Image Glide reflection.png right thumbnail Example of a glidereflection In geometry , a glidereflection is a type of isometry of the Euclidean plane the combination of a reflection mathematics reflection ... in a perpendicular direction is a reflection in a parallel line. However, a glidereflection cannot be reduced like that. Thus the effect of a reflection combined with any translation is a glidereflection ... group generated by just a glidereflection is an infinite cyclic group . Combining two equal glide reflections gives a pure translation with a translation vector that is twice that of the glidereflection, so the even powers of the glidereflection form a translation group. In the case of glidereflection symmetry , the symmetry group of an object contains a glidereflection, and hence the group generated ... containing some glidereflection symmetry, the translation vector of any glidereflection is one half of an element of the translation group. If the translation vector of a glidereflection is itself an element of the translation group, then the corresponding glidereflection symmetry reduces to a combination of reflection symmetry and translational symmetry . Glidereflection symmetry with respect ... between glidereflection lines. This corresponds to wallpaper group pg with additional symmetry ... then they are evenly spaced between the glidereflection lines. A glidereflection line parallel to a true .... With additional symmetry it occurs also in cmm, p3m1, p31m, p4m and p6m. In 3D the glidereflection is called a glide plane . It is a reflection in a plane combined with a translation parallel to the plane ... s and certain palaeoscolecid worms. ref cite jstor 2413615 ref Glidereflection in cellular automata Glidereflection is common in Conway s Game of Life . The four most common Spaceship ... glidereflection. Every two iterations these spaceships appear to have been glide reflected to their new ... http www.cut the knot.org Curriculum Geometry GlideReflection.shtml GlideReflection at cut the knot ... more details
Wiktionarypar glideGlide may refer to Glide automobile company , early 20th century American automobile company Glide flight , to fly without thrust Glide linguistics , synonym for semivowel Glide, Oregon , census designated place in the United States Glide album , an album by Jerry Douglas Bacterial gliding , a form of motility in biology Oral B Glide , an ePTFE dental floss that before its acquisition by Procter & Gamble was known simply as Glide Floss Glide API , a 3D graphics interface Glide FM , independent local radio station broadcasting from Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Glide Memorial Church , San Francisco, California, United States Glide Foundation , a charitable foundation of Glide Memorial Church Glide OS , a web desktop Glidereflection , a geometrical transformation Gliding , an air sport recreation Glide, a musical synthesizer parameter equivalent to portamento Glide, a Pillow Pal Glide Pillow Pal dolphin made by Ty, Inc. Glide , a List of Phish songs G song by the jam band Phish from their 1992 album A Picture of Nectar Glide, stage name of Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant See also Glider disambiguation Gliding disambiguation disambig fr Glide ... more details
wiktionarypar reflection TOC right Reflection or reflexion may refer to Science Reflection electrical , reflected voltage in an electrical signal due to an impedance change Reflection physics , a common wave phenomenon Reflection nebula , a nebula that is extended and has no boundaries Mirror image , a reflection in a mirror Psychology Introspection , self reflection Computers Reflection computer graphics , the techniques for simulating optical reflectionReflection computer science , a programming language feature for metaprogramming Reflection , a piece of installation art by Shane Cooper also called Parasight Reflection , a brand name for a family of terminal emulation and PC X server software products by Attachmate Entertainment Reflection , a song by progressive rock band Tool from their 2001 album Lateralus Reflection song Reflection song , a song by Lea Salonga, covered by Christina Aguilera Reflection band , a German thrash metal band Reflexion band , a Finnish Gothic metal band Reflection Pentangle album Reflection Pentangle album , an album by Pentangle Reflection Demis Roussos album Reflection Demis Roussos album Reflection , an online card game developed by Free Fall Associates List of Power Rangers S.P.D. episodes Reflection , an episode of Power Rangers SPD Steamhammer album Steamhammer album , by Steamhammer, also known as Reflection Mathematics Reflection mathematics , a transformation of a space Reflection formula , which relates function values for arguments on opposite sides of a point Reflection group , a group generated by reflections Reflection principle , a theorem of set theory Point reflection , a reflection across a point Reflection theorem , a collection of theorems in number theory Reflection symmetry , symmetry with respect to reflection See also lookfrom intitle Reflector disambiguation Reflections disambiguation Reflexive disambiguation disambig ... Reflexia sv Reflexion tr Reflection uk vi Reflection zh ... more details
