Mécanique des fluides numériqueLa mécanique des fluides numérique (MFN), plus souvent désignée par le terme anglais computational fluid dynamics (CFD), consiste à étudier les mouvements d'un fluide, ou leurs effets, par la résolution numérique des équations régissant le fluide. En fonction des approximations choisies, qui sont en général le résultat d'un compromis en termes de besoins de représentation physique par rapport aux ressources de calcul ou de modélisation disponibles, les équations résolues peuvent être les équations d'Euler, les équations de Navier-Stokes, etc.
Blood pressureBlood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" refers to the pressure in a brachial artery, where it is most commonly measured. Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure (maximum pressure during one heartbeat) over diastolic pressure (minimum pressure between two heartbeats) in the cardiac cycle.
Bucket argumentIsaac Newton's rotating bucket argument (also known as Newton's bucket) was designed to demonstrate that true rotational motion cannot be defined as the relative rotation of the body with respect to the immediately surrounding bodies. It is one of five arguments from the "properties, causes, and effects" of "true motion and rest" that support his contention that, in general, true motion and rest cannot be defined as special instances of motion or rest relative to other bodies, but instead can be defined only by reference to absolute space.
TurgescenceLa turgescence est l'état d'une cellule vivante dilatée par l'eau qui y est entrée, et qui s'accumule dans ses vacuoles ou ses vésicules. L'eau étant devenue abondante dans la vacuole, la pression exercée de l'intérieur de la cellule vers le milieu s'exerce sur la paroi primaire. Ce phénomène est appelé pression de turgescence.
Absolute rotationIn physics, the concept of absolute rotation—rotation independent of any external reference—is a topic of debate about relativity, cosmology, and the nature of physical laws. For the concept of absolute rotation to be scientifically meaningful, it must be measurable. In other words, can an observer distinguish between the rotation of an observed object and their own rotation? Newton suggested two experiments to resolve this problem.
