Dynamic similarity, the dimensionless science
- 1 September 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics Today
- Vol. 64 (9), 42-47
- https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.3.1258
Abstract
Dimensional analysis, a framework for drawing physical parallels between systems of disparate scale, affords key insights into natural phenomena too expansive and too energetic to replicate in the lab.Keywords
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