physics model

physics model

n
(Computer Science) a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude
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Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- A nearly 100-year-old physics model captures the essential mechanism of pattern formation and geometry of Arctic melt ponds.
However, as existing ship performance estimation technologies rely on experiments with model ships in tanks of water, or on physics model simulations, they could not take into account the complicated interactions of the wind, waves, and ocean currents with ship conditions.
This is an important planetary boundary layer (PBL) physics model which estimates low-level wind, temperature, turbulence, cloud cover and radiation.
Detailed Racing Physics - Vehicle handling uses a convincing physics model, tuned for exciting pick-up-and-play racing.
The physics model has been spruced up for this edition and the ability to stack tables in the corners to create an extra show stopping move is a welcome addition.
Turn 10 takes realism to new heights, leading the industry with the most advanced physics model, artificial intelligence and damage calculations.
In another recently posted paper, Lars Bergstrom, Torsten Bringmann and Joakim Edsjo of Stockholm University suggest that PAMELA may have found evidence of a type of dark matter predicted by supersymmetry, an extension of the standard particle physics model that would double the number of elementary particles (arxiv.org/abs/0808.3725).
The case study/action research (Yin, 1994; Parsons & Brown, 2002) of the technology-enhanced studio physics model involved two university classes of introductory physics students (n=100).
For technical projects, the approach has to be based upon the physics model I describe in my article, "The Model for Solving Technical Problems." In my experience, this approach works every time.
It would be unreasonable to expect a realistic physics model from a handheld racer, and you don't get one.
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