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Dalton's law of partial pressures (J. Dalton): The net pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equivalent to the sum of the partial pressures of its components; which is the sum of the pressures which
Curie-Weiss law (P. Curie, P.-E. Weiss): A more broad form of Curie's law that states that the susceptibility, khi, of a paramagnetic substance is associated to its thermodynamic temperature T by the
What is Curie constant and Curies law? Curie constant: C (P. Curie): The characteristic constant, dependent on the material in question that points out the proportionality among its susceptibility an
Coulomb's law (C. de Coulomb): The basic law for electrostatics, equivalent to Newton's law of universal gravitation. It defines that the force between two point charges is proportional to the arithme
Coulomb: C (after C. de Coulomb, 1736-1806): The derived SI unit of an electric charge, stated as the quantity of charge shifted by a current of 1 A in a period of 1 s; it therefore has units of A s.
Cosmological redshift: The effect where light emanates from a distant source appears redshifted since of the expansion of the space time itself.
Cosmological constant (Lambda): The constant mentioned to the Einstein field equation, proposed to admit the static cosmological solutions. At the time the present philosophical view was steady-state
Cosmic censorship conjecture (R. Penrose, 1979): The conjecture, so far wholly undemonstrated in the context of general relativity, that all singularities (that is with the possible exception of the b
Cosmic background radiation: primal glow: The background of radiation is generally in the frequency range of 3 x 1011 to 3 x 108 Hz discovered in space in the year 1965. It is believed to be the cosmo
Explain Correspondence limit or Correspondence principle? Correspondence limit (N. Bohr): The limit at which a more common theory decreases to a more specialized theory when the situations that the s
Coriolis pseudoforce (G. de Coriolis; 1835): The pseudoforce that arises since of motion relative to a frame that is itself rotating relative to the second, inertial frame. The magnitude of the Coriol
Copernican principle (N. Copernicus): The idea, recommended by Copernicus, that the Sun, not the Earth, is at the center of the earth. We now know that neither idea is accurate (that is, the Sun is no
Define Equation of continuity or Continuity of equation: An equation that states that a fluid flowing via a pipe flows at a rate that is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional region of the pip
Constancy principle (A. Einstein): One of the postulates of Sir Einstein's special theory of relativity that puts forth that the speed of light in vacuum is computed as similar speed to all observers,
Explain Conservation laws and illustrations of conservation laws (Conservation of mass-energy, electric charge, linear momentum and angular momentum) ? Conservation laws: The law which states that, i
Compton Effect (A.H. Compton; 1923): The effect which describes those photons (that is the quantum of electromagnetic radiation) has momentum. The photon fired at a stationary particle, like an electr
Complementarity principle (N. Bohr): The principle that a specified system can’t exhibit both wave-like behavior and particle-like behavior at similar time. That is, some experiments will reveal
Coanda effect: The effect which points out that a fluid tends to flow all along a surface, instead of flowing via free space.
Chronology protection conjecture (S.W. Hawking): The notion that the formation of any closed time like curve will (automatically) involuntarily be destroyed by the quantum fluctuations as soon as it i
Cherenkov radiation (P.A. Cherenkov): The radiation emitted by a huge particle which is moving faster than light in the medium via which it is travelling. No particle can travel faster than the light
Charles' law (J.A.C. Charles; c. 1787): The volume of an ideal gas at constant (steady) pressure is proportional to the thermodynamic temperature of that gas.
Chandrasekhar limit (S. Chandrasekhar; 1930): A limit that mandates that no white dwarf (a collapsed, degenerate star) can be much massive than around 1.4 masses solar. Any of the degenerate mass more
Centrifugal pseudo force: A pseudo force which takes place whenever one is moving in uniform circular motion. One feels a "force" directed outward from the center of the motion.
Causality principle: The principle which cause must always precede effect. More properly, when an event A ("the cause") somehow persuades an event B ("the effect") that takes place later in time, then
Casimir effect (Casimir): The quantum mechanical effect, where two very big plates positioned close to each other will experience an attractive force, in the nonattendance of other forces. The cause i