Méthode des éléments finisEn analyse numérique, la méthode des éléments finis (MEF, ou FEM pour finite element method en anglais) est utilisée pour résoudre numériquement des équations aux dérivées partielles. Celles-ci peuvent par exemple représenter analytiquement le comportement dynamique de certains systèmes physiques (mécaniques, thermodynamiques, acoustiques).
Pétrolealt=Flasque comprenant du pétrole brut|vignette|Pétrole brut Le pétrole (en latin , du grec petra, « roche », et du latin , « huile »), dit aussi naphte dans l'Antiquité, est une huile minérale d’origine naturelle composée d'une multitude de composés organiques, essentiellement des hydrocarbures, piégée dans des formations géologiques particulières. Le pétrole dans son gisement est fréquemment associé à des fractions légères qui se séparent spontanément du liquide à la pression atmosphérique, ainsi que diverses impuretés comme le dioxyde de carbone, le sulfure d'hydrogène, l'eau de formation et des traces métalliques.
Oil and gas reserves and resource quantificationOil and gas reserves denote discovered quantities of crude oil and natural gas (oil or gas fields) that can be profitably produced/recovered from an approved development. Oil and gas reserves tied to approved operational plans filed on the day of reserves reporting are also sensitive to fluctuating global market pricing. The remaining resource estimates (after the reserves have been accounted) are likely sub-commercial and may still be under appraisal with the potential to be technically recoverable once commercially established.
Many-minds interpretationThe many-minds interpretation of quantum mechanics extends the many-worlds interpretation by proposing that the distinction between worlds should be made at the level of the mind of an individual observer. The concept was first introduced in 1970 by H. Dieter Zeh as a variant of the Hugh Everett interpretation in connection with quantum decoherence, and later (in 1981) explicitly called a many or multi-consciousness interpretation. The name many-minds interpretation was first used by David Albert and Barry Loewer in 1988.
Vapeur d'eauvignette|Évolution des teneurs connues de quelques gaz de l'atmosphère terrestre (autrefois plus riche en vapeur d'eau, et plus acide (en raison de l'acide carbonique formé avec le ). Pour rendre ces variations plus visibles, l'échelle temporelle n'est pas linéaire. La vapeur d'eau est l'état gazeux de l'eau. C'est un gaz inodore et incolore. À l'opposé, dans le langage commun, le terme vapeur d'eau peut servir à désigner le brouillard créé par la condensation d'eau à l'état gazeux sous forme de microgouttelettes.
Strain-rate tensorIn continuum mechanics, the strain-rate tensor or rate-of-strain tensor is a physical quantity that describes the rate of change of the deformation of a material in the neighborhood of a certain point, at a certain moment of time. It can be defined as the derivative of the strain tensor with respect to time, or as the symmetric component of the Jacobian matrix (derivative with respect to position) of the flow velocity. In fluid mechanics it also can be described as the velocity gradient, a measure of how the velocity of a fluid changes between different points within the fluid.
Infinitesimal strain theoryIn continuum mechanics, the infinitesimal strain theory is a mathematical approach to the description of the deformation of a solid body in which the displacements of the material particles are assumed to be much smaller (indeed, infinitesimally smaller) than any relevant dimension of the body; so that its geometry and the constitutive properties of the material (such as density and stiffness) at each point of space can be assumed to be unchanged by the deformation.
Ensemble interpretationThe ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics considers the quantum state description to apply only to an ensemble of similarly prepared systems, rather than supposing that it exhaustively represents an individual physical system. The advocates of the ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics claim that it is minimalist, making the fewest physical assumptions about the meaning of the standard mathematical formalism. It proposes to take to the fullest extent the statistical interpretation of Max Born, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1954.
Finite strain theoryIn continuum mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to invalidate assumptions inherent in infinitesimal strain theory. In this case, the undeformed and deformed configurations of the continuum are significantly different, requiring a clear distinction between them. This is commonly the case with elastomers, plastically-deforming materials and other fluids and biological soft tissue.
Interprétation de la mécanique quantiqueUne interprétation de la mécanique quantique est une tentative d'explication de la façon dont la théorie mathématique de la mécanique quantique « correspond » à la réalité. Bien que la mécanique quantique ait fait l'objet de démonstrations rigoureuses dans une gamme extraordinairement large d'expériences (aucune prédiction de la mécanique quantique n'a été contredite par l'expérience), il existe un certain nombre d'écoles de pensée concurrentes sur son interprétation.
