Glass physics

German physicist (1840-1905)

dependence of phase velocity on frequency

physical phenomenon

way in which the energy of a photon is taken up by matter; physical process of absorbing light, while absorbance does not always measure absorption: it measures attenuation (of transmitted radiant power)

thumb|Supercooled water, still in liquid state thumb|Start of solidification as a result of leaving the state of rest Supercooling, also known as undercooling, is the process of lowering the temperature of a liquid below its freezing point without it becoming a solid. Per the established international definition, supercooling means "cooling a substance below the normal freezing point without solidification". While it can be achieved by different physical means, the postponed solidification is most often due to the absence of seed crystals or nuclei around which a crystal structure can form. Th

thumb|Ductile failure of a metallic specimen strained axially

material dispersion property

thumb|250px|right|Comparisons of 1. opacity, 2. translucency, and 3. transparency; behind each panel is a star. Opacity is the measure of impenetrability to electromagnetic or other kinds of radiation, especially visible light. In radiative transfer, it describes the absorption and scattering of radiation in a medium, such as a plasma, dielectric, shielding material, glass, etc. An opaque object is neither transparent nor translucent. When light strikes an interface between two substances, in general, some may be reflected, some absorbed, some scattered, and the rest transmitted (also see refr

type of safety glass

field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials

reversible transition in amorphous materials at which amorphous polymers go from hard to viscous

Devitrification is the process of crystallization in a formerly crystal-free (amorphous) glass. The term is derived from the Latin vitreus, meaning glassy and transparent.

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condition that must be fulfilled by a lens or other optical system in order for it to produce sharp images of off-axis as well as on-axis objects

glass which displays two different colors by undergoing a color change in certain lighting conditions

concept in polymer physics

type of glass bottle used as scientific and magic apparatus

increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident solar radiation

temperature of material when it arbitrarily softens

Melting points of chemical mixtures