Terms starting with K
4 terms
Kelvin
Foundations of Physics
K
The SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, defined by fixing the Boltzmann constant to k = 1.380649 × 10⁻²³ J/K.
K = °C + 273.15
Kinetic Energy
Classical Mechanics
J
The scalar energy an object possesses by virtue of its motion, proportional to its mass and the square of its speed.
KE = ½ m v²
Kink & Sausage Instabilities
Plasma Physics
MHD Instability Modes
Ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) macro-instabilities occurring in current-carrying pinched plasma columns.
m = 0 (Sausage Mode), m = 1 (Kink Mode)
Kirchhoff's Laws
Electromagnetism & Electronics
A (Current), V (Voltage)
Two fundamental circuit analysis laws expressing conservation of electric charge (Current Law) and conservation of energy (Voltage Law).
KCL: ∑ I_in = ∑ I_out; KVL: ∑ V = 0