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Entries beginning with P

1. p~
   Defined in notations of fundamental concepts in physics | Owned by bci1
2. P_k]
   Defined in canonical commutation and anti-commutation relations: their representations | Owned by bci1
3. pacs:02.30.Lt
   Defined in Fourier Series on a General Interval | Owned by bloftin
4. pacs:45.50.-j
   Defined in Angular Momentum, Areal Velocity, and Kepler's Second Law | Owned by bloftin
5. $p-adic$ measure
   Defined in Nicolae Popescu | Owned by bci1
6. pairwise gravitational force
   Defined in Newton's law of universal gravitation | Owned by bloftin
7. Palade
   Defined in George Palade | Owned by bci1
8. papilloma virus
   Defined in Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) | Owned by bci1
9. papilloma virus detection
   Defined in Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) | Owned by bci1
10. parabolic orbit
    Defined in Orbit Equation, Conic Sections, and Kepler's First Law | Owned by bloftin
11. paracrystal scattering and diffraction
    Defined in Bessel functions: applications to diffraction by helical structures | Owned by bci1
12. paragroups
    Synonym for groupoids topic | Owned by bci1
13. parallax
    Owned by bloftin
14. Parallel-Axis and Perpendicular-Axis Theorems
    Owned by bloftin
15. parallel-axis theorem
    Defined in Parallel-Axis and Perpendicular-Axis Theorems | Owned by bloftin
16. parallel-plate electric field
    Defined in Building an Electronic Electroscope, Electric Charge, Induction, and Measurable Electric Fields | Owned by bloftin
17. parameter
    Owned by bci1
18. parameter-dependent family of groupoids
    Defined in variable groupoid | Owned by bci1
19. parameter-dependent topology
    Synonym for variable topology | Owned by bci1
20. parametric operator
    Owned by Jon Awbrey
21. parity
    Defined in examples of constants of the motion | Owned by bloftin
22. Parseval relation
    Defined in Fourier Analysis, Wave Packets, and Dispersion | Owned by bloftin
23. Parseval relation
    Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Fourier Analysis, Wave Packets, and Dispersion | Owned by bloftin
24. Partial Derivatives for Waves
    Synonym for Wave Mechanics: Partial Derivatives for Waves | Owned by bloftin
25. partial differential equations
    Defined in differential equations | Owned by bloftin
26. partial function
    Defined in relation theory | Owned by Jon Awbrey
27. partial pressure
    Defined in Dalton's law | Owned by pahio
28. partial sum
    Defined in Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist | Owned by bloftin
29. particle
    Owned by bloftin
30. particle accelerator
    Defined in large hadron collider | Owned by bci1
31. example of particle
    Owned by bloftin
32. particle physics
    Defined in High energy physics | Owned by bci1
33. particle physics
    Synonym for High energy physics | Owned by bci1
34. particle scattering
    Defined in Atomic and nuclear structure | Owned by bci1
35. particle velocity
    Defined in Acoustic Waves, Sound Intensity, and Acoustic Impedance | Owned by bloftin
36. partons
    Defined in gluons, quarks and QCD | Owned by bci1
37. Pascal
    Defined in topic on computational physics | Owned by bci1
38. path-adaptive launch guidance
    Defined in From Goddard's Unsolved Variational Rocket Problem to Saturn IGM: Calculus of Variations in Rocket Development | Owned by bloftin
39. path-dependent work
    Defined in Work by Variable Forces | Owned by bloftin
40. path independence
    Defined in Conservative Forces and Potential Energy | Owned by bloftin
41. path independence of work
    Owned by mdo
42. path integral
    Synonym for line integral | Owned by bloftin
43. Pauli exclusion principle
    Owned by invisiblerhino
44. P-brane
    Defined in M-theory | Owned by bci1
45. pdf
    Defined in probability distribution functions in physics | Owned by bci1
46. PDP
    Defined in plasma | Owned by bci1
47. penny falling from Empire State Building
    Owned by bloftin
48. perfectly inelastic collision
    Defined in Collisions in One Dimension | Owned by bloftin
49. perfectly inelastic collision
    Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Collisions in One Dimension | Owned by bloftin
50. Perifocal State Vectors: Reconstructing Position and Velocity from Orbital Elements
    Owned by bloftin
51. period
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
52. period
    Defined in Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist | Owned by bloftin
53. Period Derivation for the Simple Harmonic Oscillator
    Owned by bloftin
54. periodic
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
55. periodic function
    Defined in Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist | Owned by bloftin
56. Periodic-Function and Harmonic-Building Exercises
