Quasiequilibrium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An approximate equilibrium

    "It is shown that during most time of motion the particle slows down provided that a quasiequilibrium thermal state has been reached, while at any initial direction of the angular velocity vector it tends to orient perpendicular to the surface with spin direction depending on the initial conditions."

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"It is shown that during most time of motion the particle slows down provided that a quasiequilibrium thermal state has been reached, while at any initial direction of the angular velocity vector it tends to orient perpendicular to the surface with spin direction depending on the initial conditions."

Etymology

From quasi- + equilibrium.

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