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Equilibrium (2991 bytes)
1: ...[[2002]] [[science fiction]] [[film|movie]] see [[Equilibrium (2002 movie)]]''
3: ...f others. A related concept is [[stability]]; an equilibrium may or may not be stable.
6: * [[Chemical equilibrium]], the state in which a [[chemical reaction]] pro...
7: ...[Mechanical equilibrium]], also known as [[static equilibrium]], the state of a body at rest or in [[Newton's l...
10: * [[Thermodynamic equilibrium]], the state of a system in which its internal pr...

Non-equilibrium thermodynamics (5206 bytes)
1: ...rreversible transformations and open systems. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics is most successful in the study of...
5: The basic [[thermodynamic potential]] in equilibrium thermodynamics is, depending on the conditions, t...
6: However, in non-equilibrium thermodynamics it is [[entropy]] (<i>S</i>) that ...
9: ...able to them. This hypothesis is known as ''local equilibrium''. In some cases, there will be a discrete collec...
12: ...hers, allows one to formulate stationary-state nonequilibrium thermodynamics using [[variational principle]]s.

Phase equilibrium (1605 bytes)
1: ... in contact indefinitely (that is to say, at '''[[equilibrium]]''') without mixing, as when oil meets water or ...
3: ... the number of phases '''P''' which can remain in equilibrium with each other in a system of '''C''' chemical c...
11: ...e the liquid and solid phases coexist in '''phase equilibrium'''. The same also happens in [[phase transition]]...

Thermodynamic equilibrium (458 bytes)
1: ...a [[thermodynamic system]] is in '''thermodynamic equilibrium''' if its [[energy distribution]] equals a [[Maxw...
2: The process that leads to a thermodynamic equilibrium is called [[thermalization]].

Economic equilibrium (4818 bytes)
1: ... is an '''economic equilibrium'''. The concept of equilibrium is also applied to describe and understand other ...
3: ...hile equilibrium may be multi-market or [[general equilibrium|general]].
5: ...brium, leading to lower prices. Eventually, a new equilibrium will be attained in most markets. Then, there wil...
7: .... For example, if a movement out of supply/demand equilibrium leads to an excess supply (glut) that induces pri...
9: ...are starving (because they cannot afford the high equilibrium price).

Diffusion equilibrium (176 bytes)
1: '''Diffusion equilibrium''' is reached when the concentrations of a [[Diff...

Equilibrium constant (2925 bytes)
1: ...ts or products in a [[reaction]] where [[chemical equilibrium]] exists.
4: A typical equilibrium situation is as below:
8: ...stant as discussed in the article on [[solubility equilibrium]] (however [[gas]]es do).
10: The equation of the equilibrium constant is equal to the product of the product c...
17: ...e indicate equal concentrations. Knowledge of the equilibrium constant can help us determine, in an industrial ...

Underemployment equilibrium (660 bytes)
1: ...n [[Keynesian]] [[economics]], '''underemployment equilibrium''' refers to a situation with a persistent shortf...

Near-equilibrium conditions (189 bytes)
1: '''Near-equilibrium conditions''' is a philosophical concept populari...
5: * [[Dynamic disequilibrium]]
6: * [[Static disequilibrium]]

Intertemporal equilibrium (422 bytes)
1: ... looking at it over the long term that it is in [[equilibrium]].

Dynamic equilibrium (1894 bytes)
1: A '''dynamic equilibrium''' will form if, at a given temperature, two [[re...
4: ...s from the bucket. This is an example of dynamic equilibrium; the rate of evaporation equals the rate of conde...
6: Dynamic equilibrium works on a property of reversible change, that is...
9: ...tios of reactants and products which will form at equilibrium.
10: ...is in contact with an environment which is not in equilibrium.

Equilibrium length (493 bytes)
1: ...[[multimode optical fiber]] necessary to attain [[equilibrium mode distribution]].
3: ...>Synonyms</i> <b>equilibrium [[coupling]] length, equilibrium mode distribution length.</b>

Static equilibrium (844 bytes)
1: In [[physics]], '''static equilibrium''' exists when the [[force]]s ([[Action (physics)...
3: ...sk and paperweight can be considered as in static equilibrium with respect to the floor. Small accelerations d...
9: ''See also:'' [[Dynamic equilibrium]]

Punctuated equilibrium (6370 bytes)
1: ...ickly, with long periods of little change&mdash;[[equilibrium|equilibria]]&mdash;in between. This theory is on...
11: ...g evolutionary biologists wryly termed punctuated equilibrium "evolution by jerks." (It is now sometimes refer...
15: Punctuated equilibrium is often confused with [[saltationism]] and [[cat...
33: ...say by Stephen Jay Gould reflecting on punctuated equilibrium.]
38: [[nl:Punctuated equilibrium]]

Chemical equilibrium (3216 bytes)
1: ...ative predictions that can be made about chemical equilibrium.
4: ...s proceed towards equilibrium. For a reaction at equilibrium:
12: ...y the way, also gives us the relationship between equilibrium and [[temperature]]:
16: ...hat can be done by the system as it develops. At equilibrium &Delta;F = 0, which gives us
23: *[[Equilibrium Constant]]

Equilibrium point (190 bytes)
2: Point <math>\tilde x</math> is called equilibrium point for [[differential equation]] <math>\dot x ...

Nash equilibrium (6922 bytes)
1: ...s and the corresponding payoffs constitute a Nash equilibrium.
3: The concept of the Nash equilibrium was originated by Nash in his dissertation, ''Non...
5: ...finitely many strategies admits at least one Nash equilibrium of mixed strategies.
7: ... players will choose the strategies that form the equilibrium.
12: ... pay $2 to the other. This game has a unique Nash equilibrium: both players have to choose 0. Any other choice...

Reflective equilibrium (4693 bytes)
1: ...nciples of inductive logic. The term 'reflective equilibrium' was coined by [[John Rawls]] and popularized in ...
3: ...s that a set of moral beliefs in ideal reflective equilibrium describes or characterizes the underlying princip...
5: ...ever the decision, he has moved toward reflective equilibrium.
7: ... the members of society. The method of reflective equilibrium provides a way of settling on principles that wil...
9: Reflective equilibrium is not static; it will change as the individual c...

Sedimentation equilibrium (416 bytes)
1: '''Sedimentation equilibrium''' is a technique used in [[biochemistry]] to sep...
3: ... or [[cesium chloride]] and centrifuged until the equilibrium is reached. The discrete layers can then be easil...

Mechanical equilibrium (2306 bytes)
1: A standard definition of '''mechanical equilibrium''' is:
3: :A system is in '''mechanical equilibrium''' when the sum of the [[force (physics)|forces]]...
5: ... of the most important and interesting aspects of equilibrium states &ndash; their [[stability]].
7: An alternative definition of equilibrium that is more general and often more useful is
9: :A system is in '''mechanical equilibrium''' if its position in [[configuration space]] is ...

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