    Owned by bloftin
57. examples of periodic functions
    Owned by pahio
58. Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist
    Owned by bloftin
59. periodicity
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
60. periodic motion
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
61. periodic oscillation
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
62. period-length mapping % pacs:02.30.Nw
    Defined in Fourier Series on a General Interval | Owned by bloftin
63. perpendicular-axis theorem
    Defined in Parallel-Axis and Perpendicular-Axis Theorems | Owned by bloftin
64. PET
    Defined in Atomic and nuclear structure | Owned by bci1
65. phase
    Defined in oscillation | Owned by bloftin
66. phase
    Defined in M06-01 Simple Harmonic Motion | Owned by bloftin
67. phase
    Defined in Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist | Owned by bloftin
68. phase constant
    Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Wave Propagation in Materials | Owned by bloftin
69. phase difference
    Defined in Beats, Interference, and Coherence | Owned by bloftin
70. phase factor
    Defined in algebraic quantum field theories (AQFT) | Owned by bci1
71. phase plane
    Defined in M06-01 Simple Harmonic Motion | Owned by bloftin
72. phase shift
    Defined in Periodic Functions, Harmonics, and Why Fourier Series Exist | Owned by bloftin
73. phase velocity
    Defined in Discrete Oscillator Chains and Dispersion | Owned by bloftin
74. phase velocity
    Defined in Fourier Analysis, Wave Packets, and Dispersion | Owned by bloftin
75. phase velocity
    Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Fourier Analysis, Wave Packets, and Dispersion | Owned by bloftin
76. phasor
    Defined in Euler's Formula and the Complex Exponential Basis | Owned by bloftin
77. phenomenological Bloch equations
    Defined in Felix Bloch | Owned by bci1
78. \phi
    Defined in notations of fundamental concepts in physics | Owned by bci1
79. phonons
    Defined in Quantum topological order and extended quantum symmetries | Owned by bci1
80. phonons
    Defined in Quantum topological order and extended quantum symmetries | Owned by bci1
81. photoelectric effect
    Owned by bloftin
82. photometric passband
    Defined in Photometric Passbands and System Response: Throughput, Weighting, and Synthetic Photometry | Owned by bloftin
83. Photometric Passbands and System Response: Throughput, Weighting, and Synthetic Photometry
    Owned by bloftin
84. photon-counting response
    Defined in Photometric Passbands and System Response: Throughput, Weighting, and Synthetic Photometry | Owned by bloftin
85. physical axiom or postulate
    Defined in algebraic quantum field theories (AQFT) | Owned by bci1
86. physical binary
    Defined in Binary Stars as Physical Laboratories | Owned by bloftin
87. physical laws
    Owned by bci1
88. physical mathematics
    Synonym for mathematical physics | Owned by bci1
89. physical mathematics
    Defined in fusion of theoretical physics with mathematics at IHES org | Owned by bci1
90. physical mathematics
    Defined in topic on applied mathematical physics and physical mathematics | Owned by bci1
91. Physical Meaning of Geometrical Propositions
    Owned by bloftin
92. physical quantity
    Defined in Units and Dimensional Analysis in Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
93. physical Universe
    Defined in Universe | Owned by bci1
94. physics applications
    Synonym for applied physics | Owned by bci1
95. physics area topics
    Defined in overview of the content of PlanetPhysics | Owned by bci1
96. Physics news
    Owned by bci1
97. piecewise linear
    Defined in geometrically defined double groupoid with connection | Owned by bci1
98. piecewise-smooth extremal
    Defined in Calculus of Variations: Piecewise-Smooth Extremals and the Weierstrass-Erdmann Corner Conditions | Owned by bloftin
99. pi-mesons
    Defined in gluons, quarks and QCD | Owned by bci1
100. pions
     Defined in Elementary particles topic | Owned by bci1
101. pivot wavelength
     Defined in Photometric Passbands and System Response: Throughput, Weighting, and Synthetic Photometry | Owned by bloftin
102. Planck's law
     Synonym for Planck's radiation law | Owned by bloftin
103. Planck's radiation law
     Owned by bloftin
104. Plane polar coordinates
     Defined in Coordinate Systems for Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
105. PlanetPhysics.org exchange with Wikipedia
     Defined in topic entry on Wikipedia physics & mathematics entries and exchange projects | Owned by bci1
106. PlanetPhysics.org style guideline summary
     Owned by bci1
107. plane wave
     Defined in Wave Equations in Two and Three Dimensions and Spherical Waves | Owned by bloftin
108. plasma
     Owned by bci1
109. plasma display panel
