Dispersive may refer to: *

Dispersive partial differential equation In mathematics, a dispersive partial differential equation or dispersive PDE is a partial differential equation that is dispersive. In this context, dispersion means that waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities. Exa ...

, a partial differential equation where waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities * Dispersive phase from Biological dispersal *

Dispersive medium In optics, and by analogy other branches of physics dealing with wave propagation, dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency; sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used for specificity to ...

, a medium in which waves of different frequencies travel at different velocities *

Dispersive adhesion Dispersive adhesion, also called adsorptive adhesion, is a mechanism for adhesion which attributes attractive forces between two materials to intermolecular interactions between molecules of each material. This mechanism is widely viewed as the ...

, adhesion which attributes attractive forces between two materials to intermolecular interactions between molecules *

Dispersive mass transfer Dispersive mass transfer, in fluid dynamics, is the spreading of mass from highly concentrated areas to less concentrated areas. It is one form of mass transfer. Dispersive mass flux is analogous to diffusion, and it can also be described using Fi ...

, the spreading of mass from highly concentrated areas to less concentrated areas *

Dispersive body waves Dispersive body waves is an important aspect of seismic theory. When a wave propagates through subsurface materials both energy dissipation and velocity dispersion takes place. Energy dissipation is frequency dependent and causes decreased resolu ...

, an aspect of seismic theory *

Dispersive prism In optics, a dispersive prism is an optical prism that is used to disperse light, that is, to separate light into its spectral components (the colors of the rainbow). Different wavelengths (colors) of light will be deflected by the prism at dif ...

, an optical prism *

Dispersive hypothesis Dispersive may refer to: *Dispersive partial differential equation, a partial differential equation where waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities * Dispersive phase from Biological dispersal *Dispersive medium, a medi ...

, a DNA replication predictive hypothesis *

Dispersive fading In wireless communications, fading is variation of the attenuation of a signal with various variables. These variables include time, geographical position, and radio frequency. Fading is often modeled as a random process. A fading channel is a ...

, in wireless communication signals *

Dispersive line Dispersive may refer to: *Dispersive partial differential equation, a partial differential equation where waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities * Dispersive phase from Biological dispersal *Dispersive medium, a medi ...

Dispersive power In optics, and by analogy other branches of physics dealing with wave propagation, dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency; sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used for specificity to o ...

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