In crystallography , a glide plane is symmetry operation describing how a reflection mathematics reflection ... lattice . See also Space group Glidereflection References cite book author Walter Borchardt Ott ... the crystal unchanged. Glide planes are noted by a , b or c , depending on which axis the glide is along. There is also the n glide, which is a glide along the half of a diagonal of a face, and the d glide, which is along a fourth of either a face or space diagonal of the unit cell. The latter is often called the diamond glide plane as it features in the diamond structure. Formal treatment In geometry , a glide plane operation is a type of isometry of the Euclidean space the combination of a reflection mathematics reflection in a plane and a translation geometry translation in that plane. Reversing the order of combining gives the same result. Depending on context, we may consider a reflection a special case, where the translation vector is the zero vector. The combination of a reflection in a plane and a translation in a perpendicular direction is a reflection in a parallel plane. However, a glide plane operation with a nonzero translation vector in the plane cannot be reduced like that. Thus the effect of a reflection combined with any translation is a glide plane operation in the general sense, with as special case just a reflection. The glide plane operation in the strict sense and the pure reflection are two of the four kinds of indirect Euclidean group Overview of isometries in up to three dimensions isometries in 3D . The isometry group generated by just a glide plane operation is an infinite cyclic group . Combining two equal glide plane operations gives a pure translation with a translation vector that is twice that of the glide plane operation, so the even powers of the glide plane operation form a translation group. In the case of glide plane symmetry , the symmetry group of an object contains a glide plane operation, and hence the group generated by it. For any ... more details
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Glide USS Glide 1862 , was a gunboat, launched in 1862 and burned in 1863 USS Glide 1863 , was a sidewheeler, launched in 1863 and decommissioned in 1865 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Glide Category United States Navy ship names ... more details
File Unreal GlideVoodoo1flyby.jpg thumb 250px Unreal running with Glide renderer on Voodoo Graphics hardware Glide is a 3D graphics application programming interface API developed by 3dfx Interactive for their Voodoo ... 20Source 20Code 20General 20Public 20License The 3DFX GLIDE Source Code General Public License ... performance to really make 3D games work well, and Glide became widely used as a result. Citation ... Glide to become superfluous. Citation needed date June 2010 API Image NFS2SE lotus gt1 glide.jpg thumb right Need for Speed II NFS 2 SE in Glide display mode using a Glide wrapper. File Sshot0028.png thumb Starsiege Tribes running on Glide wrapper. Glide is based on the basic geometry and world view ... OpenGL Documentation ref in the API, many of which are of limited use. Glide was an effort to select ... limitations in Glide, such as a 16 bit color depth limit. Use in games The combination of the hardware performance of Voodoo Graphics Voodoo 1 and Glide s easy to use API resulted in Voodoo cards generally dominating the gaming market during the latter half of the 1990s. The name Glide was chosen .... citation needed date November 2010 Glide wrappers and emulators Glide emulator development has been ... its assets purchased by Nvidia NVIDIA , 3dfx released the Glide API, along with the Voodoo 2 and Voodoo ... sources glide voodoo ref which later evolved into an open source project. ref http sourceforge.net projects glide ref Although no games released after 1999 depend on Glide for 3D acceleration Direct3D and OpenGL are used instead , Glide emulation is still needed to run older games in hardware accelerated ... and wrappers available allowing older games that make use of the Glide API to run on non Voodoo hardware. Other projects like Glidos allow even older games to use Glide. References Reflist External links http glide.sourceforge.net Glide Sourceforge Project http www.gamers.org dEngine xf3D glide glidepgm.htm GLIDE programming manual http www.sierrahelp.com Utilities DisplayUtilities GlideWrappers.html ... more details
