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ground levelnoun(often attributive) The level of the ground, the surface of the earth.
groundstatenounAlternative spelling of ground state. [(physics) The stationary state of lowest energy of a particle or system of particles.]
zero-point energynoun(physics, quantum mechanics) The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system.
hole statenoun(physics) a vacant electron energy state near the top of the energy band of a solid; the movement of electrons between such states is the basis of electrical conduction
steady statenoun(physics) Any state that does not change over time, or is in a dynamic equilibrium.
equilibriumnounThe condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
static equilibriumnoun(physics) Any system in which the sum of the forces, and torque, on each particle of the system is zero; mechanical equilibrium.
yrastnoun(physics) The state of a nucleus with minimum energy (i.e. when least excited) for a given angular momentum.
bound statenoun(particle physics) A composite of two or more particles that behaves as a single particle.
energy levelnoun(physics) Any of the discrete stable energies that a quantum mechanical system (such as the electrons of an atom) can have.
excited statenoun(physics) any state of a particle or system of particles that has a higher energy than that of its ground state
singletnounA single piece of clothing, particularly:
yrarenoun(physics) The state of a nucleus with minimum energy, but excluding the yrast. The second-least excited state for a given angular momentum.
statenounA condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
quantum statenoun(quantum mechanics) Any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system.
thermodynamic equilibriumnoun(physics) The state of a system in which its energy distribution is such that all parts of the system have the same temperature and no heat flows.
q-ballnounA charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.
microgravitynoun(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
principle of least actionnoun(physics) A variational principle that, when applied to the action of a mechanical system, yields the equations of motion for that system. It states that the trajectories (i.e. the solutions of the equations of motion) are stationary points of the system's action functional.
stable equilibriumnoun(physics) An equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it to move back to its original state.

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