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• Reaction–diffusion system — Reaction–diffusion systems are mathematical models which explain how the concentration of one or more substances distributed in space changes under the influence of two processes: local chemical reactions in which the substances are transformed… …   Wikipedia

• subcritical — [subkrit′i kəl] adj. 1. less than critical 2. unable to sustain a fission chain reaction: said of a nuclear reactor, device, etc …   English World dictionary

• Subcritical reactor — A subcritical reactor is a nuclear fission reactor that produces fission without achieving criticality. Instead of a sustaining chain reaction, a subcritical reactor uses additional neutrons from an outside source. A reactor coupled to a particle …   Wikipedia

• subcritical chain reaction — silpstančioji grandininė reakcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. convergent chain reaction; subcritical chain reaction vok. konvergente Kettenkernreaktion, f; unterkritische Kettenkernreaktion, f rus. затухающая цепная реакция, f;… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• subcritical — adjective Date: 1930 1. less or lower than critical in respect to a specified factor 2. a. of insufficient size to sustain a chain reaction < a subcritical mass of fissionable material > b. designed for use with fissionable material of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• réaction en chaîne convergente — silpstančioji grandininė reakcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. convergent chain reaction; subcritical chain reaction vok. konvergente Kettenkernreaktion, f; unterkritische Kettenkernreaktion, f rus. затухающая цепная реакция, f;… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• réaction en chaîne sous-critique — silpstančioji grandininė reakcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. convergent chain reaction; subcritical chain reaction vok. konvergente Kettenkernreaktion, f; unterkritische Kettenkernreaktion, f rus. затухающая цепная реакция, f;… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• subcritical — /sʌbˈkrɪtɪkəl/ (say sub kritikuhl) adjective denoting or relating to a nuclear reaction or a nuclear reactor in which the chain reaction is not self sustaining. Compare supercritical …  

• Nuclear chain reaction — A possible nuclear fission chain reaction. 1. A uranium 235 atom absorbs a neutron, and fissions into two new atoms (fission fragments), releasing three new neutrons and a large amount of binding energy. 2. One of those neutrons is absorbed by an …   Wikipedia

• convergent chain reaction — silpstančioji grandininė reakcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. convergent chain reaction; subcritical chain reaction vok. konvergente Kettenkernreaktion, f; unterkritische Kettenkernreaktion, f rus. затухающая цепная реакция, f;… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Nuclear reactor physics — See also: Critical mass Nuclear reactor physics is the branch of science that deals with the study and application of chain reaction to induce controlled rate of fission for energy in reactors. Most nuclear reactors use a chain reaction to induce …   Wikipedia