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- :<math> c \,</math> is the [[speed of light]]. In a spaceship moving at 99% of the speed of light, a year passes. How much time will pass on earth? ...4 KB (681 words) - 09:08, 18 February 2017
- *[[Light]] intensity (so-called [[Gaussian beam]]s, as in [[laser]] light) ...4 KB (515 words) - 18:40, 2 October 2016
- ...iplication|multiplied]] by the [[speed of light]] and then by the speed of light again. ...3 KB (575 words) - 23:22, 28 November 2015
- ...had been discovered in older physics. For example, older physics thought light moved in [[luminiferous aether]]. Various tiny effects were expected if thi ...pecial relativity theory. This is based on the constancy of the [[speed of light]] in all inertial frames of reference and the principle of relativity. ...15 KB (2,495 words) - 16:23, 9 April 2017
- ...arge every second. So in ten seconds, ten coulombs have passed through the light bulb. ...1 KB (171 words) - 04:26, 5 October 2016
- ...s the [[gravitational constant]], [[π]] is [[pi]], [[c]] is the [[speed of light]], and T<sub>μv</sub> is called the ''stress-energy tensor''. ...1 KB (189 words) - 07:34, 13 September 2016
- ...et how much pure energy a given piece of something has. Since the speed of light is such a big number, this means that even a small amount of matter can hav ...5 KB (898 words) - 00:12, 25 April 2016
- ...(physics)|force]]. However, when an object is moving near the [[speed]] of light, a force is often written as the derivative of [[momentum]]. In this case, ...1 KB (221 words) - 03:01, 24 March 2016
- ...ses the bonds to move in that specific vibrational motion. By checking for light that gets absorbed, scientists can tell if a certain kind of molecular bond ...y one atom and don't have any bonds. This means that they won't absorb any light in the same way a molecule with more than one atom can. ...8 KB (1,244 words) - 20:31, 26 May 2015
- |align="left"|[[speed of light]] ...l Society (1 January 1671 [Julian calendar]). S represents sunlight. The light between the planes BC and DE are in colour. These colours are recombined to ...17 KB (2,618 words) - 05:34, 24 July 2017
- ...a [[Lens (optics)|lens]] or other optical device to [[:wikt:focus|focus]] light. It is measured in [[dioptre]]s (inverse [[metre]]s), and is equal to one o ...1 KB (246 words) - 16:49, 16 January 2017
- Based on the fact that light has a wave-particle duality, De Broglie showed that matter might exhibit wa ...2 KB (229 words) - 10:27, 15 May 2017
- ...urce at a constant angle to their flight path. Usually the sun is the only light source and flying that way will result in a practically straight line. ...7 KB (1,062 words) - 18:16, 9 March 2015
- ...2361}}</ref> However, lower mass star formation is occurring about 400–450 light years distant in the [[Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex|ρ Ophiuchi cloud complex] ...bibcode=2002A&A...383..502K}}</ref> The Bok globules are typically up to a light year across and contain a few [[solar mass]]es.<ref>{{cite book| first=Lee ...6 KB (950 words) - 11:37, 2 November 2016
- ...er second, which are [[watts]]. A watt is one unit of power, and just as a light bulb is measured in watts, so is the Sun, which has a total power output of ...2 KB (381 words) - 20:05, 10 October 2014
- ...lent CGS units (EMU/ESU) is equal exactly to the [[speed of light|speed of light in free space]], expressed in [[Centimetre|cm]]/[[Second|s]]. ...ee below), but in [[Gaussian units]] the magnetic moment is I×A/[[speed of light|c]]. ...9 KB (1,446 words) - 17:48, 24 July 2017
- but if the force is strong and the object is light, then it will move a lot faster very quickly. ...3 KB (548 words) - 15:02, 5 April 2017
- [[Category:Light]] ...3 KB (490 words) - 03:23, 15 October 2014
- ...make up atoms]] work. QM also tells how [[electromagnetic waves]] (like [[light]]) work. It is also called "quantum physics" or "quantum theory". [[File:Wavelength.png|thumb|250px|The wavelength of a wave of light]] ...36 KB (5,991 words) - 08:00, 24 August 2017
- ...ef> Examples of forms of energy in classical mechanics include [[heat]], [[light]], [[Kinetic energy|kinetic]] (movement) or [[Potential energy|potential]] ...3 KB (561 words) - 06:11, 16 June 2016