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Relaxation (physics)

In the physical sciences, relaxation usually means the return of a perturbed system into equilibrium. Each relaxation process can be categorized by a relaxation time τ. The simplest theoretical description of relaxation as function of time t is an exponential law exp(−t/τ) (exponential decay).

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In simple linear systems

In condensed matter physics

Chemical relaxation methods

In atmospheric sciences

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Relaxation (physics)

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amorphous indomethacin displays a temperature dependence of molecular motioninstance ofThis relaxation time is small in metals and can be large in semiconductors and insulators.Liquids and amorphous solidsAn amorphous solid0.80text
which can be quantified as the average relaxation time for the solid in a metastable supercooled liquid or glass to approach the molecular motion characteristic of a crystalinstance ofThis relaxation time is small in metals and can be large in semiconductors and insulators.Liquids and amorphous solidsAn amorphous solid0.80text
amorphous indomethacin displays a temperature dependence of molecular motioninstance ofLiquids and amorphous solidsAn amorphous solid0.80text
which can be quantified as the average relaxation time for the solid in a metastable supercooled liquid or glass to approach the molecular motion characteristic of a crystalinstance ofLiquids and amorphous solidsAn amorphous solid0.80text
the temperatureinstance ofA system initially at equilibrium is perturbed by a rapid change in a parameter0.80text

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