Phase Information
Phase or phases may refer to:
In science
In physics
- Phase (matter), a physically distinctive form of a substance, such as the solid, liquid, and gaseous states of ordinary matter
- Phase transition is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase to another
- Phase (separation science)
- Phase (waves), the initial angle of a sinusoidal function at its origin
- Polyphase system, a means of distributing alternating current electric power in multiple conducting wires with definite phase offsets
- Phase problem, the loss of information (the phase) from a physical measurement
- Phase factor, a complex scalar used in quantum mechanics
- Continuous Fourier transform, the angle of a complex coefficient representing the phase of one sinusoidal component
- Instantaneous phase, generalization for both cyclic and non-cyclic phenomena
In other sciences
- Archaeological phase, a discrete period of occupation at an archaeological site
- Lunar phase, the appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth
- Planetary phase, the appearance of the illuminated section of a planet
- Phase, in biology, a part of the cell cycle in which cells divide and reproduce
In entertainment
Other uses
- Phase (syntax), a syntactic domain hypothesized by Noam Chomsky
- Phase 10, a card game created by Fundex Games
- Phase (video game), a music game for the iPod developed by Harmonix Music Systems
- Phase (combat) usually a period of combat within a larger military operation
- A musical composition using Steve Reich's phasing technique
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