Infobox software name Glide OS logo File Glidelogo.png screenshot File Glidescreenshot.png 240px Glide OS Screenshot caption Glide web desktop. developer TransMedia latest release version 4.0 programming language Flash genre Web OS website http www.glideos.com Official Glide OS Website http www.glidemobile.com Glide Mobile Website Glide OS is a Flash based web desktop developed by http www.transmediacorp.com Transmedia . It is notable for operating on both desktop operating systems and mobile operating system s. ref http d6.allthingsd.com 20080529 transmedia Demo Transmedia s Glide ref Glide OS is compatible with a variety of web browsers , including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome. ref http download.cnet.com 8301 2007 4 10226515 12.html Glide OS Connects across devices, desktops ref History TransMedia was founded by Donald Leka in September 2001. He began to develop a cloud computing system which could manage media across computers. The product s focus shifted from business clients to consumers, and Glide was launched in December 2005. ref http www.transmediacorp.com news 2008 12 09 infotoday Transmedia Corporation In The News TransMedia and Glide Integrate Compatibility and Collaboration ref The current version of Glide is version 4.0. The previous version, 3.0, was released ... Press Releases Countdown to Glide OS 3.0 ref In 2006, Intel announced plans to include Glide on Ultra Mobile PC ultra mobile PCs . ref http www.redherring.com Home 19166 Intel to Put Glide OS on PCs ref However the project has not yet manifested as a consumer product Features Glide features a desktop like interface which displays the desktop environment Desktop , Glide web storage HD , and Web Portal. Glide includes several web applications web based applications , including an integrated ... In The News Time Warner Cable s Road Runner Rolls Out TransMedia s Glide ref References reflist External links http www.glideos.com Glide OS http www.glidemobile.com Glide Mobile http www.transmediacorp.com ... more details
A nasal glide is a semivowel glide which is nasalized . It may be the nasal palatal approximant IPA or the nasal labio velar approximant IPA w In Bini language Bini , the nasalized allophones of the glides IPA j and IPA w are nasal stops, IPA and IPA . dab ... more details
The Glide Foundation is a charity organization based in San Francisco , named after and run by Glide Memorial Church . It is known for working with investor Warren Buffett who has donated the proceeds from his eBay Power Lunch with Warren Buffett auctions to Glide. The winning bid in 2006 was 620,100, won by Duan Yongping , a California investor. ref http www.bloomberg.com apps news?pid 20601086&sid a7ZvnZWHLxuc ref The 2009 auction was won with a bid of 1.68million by an anonymous bidder ref http blog.managers.org.uk post 24168 million buys you lunch with Warren Buffett.aspx ref Glide Foundation s Mission Statement Glide s mission is to break the cycles of multi generational dependency, poverty, and low self worth by providing a spiritual home of unconditional love. Glide strives to create a healthy community by offering effective services that foster holistic healing in an environment of cultural integrity and diversity. External links http www.glide.org Glide Foundation Official site. http www.chron.com disp story.mpl ap fn 4014270.html Lunch With Billionaire Sells for 620,100 . June 29, 2006. http www.time.com time business article 0,8599,1819293,00.html My 650,000 lunch with Warren Buffett . June 30, 2008 references Category Foundations based in the United States Category San Francisco Bay Area organizations US philanthropy org stub ... more details