     Defined in plasma | Owned by bci1
110. plasma electron
     Defined in non-linear electron excitation of plasma waves | Owned by bci1
111. plasma heating
     Defined in plasma | Owned by bci1
112. plasma ion temperature
     Defined in non-linear electron excitation of plasma waves | Owned by bci1
113. plasma wave excitation
     Defined in non-linear electron excitation of plasma waves | Owned by bci1
114. plate surface charge density
     Defined in Building an Electronic Electroscope, Electric Charge, Induction, and Measurable Electric Fields | Owned by bloftin
115. PM website on Wikipedia
     Defined in topic entry on Wikipedia physics & mathematics entries and exchange projects | Owned by bci1
116. Poincare' conjecture
     Defined in geometrization conjecture and theorem | Owned by bci1
117. Poincar\'e group
     Defined in algebraic quantum field theories (AQFT) | Owned by bci1
118. point division and position vectors
     Owned by bloftin
119. point particle
     Defined in center of mass | Owned by bci1
120. point particle
     Synonym for particle | Owned by bloftin
121. Poisson algebra
     Defined in Poisson ring | Owned by rspuzio
122. Poisson distribution
     Defined in probability distribution functions in physics | Owned by bci1
123. Poisson ring
     Owned by rspuzio
124. Poisson transformation
     Defined in quantum symmetry | Owned by bci1
125. polar basis
     Defined in Coordinate Systems for Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
126. polar coordinate motion example of generalized coordinates
     Owned by bloftin
127. Polar Coordinate Particle Kinematics
     Owned by bloftin
128. polar coordinates
     Defined in Coordinate Systems for Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
129. polar form of a complex number
     Defined in Complex Numbers as Vectors in the Complex Plane | Owned by bloftin
130. polarization
     Defined in Electrostatics, Charge, Induction, and an Electrometer | Owned by bloftin
131. polarization ellipse
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves | Owned by bloftin
132. polarization handedness
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves | Owned by bloftin
133. polarization loss factor
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves | Owned by bloftin
134. Polish group
     Owned by bci1
135. Polish group
     Defined in Borel G-space | Owned by bci1
136. Polish G-space
     Owned by bci1
137. Polish space with group structure
     Synonym for Polish group | Owned by bci1
138. Polish topology
     Defined in Borel G-space | Owned by bci1
139. position
     Owned by Wkbj79
140. position
     Defined in Position and Displacement in Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
141. Position and Displacement in Mechanics
     Owned by bloftin
142. position vector
     Owned by pahio
143. positive charge
     Defined in Electric Charge | Owned by bloftin
144. positive frequency
     Defined in Euler's Formula and the Complex Exponential Basis | Owned by bloftin
145. positive proposition
     Defined in differential propositional calculus | Owned by Jon Awbrey
146. positron annihilation
     Defined in Atomic and nuclear structure | Owned by bci1
147. positron emission
     Defined in Atomic and nuclear structure | Owned by bci1
148. potential difference
     Defined in Gravitational Potential Energy and Gravitational Potential | Owned by bloftin
149. potential difference
     Defined in Practical Electricity and Measurement for Electrodynamics | Owned by bloftin
150. potential energy
     Defined in energy | Owned by bloftin
151. potential energy
     Defined in Conservative Forces and Potential Energy | Owned by bloftin
152. potential-energy difference
     Defined in Conservative Forces and Potential Energy | Owned by bloftin
153. potential of spherical shell
     Owned by pahio
154. power
     Owned by bloftin
155. Power
     Owned by bloftin
156. power function
     Defined in growth of exponential function | Owned by pahio
157. power reflection coefficient
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Boundary Waves - Reflection, Transmission, and Refraction | Owned by bloftin
158. power reflection coefficient
     Defined in Waves on Strings: Reflection, Transmission, and Mechanical Impedance | Owned by bloftin
159. power resonance
     Defined in Driven Harmonic Motion and Resonance | Owned by bloftin
160. power series
     Owned by bloftin
161. power transmission coefficient
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Boundary Waves - Reflection, Transmission, and Refraction | Owned by bloftin
162. power transmission coefficient
     Defined in Waves on Strings: Reflection, Transmission, and Mechanical Impedance | Owned by bloftin
163. Practical Electricity and Measurement for Electrodynamics
     Owned by bloftin
164. preadditive functor
