PHYSICS

APPLICATIONS OF PIN DIODES

PIN diodes: Tiny switches and variable resistors for high-frequency circuits (RF...

P-N JUNCTION DIODE

One-way street for current: P-N junction diode controls the flow of electricity.

PLANKS QUANTUM THEORY

Planck's quantum theory, a revolutionary concept introduced by Max Planck in 190...

EINSTEIN THEORY OF PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

Einstein's photoelectric effect theory: Light in packets (photons) ejects electr...

PHOTODIODE

Photodiode: Light goes in, current comes out - a light detector that converts li...

PHASE TRANSITION FIRST AND SECOND ORDER

Phase transitions: Big changes (order to disorder or vice versa) happen smoothly...

PARTITION FUNCTION

Partition function: A behind-the-scenes calculator summarizing a system's statis...

OPTOELCTRONIC DIODES

Optoelectronic diodes: Light-converter superheroes, transforming light into elec...

MOSFET REGIONS OF OPERATIONS

MOSFETs operate in three regions: cut-off (minimal current), triode (current inc...

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN N CHANNEL JFET AND P CHANNEL JFET

N-channel and P-channel JFETs control current flow using voltage, one with elect...

METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (MOSFET)

The Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET) is a tiny, voltag...

MICRO AND MACRO STATES IN STATISTICAL PHYSICS

Microscopic details (microstates) rule the chaos: Statistical physics uses them ...

MEAN FREE PATH

Mean free path: The average distance a particle travels between collisions.

THE MAXWELL-BOLTZMANN DISTRIBUTION OF VELOCITY

The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution: A snapshot of how likely gas molecules are t...

MAXWELL THEORY OF ELECTROMAGNETISM

Maxwell's theory: Light = EM waves, electricity & magnetism = two sides of the s...

LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

Light-emitting diode (LED): Tiny chip, big impact - converts electricity directl...

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