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename Honor Glide image caption sire Honor Grades grandsire Danzig horse Danzig dam Becky Branch damsire Run the Gantlet sex Stallion horse Stallion foaled 1994 country United States colour Bay horse Bay breeder Bonnie M. Heath Bonnie Heath Farm owner Robert G. Schaedle III & Bonnie Heath Farm trainer 1 James E. Day br 2 Christophe Clement from 1999 record 38 11 5 2 earnings United States dollar US 1,397,187 race Secretariat Stakes 1997 br American Derby 1997 br Arlington Classic 1997 br Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap 1999 br Bowling Green Handicap 1999 br Northern Dancer Turf Stakes Niagara Breeders Cup Handicap 2001 awards honours updated January 22, 2010 Honor Glide foaled 1994 in Florida is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing racehorse . Sired by Honor Grades, whose grandsire was Northern Dancer and whose damsire was Secretariat horse Secretariat , Honor Glide was bred by Bonnie M. Heath Bonnie Heath Farm . He was purchased for 31,000 at the 1995 Fasig Tipton July yearling sale by Robert G. Schaedle III on the advice of 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrian at the Summer Olympics Equestrian Gold Medal Gold Medalist and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, James E. Day Jim Day . http www.ntra.com stats bios.aspx?id 2123 Trained by Jim Day, the two time Graded stakes race Grade 1 winner became best known for sweeping the 1997 Mid America ... Classic . Bonnie Heath Farm re acquired a half share in Honor Glide and under new trainer Christophe ... www.nytimes.com 1999 08 15 sports horse racing honor glide wins as favored yagli runs last on soft ... news 2002 march 27 multiple grade 1 winner honor glide retired.aspx Honor Glide stood at Stud animal ... honor glide Honor Glide s pedigree and partial racing stats http www.thoroughbredtimes.com stallion directory stallion.aspx?stallion no 1445361 Honor Glide full profile at Thoroughbred Times http video.google.com videoplay?docid 6389552186591530955 Promotional video of Honor Glide by Bonnie ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 context February 2009 unreferenced April 2007 In cycling, interactive glide is an extension of hyperglide , in which both sides of the sprocket s are contoured to improve upshifting. Vague date February 2009 I.G. sprockets are very slightly thicker than Hyperglide ones, and some Shimano Hyperglide chains may hang up if used on an I.G. cassette. The slightly wider I.G. chains work on either type, as do SRAM bicycles SRAM chains. Vague date February 2009 References Reflist Category Bicycle parts cycling stub pl Interactive Glide ... more details
A spectral glide is a modification of the vowel quality of a tone Erickson 1975, p. 72 . Since the vowel quality of a pitch music tone is determined by the overtone s, spectrum , or timbre all three terms being near equal of that tone, a spectral glide is a move from one spectrum characteristic of a vowel to another. A spectral glide may be accomplished through a wah wah music wah wah mute or pedal or through the modification of one s vocal tract while speaking, singing, or playing an instrument such as the didgeridoo . Buzzed lip instruments with large mouthpieces such as tuba and trombone allow extensive modification of vowel quality while woodwinds have a smaller range with the exception of the flute in air sound mode. Strings have the smallest range. ibid Important in the compositional use of spectral glides is the glide rate and the vowel contrasts used. Karlheinz Stockhausen specifies the use of a trumpet mute in his Punkte 1952 1962 through open and closed circles connected by a line. A. Wayne Slawson s computer generated Wishful Thinking about Winter Decca DL 710180 uses speechlike sounds featuring a large range of spectral glide rates. Loren Rush began investigating in 1967 the computer generated modeling of timbres in between familiar instruments such as a bassoon and bass clarinet and devised a program to provide a smooth transition between timbres. ibid, p. 73 Source Erickson, Robert 1975 . Sound Structure in Music . University of California Press. ISBN 0 520 02376 5. DEFAULTSORT Spectral Glide Category Musical performance techniques Category Vowels Category Timbre ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox adult biography name Billy Glide gender male image caption birth name birth date birth date and age 1970 7 25 ref name iafd birth place Los Angeles, California , United States ref name iafd cite web title Personal Bio Billy Glide publisher IAFD.com url http www.iafd.com person.rme perfid BGlyde gender m Billy Glyde.htm accessdate 2008 10 12 ref death date death place height height ft 6 in 2 ref name iafd weight eye color hair color Brown ethnicity Caucasian alias Tad Nolen, Billy Glyde, Billy Big Dick number of films homepage iafd BGlyde imdb afdb 1018 spelling US Billy Glide born July 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California , United States is a pornographic actor . ref name iafd He began appearing in adult films around 1995 and has since appeared in over 750 movies. He has also directed at least three movies. ref