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  2. Mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, mēkhanikḗ, lit. "of machines ") [1] [2] is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. [3] Forces applied to objects result in displacements, which are changes of an object's position relative to its environment.

  3. Renormalization group - Wikipedia

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    Regularization. v. t. e. In theoretical physics, the term renormalization group ( RG) refers to a formal apparatus that allows systematic investigation of the changes of a physical system as viewed at different scales. In particle physics, it reflects the changes in the underlying force laws (codified in a quantum field theory) as the energy ...

  4. Radius of gyration - Wikipedia

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    Formulation. Mathematically the radius of gyration is the root mean square distance of the object's parts from either its center of mass or a given axis, depending on the relevant application. It is actually the perpendicular distance from point mass to the axis of rotation. One can represent a trajectory of a moving point as a body.

  5. C-theorem - Wikipedia

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    In quantum field theory the C-theorem states that there exists a positive real function, , depending on the coupling constants of the quantum field theory considered, , and on the energy scale, , which has the following properties: decreases monotonically under the renormalization group (RG) flow. At fixed points of the RG flow, which are ...

  6. Functional renormalization group - Wikipedia

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    Functional renormalization group. In theoretical physics, functional renormalization group ( FRG) is an implementation of the renormalization group (RG) concept which is used in quantum and statistical field theory, especially when dealing with strongly interacting systems. The method combines functional methods of quantum field theory with the ...

  7. Role-playing game system - Wikipedia

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    Generic role-playing game systems, such as Basic Role-Playing, GURPS, and Fate, are not tied to a specific storytelling genre or campaign setting and can be used as a framework to play many different types of RPG. Others, such as Dungeons & Dragons, are designed to depict a specific genre or style of play, and still others, such as Paranoia ...

  8. R. G. LeTourneau - Wikipedia

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    5. Robert Gilmour LeTourneau (November 30, 1888 – June 1, 1969), born in Richford, Vermont, was a prolific inventor of earthmoving machinery, and founder of LeTourneau Technologies, Inc [1] and LeTourneau University. His factories supplied machinery which represented nearly 70 percent of the earthmoving equipment and engineering vehicles used ...

  9. Effective field theory - Wikipedia

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    Effective field theories typically work best when there is a large separation between length scale of interest and the length scale of the underlying dynamics. Effective field theories have found use in particle physics, statistical mechanics, condensed matter physics, general relativity, and hydrodynamics.