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observer effect
fact that simply observing a situation or phenomenon necessarily changes that phenomenon
Prandtl–Glauert singularity
the point at which a sudden drop in air pressure occurs
Wigner effect
dislocation of atoms in a solid caused by neutron radiation
singing sand
phenomena of sand that produces sound
Biefeld–Brown effect
electrical phenomenon
pulse
in physics, single disturbance moving through a medium
self-exciting oscillation
thumb|300px|Schematic representation of a self-oscillation as a positive feedback loop. The oscillator V produces a feedback signal B. The controller at R uses this signal to modulate the external power S that acts on the oscillator. If the power is modulated in phase with the oscillator's velocity, a negative damping is established and the oscillation grows until limited by nonlinearities.
Andreev reflection
type of particle scattering which occurs at interfaces between a superconductor and a normal state material
electron emission
Ramsauer–Townsend effect
physical phenomenon involving the scattering of low-energy electrons by atoms of a noble gas
Askaryan effect
optical phenomenon
condensation cloud
type of cloud produced by large explosions in humid air
buttered toast phenomenon
fact that toast usually falls butter-side down
acoustic attenuation
measure of the energy loss of sound propagation in media; phenomenon when hearing protectors help reduce acoustic flux from flowing into the ears, is measured in decibels (dBs)
Hanle effect
reduction in the polarisation of light caused by a magnetic field, named after Wilhelm Hanle
magnetic resonance
excitation of a quantum system via magnetism
piston effect
forced-air flow inside a tunnel caused by moving vehicles
coffee ring effect
effect
photophoresis
Photophoresis denotes the phenomenon that small particles suspended in gas (aerosols) or liquids (hydrocolloids) start to migrate when illuminated by a sufficiently intense beam of light. The existence of this phenomenon is owed to a non-uniform distribution of temperature of an illuminated particle in a fluid medium. Separately from photophoresis, in a fluid mixture of different kinds of particles, the migration of some kinds of particles may be due to differences in their absorptions of thermal radiation and other thermal effects collectively known as thermophoresis. In laser photophoresis,
field effect
Applied electric field conductivity change
Thermo-dielectric effect
production of electric currents and charge separation during phase transition
Free neutron decay
decay of a neutron when outside a nucleus
Upstream contamination
Phenomenon Observed In Fluids
Arago's rotations
magnetic phenomenon
Zeeman energy
Potential energy of a magnetised body in an external magnetic field
Negative refraction
electromagnetic property induced by some exotic optical materials