name iafd Awards 1999 AVN Award winner Best Group Sex Scene, Film The Masseuse 3 ref name avnaward cite web title AVN Awards Past Winners publisher AVN.com url http www.avnawards.com index.php?content pastwinners accessdate 2007 08 08 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Glide, Billy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1970 07 25 PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Glide, Billy Category 1970 births Category Male pornographic film actors Category American pornographic film actors Category Pornographic film actors from California Category Living people pt Billy Glide ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Glide, Oregon settlement type Census designated place CDP nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Douglas County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Glide Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Glide, Oregon image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Oregon subdivision type2 List of counties in Oregon County subdivision name2 Douglas County, Oregon Douglas Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 26.3 area land km2 26.2 area water km2 0.2 area total sq mi 10.2 area land sq mi 10.1 area water sq mi 0.1 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 1690 population density km2 64.6 population density sq mi 167.3 General information timezone Pacific Time Zone Pacific PST utc offset 8 timezone DST PDT utc offset DST 7 elevation footnotes elevation m 210 elevation ft 689 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US OR type city 1690 elevation 210 source gnis 1121168 latd 43 latm 19 lats 9 latNS N longd 123 longm 4 longs 1 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code postal code 97443 area code Area code 541 541 blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank ... GR 3 website footnotes Glide is a census designated place CDP in Douglas County, Oregon Douglas ... See also Glide High School References reflist Douglas County, Oregon Category Census designated places in Oregon Category Unincorporated communities in Douglas County, Oregon ca Glide Oregon es Glide Oreg n ht Glide, Oregon nl Glide Oregon pt Glide Oregon vo Glide ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2010 Glide step is a form of movement used by marching bands to minimize upper body movement, enabling musicians to play their instruments and Marching march without air stream interruptions. Standardizing the style of marching also serves to add to the visual effect of a marching band. Sometimes special shoes are worn with a curved heel that facilitates rolling the foot. Glide stepping is used by many high school marching bands, college marching bands, and by many Drum and bugle corps modern Drum Corps . Glide stepping is sometimes also known as roll stepping . Technique Glide step seeks to restrict all motion above the upper body to a smooth unchanging motion in the direction of travel and to restrict all motion below the waist to that which is completely necessary. Before the glide step can be learned, the general posture of the body must be normalized. This is called At attention attention . The important aspects of attention for marching are having a tall, straight posture with hips shifted slightly forward, keeping weight distributed slightly forward and off the heels, and general relaxation of all major muscles. This call and response is commonly used by bands that follow George N. Parks training examples to standardize posture Feet Together Stomach In Chest Out Shoulders Back Elbows Frozen Chin Up Eyes With pride Eyes With pride From attention, the next step is to learn Military mark time mark time . This involves alternately picking up the right and left leg from their position at attention to the check position. At check , the leg is bent slightly, the heel is approximately 1 2 inches off the ground, and the toes are in line with each other. Important aspects of marking time are that the hips should not shift as the legs are lifted and that the weight ... should the back leg be bent slightly to allow it to glide forward while the foot remains as close ... these steps. Other skills utilized in glide step marching are facings, Sliding dance sliding , adjusting ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Glide Type studio Longtype Artist Jerry Douglas Cover Glide Jerry Douglas.jpg Released August 19, 2008 Recorded Genre Bluegrass music Progressive bluegrass , Country music country Length Label E1 Music Koch Producer Jerry Douglas Reviews Allmusic Rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r1405126 pure url yes