Why does rubber have elasticity?=== In most elastic materials, such ...28 KB (4,420 words) - 20:57, 21 December 2022
- of elasmobranchs: Inferences from elasticity, perturbation and phylogenetic analyses] J. Northw. Atl. Fish. Sci. 35: 27-45. Retrieved January 3, 2008. ...10 KB (1,328 words) - 19:06, 16 April 2023
- cigarette smoke). The resulting loss of elasticity in the lungs leads to prolonged times for exhalation, which occurs through passive recoil ...10 KB (1,508 words) - 14:17, 2 July 2022
- htm] The amorphous regions contribute elasticity, and the crystalline regions contribute strength and rigidity. The nylon backbone is usually ...10 KB (1,452 words) - 10:12, 11 March 2023
- James Clerk Maxwell called viscosity fugitive elasticity because of ... for which both their viscosity and their elasticity are important in a particular ...36 KB (5,462 words) - 20:38, 3 May 2023
- The lungs have a natural elasticity; following the stretch of an inhalation, the lungs recoil and air flows back out until the pressures in the ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 19:44, 16 April 2023
- allowed for easy measurement of viscosity and elasticity in fluids and solids, resulting in huge advances in materials research. Ultrasonic time-domain ...25 KB (3,464 words) - 06:13, 24 November 2022
- mathematical statement of a "demand elasticity coefficient as a device ... Statements of Price Flexibility, Demand Elasticity and the Giffen Paradox ...27 KB (3,885 words) - 08:56, 5 September 2023
- ===Elasticity=== Elasticity (physics)|l1=Elasticity Hooke's Law ... :E = modulus of elasticity, :I = area moment of inertia, or second ...56 KB (8,392 words) - 21:05, 26 February 2023
- This can be useful in medical diagnoses, as elasticity can discern healthy from unhealthy tissue for specific organs/growths. In some cases unhealthy ...27 KB (3,908 words) - 11:29, 18 April 2023
- space. He also introduces the idea of "elasticity," but does not write it down in a mathematical formula. It is important to note that Cournot ...14 KB (2,201 words) - 12:00, 30 October 2021
- as being a quantity related to transverse elasticity. He used these quantities in Newton's equation for the speed of sound to obtain a wave ...15 KB (2,209 words) - 19:32, 8 October 2022
- liquid or gas. The rubber allows for elasticity which makes the volume ... sea creatures because latex retains its elasticity for 12 months or more when ...27 KB (4,279 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- A fluid is defined as a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress regardless of the magnitude of the applied stress ...15 KB (2,275 words) - 17:44, 28 March 2024
- shut involves a complex interaction between elasticity, turgor, and growth. In the open, untripped state, the lobes are convex, but in the closed ...15 KB (2,279 words) - 17:48, 3 May 2023
- The properties of a sound wave depend upon the springiness, or elasticity, of the material that the sound travels through. In a gas, stresses ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 15:34, 4 February 2023
- one can control its qualities such as hardness, elasticity, ductility, and tensile strength. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder and ...17 KB (2,388 words) - 08:10, 23 July 2023
- achieved by audio music products. Given the elasticity of demand for audiobooks and the availability of cheaper alternatives, slow and steady growth in ...17 KB (2,579 words) - 18:27, 21 August 2023
- —a hardening of the arteries that reduces elasticity, which can lead to heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems.Pope, Arden C. et al. 2002 ...18 KB (2,652 words) - 08:57, 18 November 2022
- gluten (which give the dough sponginess and elasticity), Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is the most common grain used ...36 KB (5,350 words) - 22:56, 20 November 2023
- wet. It has a good moisture regain of 11%. Its elasticity is moderate to poor: if elongated even a small amount, it remains stretched. It can be weakened ...35 KB (5,365 words) - 20:11, 21 April 2023
- walnuts also helped the arteries maintain their elasticity and flexibility, even in the participants with higher cholesterol. Lead researcher Dr. Emilio ...19 KB (2,858 words) - 22:08, 3 May 2023
- electricity, telegraphy, capillarity, elasticity, thermodynamics, potential ... * Elasticity * Electricity * Fluid mechanics * Optics * Quantum mechanics ...40 KB (5,908 words) - 07:01, 22 January 2024
- nothing? The pressure of the atmosphere and the elasticity of steam, which enable us to work the most stupendous engines—are they not the gifts of ...22 KB (3,407 words) - 05:10, 24 November 2022
- among other things, that air has elasticity and weight and exerts pressure. He also reported that sound cannot traverse a vacuum, and air is ...20 KB (3,111 words) - 21:10, 16 April 2023
- helps engineers and scientists measure the elasticity of materials. ===Medicine=== In physiology Young made an important contribution to haemodynamics ...22 KB (3,415 words) - 22:58, 30 April 2023
- approach into potential energy stored by the elasticity of the pole, and to gain as much initial vertical height as possible by jumping off the ground ...22 KB (3,728 words) - 00:14, 12 April 2023
- the term acquired a "semantic elasticity" in French politics ... date=24 February 2022|quote=The semantic elasticity of the term in late twentieth ...49 KB (6,809 words) - 17:38, 1 July 2022
- contacts strike together, their momentum and elasticity act together to cause bounce. The result is a rapidly pulsed electrical current instead of a clean ...28 KB (4,495 words) - 14:19, 28 April 2023
- age, the eye's crystalline lens loses elasticity, resulting in presbyopia, which limits their ability to change focus. The power of a lens ...22 KB (3,347 words) - 00:00, 25 March 2024
- force, nèi jìn is characterized by softness, elasticity, and flexibility. When nèi jìn is successfully exerted, body and breathing work together ...24 KB (3,729 words) - 16:11, 11 November 2022
- of the air which increases the elasticity and therefore the velocity of the sound transmitted. In 1819, Laplace published a popular account of ...24 KB (3,889 words) - 05:17, 24 November 2022
