Metastability
id:
metastability-183-8882856
title:
Metastability
text:
In chemistry and physics, metastability is an intermediate energetic state within a dynamical system other than the system's state of least energy.
A ball resting in a hollow on a slope is a simple example of metastability. If the ball is only slightly pushed, it will settle back into its hollow, but a stronger push may start the ball rolling down the slope. Bowling pins show similar metastability by either merely wobbling for a moment or tipping over completely. A common example of metastabilit
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Intermediate energetic state within a dynamical system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastability
date created:
2002-02-25T15:43:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T04:08:54Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q849516","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q849516"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Meta-stability.svg","width":354,"height":206}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16