link Last album Best of the Sugar Hill Years br 2007 This album Glide br 2008 Next album Glide is the tenth solo album by United States American dobro player Jerry Douglas , released in 2008 see 2008 in music . Guest musicians include Rodney Crowell , Sam Bush , Tony Rice , Travis Tritt , and Earl Scruggs . Track listing Bounce Sam Bush , Jerry Douglas , Edgar Meyer 4 39 Glide Douglas 3 38 Marriage Made in Hollywood Paul Brady , Michael O Keefe 5 20 Route Irish Douglas 4 07 Sway Sur La Rue Royale Douglas 6 06 Unfolding Meyer 6 22 Long Hard Road The Sharecropper s Dream Rodney Crowell 4 29 Home Sweet Home Traditional 2 36 Two Small Cars in Rome Douglas 4 05 Trouble on Alum Traditional 4 21 Pushed Too Far Douglas, Russ Barenberg 4 53 There is a full track hidden in the pre gap before track 1. Rewind past the normal start to reach it. The hidden track lasts about 4 minutes and is a rock instrumental with electric guitar, bass, and drums. Total disc time with the hidden track is 55 08. Personnel Jerry Douglas dobro, lap steel guitar, vocals Sam Bush mandolin Doug Belote drums Lloyd Green guitar Edgar Meyer bass Bounce Todd Parks bass Luke Bulla fiddle, background vocals Rodney Crowell background vocals Carmella Ramsey background vocals Travis Tritt vocals Earl Scruggs banjo David Torkanowsky piano Tony Rice guitar Guthrie Trapp guitar Dennis Wage keyboards Kirk Joseph Sousaphone Orange Kellin clarinet Charlie Fardella trumpet Production notes Jerry Douglas producer Bil VornDick engineer Steve Crowder assistant engineer Chris Finney assistant engineer Bryan Graban assistant engineer Jason Lefan assistant engineer Leslie Richter ... more details
About a work of fiction glide slope Instrument Landing System Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Glide Path title orig translator image Image GlidePath.jpg 200px image caption author Arthur C. Clarke cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series genre Novel publisher Harcourt Brace release date 1963 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 229 pp isbn NA preceded by followed by Glide Path is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke , published in 1963. Clarke s only non science fiction novel, it is set during World War II , and tells a fictionalized version of the development of the radar based ground controlled approach called ground controlled descent in the novel Fixed wing aircraft aircraft landing system. It is based on Clarke s own wartime service with the Royal Air Force , during which he worked on the GCA project. References cite book last Tuck first Donald H. authorlink Donald H. Tuck title The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy location Chicago publisher Advent publisher Advent year 1974 isbn 0 911682 20 1 page 102 Footer The Novels of Arthur C. Clarke Category British novels Category 1963 novels Category Novels by Arthur C. Clarke 1960s novel stub ... more details
Radio station image File Glide fm logo.JPG 200px name Glide FM slogan You ll Feel Every Song airdate 18 August 2010 frequency 107.9 megahertz MHz and online http www.glidefm.co.uk share 0.4 share as of February 2011 share source http www.radiotoday.co.uk rajar frame gi.html area Oxford format Contemporary owner Passion Radio Oxford Limited, part of ARI Consultancy Absolute Radio International Consultancy website http www.glidefm.co.uk Glide FM 107.9 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting in Oxfordshire , United Kingdom on FM , and online. It is aimed at under 30 professionals with a female skew , and is a music heavy station with only 15 20 speech as required by Ofcom . ref http stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk binaries broadcast radio ops formats oxford fm 107.9.pdf ref Glide FM competes with Heart Thames Valley , BBC Oxford and sister station 106 Jack FM Oxfordshire Jack FM Oxfordshire in Oxfordshire. Previously known under a variety of names see history , most recently Oxford s FM 107.9 , the station launched in its current incarnation on 18 August 2010 following a publicity stunt playing only songs from the TV series Glee TV series Glee . ref http radiotoday.co.uk news.php?extend.6194 GLEE FM BECOMES GLIDE FM ref History Image Oxfords FM 107.9.png thumb left The logo of Oxford s FM 107.9 The origins of the station lie in a student radio station, Oxygen 107.9 which was acquired in late 2000 by Fusion Radio Holdings, which rebranded the station as Fusion 107.9 . ref http www.ofcom.org.uk static archive rau newsroom news release 02 pr090.htm Ofcom ref Fusion merged with the Milestone ... ref For legal reasons the station ceased broadcasting at 5pm on 18 August, relaunching as Glide FM shortly afterwards ref http radiotoday.co.uk news.php?extend.6194 GLEE FM BECOMES GLIDE FM ... specialist show presenter References references External links http www.glidefm.co.uk Glide FM 107.9 ... Glide Fm Category Companies based in Oxford Category Radio stations in Oxfordshire Category Culture ... more details
