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dynamical friction

loss of momentum and kinetic energy of moving bodies through gravitational interactions with surrounding matter in space
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dynamical friction

Summary

dynamical friction is a scientific theory[1]. It draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #57 of 130).[2]

Key Facts

  • dynamical friction's instance of is recorded as scientific theory[3].
  • dynamical friction's subclass of is recorded as friction[4].
  • dynamical friction's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d8p1[5].
  • dynamical friction's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as dynamical-friction[6].
  • dynamical friction's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 422[7].
  • dynamical friction's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 3038340[8].
  • dynamical friction's MetaSat ID is recorded as dynamicalFriction[9].
  • dynamical friction's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C3038340[10].

Why It Matters

dynamical friction draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_theory category, ranking #57 of 130).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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