- Look up
decay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Decay may
refer to: Bit
decay, in
computing Decay time (fall time), in
electronics Distance decay, in geography...
-
consider the case of a
chain of two
decays: one
nuclide A
decaying into
another B by one process, then B
decaying into
another C by a
second process,...
- of
protons to neutrons. The
probability of a
nuclide decaying due to beta and
other forms of
decay is
determined by its
nuclear binding energy. The binding...
- more
intuitive characteristic of
exponential decay for many
people is the time
required for the
decaying quantity to fall to one half of its
initial value...
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Carrion (from
Latin caro 'meat'), also
known as a carc****, is the
decaying flesh of dead animals.
Carrion is an
important food
source for
large carnivores...
- In
particle physics,
proton decay is a
hypothetical form of
particle decay in
which the
proton decays into
lighter subatomic particles, such as a neutral...
- This
holds notes at the
sustain level for a
fixed length of time
before decaying. The
General Instrument AY-3-8910
sound chip
includes only a hold time...
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Orbital decay is a
gradual decrease of the
distance between two
orbiting bodies at
their closest approach (the periapsis) over many
orbital periods. These...
- (β−)
emitted from the β−
decay of a nucleus. An
example of
positron emission (β+
decay) is
shown with magnesium-23
decaying into sodium-23: 23 12Mg →...
- half-life of the
decaying quantity, τ is a
positive number called the mean
lifetime of the
decaying quantity, λ is a
positive number called the
decay constant...
