"Alt-J" comes from the key sequence used to generate the symbol Δ on an Apple Mac computer: Alt+J. The cover art of the band's debut album An Awesome Wave...
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past and the cause of its future". Quantum physics instead encodes information as a wave function, which prevents observers from directly identifying all...
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phenomenon is closely connected with the technology life cycle. It is stated that the period of a wave ranges from forty to sixty years, the cycles consist...
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Tsunami (redirect from Tsunami wave train)
(t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large...
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Matter waves are a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics, being half of wave–particle duality. At all scales where measurements have been practical...
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desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC). Waves are generated primarily by wind passing over the sea's...
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Wave Rock (Nyungar: Katter Kich) is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The "wave" is about 15 m (50 ft) high and...
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Electromagnetic radiation (redirect from Electromagnetic wave)
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and...
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Sound (redirect from Sound wave)
acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their...
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Schrödinger equation (redirect from Schrödinger Wave Equation)
Schrödinger equation is a partial differential equation that governs the wave function of a non-relativistic quantum-mechanical system.: 1–2 Its discovery...
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Gravitational waves are transient displacements in a gravitational field – generated by the relative motion of gravitating masses – that radiate outward...
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SS Edmund Fitzgerald (redirect from George J. Holl)
surface before sinking due to the intense waves, like the ore carriers SS Carl D. Bradley and SS Daniel J. Morrell. After maritime historian Frederick...
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alpha-band waves in spatial visual attention". eLife. 12. doi:10.7554/elife.85035. PMC 10059684. PMID 36876909. Caffarra S, Kanopka K, Kruper J, Richie-Halford...
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Electromagnetic spectrum (category Waves)
different names for the electromagnetic waves within each band. From low to high frequency these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light,...
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an entire Z-Wave network, an extended battery life of up to 10 years, and comes with S2 and SmartStart technology. In July 2019, the Z-Wave Plus v2 certification...
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of rogue waves compiles incidents of known and likely rogue waves – also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves. These are...
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Slow-wave sleep (SWS), often referred to as deep sleep, is the third stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM), where electroencephalography activity...
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is a property of transverse waves which specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations. In a transverse wave, the direction of the oscillation...
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The Korean Wave or Hallyu (Korean: 한류; Hanja: 韓流; RR: Hallyu; lit. Flow/Wave of Korea; listen) is a cultural phenomenon in which the global popularity...
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gravitational waves was made on 14 September 2015 and was announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016. Previously, gravitational waves had...
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Dipole antenna (redirect from Half wave radiator)
A quarter-wave monopole, then, has an impedance(p 173) of 73 + j 43 2 = 36 + j 21 Ω . {\textstyle \ {\frac {\ 73\ +\ j\ 43\ }{2}}=36\...
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heat wave or heatwave, sometimes described as extreme heat, is a period of abnormally hot weather.: 2911 Definitions vary but are similar. A heat wave is...
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J. Edgar is a 2011 American biographical drama film based on the career of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, directed, produced and scored by Clint Eastwood...
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Theta waves generate the theta rhythm, a neural oscillation in the brain that underlies various aspects of cognition and behavior, including learning...
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In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the...
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Fourth-wave feminism is a feminist movement that began around the early 2010s and is characterized by a focus on the empowerment of women, the use of internet...
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Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications...
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professor Angela Sample cites several conceptual waves of information literacy definitions as defining information as a way of thinking, a set of skills, and...
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List of natural disasters by death toll (redirect from Deadliest heat wave)
Measuring the number of deaths caused by a heat wave requires complicated statistical analysis, since heat waves tend to cause large numbers of deaths among...
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IEEE 802.11ac-2013 (redirect from 802.11ac Wave 1)
wireless products into two phases ("waves"), named "Wave 1" and "Wave 2". From mid-2013, the alliance started certifying Wave 1 802.11ac products shipped by...
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