Refimprove date October 2007 Image Fritz X side.jpg thumb A German Fritz X glide bomb A glide bomb is an aerial bomb modified with aerodynamic surfaces to modify its flight path from a purely Ballistics ballistic one to a flatter, gliding, one. This extends the range between the launch aircraft and the target. Glide bombs are often fitted with control systems, allowing the controlling aircraft to direct the bomb to a pinpoint target. Early efforts German designs World War I During October 1914, Dr. Wilhelm von Siemens suggested what became known as the Siemens torpedo glider, a wire guided flying missile which would essentially have comprised a naval torpedo with attached airframe. It was not intended to be flown into a target but rather at a suitable altitude and position a signal would be transmitted causing the airframe components to detach from the torpedo which would then enter the water and continue towards its target. Guidance signals were to be transmitted through a thin copper ... year 1976 postscript None ref World War II During World War II the first operational glide bombs ... made such attacks almost suicidal. The German solution was the development of a number of glide bombs ... Hs 293 , which included wings and a rocket motor to allow the bomb to glide some distance ... US glide bomb used in WWII. On May 28, 1944, 42 of 113 glide bombs hit Cologne killing 82, injuring ... ... almost twelve feet long ... The glide ratio of these bombs was an amazing five to one. ... many ... as the Infrared homing infrared guided VB 6 Felix Felix . US Navy glide bombs included the Pelican ... October 2008 Only four examples of an experimental glide bomb, the Pratt Read LBE , were produced ... posts has led to the development of newer generations of glide bombs. European air forces use a glide package with a cluster bomb warhead for remotely attacking airbases, and the US is in the process ... references External links http www.1jma.dk articles 1jmaglidebombs.htm Article on the GB1 glide ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Euclidean geometry , oblique reflections generalize ordinary reflection mathematics reflections by not requiring that reflection be done using perpendicular s. If two points are oblique reflections of each other, they will still stay so under affine transformation s. Consider a plane geometry plane P in the three dimensional Euclidean space . The usual reflection of a point A in space in respect to the plane P is another point B in space, such that the midpoint of the segment AB is in the plane, and AB is perpendicular to the plane. For an oblique reflection , one requires instead of perpendicularity that AB be parallel to a given reference line. Formally, let there be a plane P in the three dimensional space, and a line L in space not parallel to P . To obtain the oblique reflection of a point A in space in respect to the plane P , one draws through A a line parallel to L , and lets the oblique reflection of A be the point B on that line on the other side of the plane such that the midpoint of AB is in P . If the reference line L is perpendicular to the plane, one obtains the usual reflection. For example, consider the plane P to be the xy plane, that is, the plane given by the equation z 0 in Cartesian coordinates . Let the direction of the reference ... reflection of a point x , y , z will then be math left x frac 2za c , y frac 2zb c , z right . math The concept of oblique reflection is easily generalizable to oblique reflection in respect to an affine ... reflection in respect to a k dimensional affine subspace, with a n &minus k dimensional affine subspace serving as a reference. Back to three dimensions, one can then define oblique reflection in respect to a line, with a plane serving as a reference. An oblique reflection is an affine transformation , and it is an Involution mathematics involution , meaning that the reflection of the reflection of a point is the point itself. DEFAULTSORT Oblique Reflection Category Affine geometry Category ... more details
