Physics
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Brownian Motion The random, erratic movement of particles suspended in a fluid, caused by collisions with molecules in the surrounding m... Critical Mass The minimum amount of something required for a process to become self-sustaining. Below this threshold, the system canno... Critical Point A specific condition (temperature, pressure, or other parameter) at which a phase transition occurs and where systems ex... Phase Transition A transformation of a system from one state to another, like water freezing into ice. Often occurs abruptly at critical... Scaling Laws Mathematical relationships describing how properties change with size. Many biological and organizational properties sca...