     Owned by bci1
165. precession
     Defined in Gyroscopes, Precession, and Nutation | Owned by bloftin
166. precise idea
     Synonym for general definition | Owned by bci1
167. predicate
     Synonym for boolean-valued function | Owned by Jon Awbrey
168. Preface: An Elementary Treatise On Quaternions
     Owned by bloftin
169. Preface to the Second Edition: An Elementary Treatise On Quaternions
     Owned by bloftin
170. prefunction
     Defined in relation theory | Owned by Jon Awbrey
171. Preliminary definitions and general notions
     Owned by bloftin
172. preservation properties
     Defined in Table of categories and functor properties | Owned by bci1
173. presheaf
     Defined in Functorial Algebraic Geometry and Physics | Owned by bci1
174. prime meridian
     Defined in locations on Earth | Owned by bloftin
175. primitive cell
     Defined in Diatomic Oscillator Chains and Acoustic and Optical Branches | Owned by bloftin
176. principal argument
     Defined in Complex Numbers as Vectors in the Complex Plane | Owned by bloftin
177. Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia
     Owned by bloftin
178. principal axis
     Defined in Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
179. principal axis
     Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
180. principal-axis basis
     Defined in Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
181. principal-axis basis
     Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
182. principal moment of inertia
     Defined in Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
183. principal moment of inertia
     Defined in GRE Physics Companion: Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
184. Principle of Indetermination
     Synonym for uncertainty by waves | Owned by pahio
185. principle of minimum action
     Synonym for Fermat's principle | Owned by bci1
186. principle of stationary action
     Defined in Calculus of Variations: Hamilton's Principle and Classical Mechanics | Owned by bloftin
187. Principle of the communication of heat
     Owned by bloftin
188. principles of NIR spectroscopy
     Owned by vip6
189. principles of quantum physics
     Owned by bci1
190. principles of thermodynamics
     Owned by bci1
191. probability distribution function
     Defined in probability distribution functions in physics | Owned by bci1
192. probability distribution functions in physics
     Owned by bci1
193. probability measure
     Defined in probability distribution functions in physics | Owned by bci1
194. probe loading
     Defined in Practical Electricity and Measurement for Electrodynamics | Owned by bloftin
195. product of inertia
     Defined in The Inertia Tensor and Products of Inertia | Owned by bloftin
196. products of two vectors
     Synonym for vector product | Owned by bloftin
197. program
     Defined in supercomputers | Owned by bci1
198. program
     Defined in computer | Owned by bci1
199. program
     Owned by bci1
200. programmed automaton
     Synonym for computer | Owned by bci1
201. programmed sequential machine
     Synonym for computer | Owned by bci1
202. programming
     Synonym for topic on computer programming | Owned by bci1
203. programming language
     Defined in program | Owned by bci1
204. programming language
     Defined in topic on computational physics | Owned by bci1
205. projected motion
     Defined in ballistics (2D) | Owned by vip6
206. projected separation
     Defined in Binary Stars as Physical Laboratories | Owned by bloftin
207. projectile motion
     Owned by bloftin
208. projection coefficient
     Defined in Inner Products of Functions | Owned by bloftin
209. projective object
     Owned by bci1
210. propagation constant
     Defined in Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas, and RF: Wave Propagation in Materials | Owned by bloftin
211. proper generator in a Grothendieck category
     Owned by bci1
212. proper generator theorem
     Owned by bci1
213. properties of commutators
     Synonym for commutator algebra | Owned by bloftin
214. proposition
     Synonym for boolean-valued function | Owned by Jon Awbrey
215. proton accelerator
     Defined in Atomic and nuclear structure | Owned by bci1
216. proton spin fine structure
     Defined in gluons, quarks and QCD | Owned by bci1
217. pseudowork
     Defined in Energy Methods for Particle Systems | Owned by bloftin
218. \psi
     Defined in notations of fundamental concepts in physics | Owned by bci1
219. PSS
     Defined in large hadron collider | Owned by bci1
220. Pulley
     Defined in Pulleys and Atwood Machines | Owned by bloftin
221. Pulleys and Atwood Machines
     Owned by bloftin
222. pure state
     Defined in algebraic quantum field theories (AQFT) | Owned by bci1
223. pushout
     Defined in Van Kampen Theorem for groups and groupoids | Owned by bci1