- Look up
fluctuation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Fluctuation may
refer to:
Statistical fluctuations, in statistics,
statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics...
- In
quantum physics, a
quantum fluctuation (also
known as a
vacuum state fluctuation or
vacuum fluctuation) is the
temporary random change in the amount...
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likewise undergo thermal fluctuations. For example, for a
system that has an
equilibrium pressure, the
system pressure fluctuates to some
extent about the...
- The
fluctuation theorem (FT),
which originated from
statistical mechanics,
deals with the
relative probability that the
entropy of a
system which is currently...
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which has such a
dynamic and
strong atmosphere that its
length of day
fluctuates by up to 20 minutes. Any
change of the
axial component of the atmospheric...
- The
fluctuation–dissipation
theorem (FDT) or
fluctuation–dissipation
relation (FDR) is a
powerful tool in
statistical physics for
predicting the behavior...
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Primordial fluctuations are
density variations in the
early universe which are
considered the
seeds of all
structure in the universe. Currently, the most...
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Fluctuation loss is an
effect seen in
radar systems as the
target object moves or
changes its
orientation relative to the
radar system. It was extensively...
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Fluctuating selection is a mode of
natural selection characterized by the
fluctuation of the
direction of
selection on a
given phenotype over a relatively...
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Statistical fluctuations are
fluctuations in
quantities derived from many
identical random processes. They are
fundamental and unavoidable. It can be...