In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object. It has dimension of length with SI unit of metre (m)....

a force or forces. Deformation (physics), such changes considered and analyzed as displacements of continuum bodies. Deformation (meteorology), a measure...

In physics and materials science, plasticity (also known as plastic deformation) is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation, a...

deform elastic objects should be directly proportional to the distance of deformation, regardless of how large that distance becomes. This is known as perfect...

called cold flow) is the tendency of a solid material to undergo slow deformation while subject to persistent mechanical stresses. It can occur as a result...

In engineering, deformation (the change in size or shape of an object) may be elastic or plastic. If the deformation is negligible, the object is said...

A physics engine is computer software that provides an approximate simulation of certain physical systems, such as rigid body dynamics (including collision...

In mathematics and physics, deformation quantization roughly amounts to finding a (quantum) algebra whose classical limit is a given (classical) algebra...

Coefficient of friction, used to approximate the force of friction Deformation (physics), as the "unit" of strain Electron mobility, relating the drift of...

dynamic environment with a day to night game cycle as well as terrain deformation physics (when driving over particular areas multiple times the terrain will...

strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to...

In mathematics, deformation theory is the study of infinitesimal conditions associated with varying a solution P of a problem to slightly different solutions...

procedure is basic to theories of atomic physics, chemistry, particle physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, and quantum optics. In 1901, when...

Venables, J. A (1964-07-01). "The electron microscopy of deformation twinning". Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 25 (7): 685–692. Bibcode:1964JPCS...

resulting deformation is a central topic of continuum mechanics. Compression of solids has many implications in materials science, physics and structural...

obtained by gradually applying load to a test coupon and measuring the deformation, from which the stress and strain can be determined (see tensile testing)...

Rendering is done via a form of free-form deformation. This approach is motivated by variational principles and the physics of surfaces, which dictate that a...

these are not in equilibrium they can cause deformation of solid materials, or flow in fluids. In modern physics, which includes relativity and quantum mechanics...

academic field of plasma science or plasma physics, including several sub-disciplines such as space plasma physics. Plasmas can appear in nature in various...

stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation. For example, an object being pulled apart, such as a stretched elastic...

Continuum mechanics is a branch of mechanics that deals with the deformation of and transmission of forces through materials modeled as a continuous medium...

contributors to the retarding force in friction, ranging from asperity deformation to the generation of charges and changes in local structure. Friction...

Lallemand, S. (March 2005), "Plate motions, slab dynamics and back-arc deformation", Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 149 (1–2): 31–51, Bibcode:2005PEPI...

studies the behavior of solid materials, especially their motion and deformation under the action of forces, temperature changes, phase changes, and other...

exist. Instead, he supposed that the electromagnetic field expressed the deformation of some underlying medium—the luminiferous aether—much like the tension...

methods for their analysis. Geophysicists, who usually study geophysics, physics, or one of the Earth sciences at the graduate level, complete investigations...

ball-shaped (prolate deformation), discus-shaped (oblate deformation), triaxial (a combination of oblate and prolate deformation) or pear-shaped. Nuclei...

the conservation of energy is a consequence of the fact that the laws of physics do not change over time. Thus, since 1918, theorists have understood that...

Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them.: 3  It has applications...

(antonym: softness) is a measure of the resistance to localized plastic deformation, such as an indentation (over an area) or a scratch (linear), induced...