Dissipative Sentence Examples

If, however, we recognize the existence of dissipative forces called into play by any motion whatever of the system, the conclusion can be drawn as follows.

In practice the vibrations of a system are more or less affected by dissipative forces.

The terms due to F in (33) are such as would arise from frictional resistances proportional to the absolute velocities of the particles, or to mutual forces of resistance proportional to the relative velocities; they are therefore classed as frictional or dissipative forces.

He was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1977 for his contributions to nonequilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures.

Describe how Lyapunov exponents can be used to determine the fractal dimension of a strange attractor in a dissipative system.