Image MachReflectionA.gif thumb right Schematic of a regular reflection and b Mach reflection for a pseudosteady shockwave propagating over a wedge. Image MachReflectionB.gif thumb right Schematic of a regular reflection and b Mach reflection for a steady shockwave attached to the leading edge a wedge. Mach reflection is supersonic fluid dynamics effect, named for Ernst Mach , and is a shock wave Reflection physics reflection pattern involving three shocks. Introduction Mach reflection can exist in both unsteady or pseudosteady flow, as well as in steady flow. When a shock wave propagates over a solid wedge, the flow generated by the shock impinges on the wedge thus generating a second reflected ... of the reflection point, this flow is locally steady, and the configuration is referred to as a pseudosteady ... to Mach reflection occurs. ref name thesis.library.caltech.edu cite web title Transition between Regular Reflection and Mach Reflection in the Dual Solution Domain work publisher year 2007 url ... reflection is observed. ref name thesis.library.caltech.edu Mach reflection consists of three ... in three dimensions. ref name bendor2007 cite book last Ben Dor first Gabi title Shock Wave Reflection ... 978 3 540 71381 4 ref Types of Mach reflection The only type of Mach reflection possible in steady flow is direct Mach reflection, in which the Mach stem is convex away from the oncoming flow, and the slip plane slopes towards the reflection surface. In unsteady flow, the triple point will move away ... to the surface stationary Mach reflection , or move toward the surface inverse Mach reflection . In inverse Mach reflection, the Mach stem is convex toward the oncoming flow, and the slip plane ... www.springerlink.com index H3123H0X72P81488.pdf The discovery of the Mach reflection effect and its ... reflection effect 22&btnG Search Google Scholar search http www.hyperkahler.co.uk matthew j hunt mphil thesis.pdf MPhil Theisis Mach reflection physics stub fluiddynamics stub Category Physics Category ... more details
Ionospheric reflection is a bending, through a complex process involving Reflection physics reflection and refraction , of electromagnetic waves propagating in the ionosphere back toward the Earth. The amount of bending depends on the extent of penetration which is a function of frequency , the angle of incidence , Polarization waves polarization of the wave, and ionospheric conditions, such as the ionization density. It is negatively affected by incidents of ionospheric absorption . FS1037C Category Radio frequency propagation ... more details
about reflection in number theory and calculus reflection formulas in geometry Reflection mathematics In mathematics , a reflection formula or reflection relation for a function mathematics function f is a relationship between f a x and f x . It is a special case of a functional equation , and it is very common in the literature to use the term functional equation when reflection formula is meant. Reflection formulas are useful for numerical analysis numerical computation of special function s. In effect, an approximation that has greater accuracy or only converges on one side of a reflection point typically in the positive half of the complex plane can be employed for all arguments. Known formulae The even and odd functions satisfy simple reflection relations around a 0. For all even functions, math f x f x , , math and for all odd functions, math f x f x . , math A famous relationship is Euler s reflection formula math Gamma z Gamma 1 z frac pi sin pi z math for the Gamma function &Gamma z , due to Leonhard Euler . There is also a reflection formula for the general n th order polygamma function &psi sup n sup z , math psi n 1 z 1 n 1 psi n z 1 n pi frac d n d z n cot pi z . , math The Riemann zeta function &zeta z satisfies math frac zeta 1 z zeta z frac 2 , Gamma z 2 pi z cos left frac pi z 2 right , , math and the xi function &xi z satisfies math xi z xi 1 z . , math References MathWorld urlname ReflectionRelation title Reflection Relation MathWorld urlname PolygammaFunction title Polygamma Function Category Calculus es F rmula de reflexi n th ... more details
The reflection coefficient is used in physics and electrical engineering when wave propagation in a medium containing discontinuity mathematics discontinuities is considered. A reflection coefficient describes either the amplitude or the intensity physics intensity of a reflection physics reflected wave relative to an incident wave. The reflection coefficient is closely related to the transmission coefficient . Image Partial transmittance.gif right frame A wave experiences partial transmittance and partial reflectance when the medium through which it travels suddenly changes. Different specialties have different applications for the term. Telecommunications In telecommunication s, the reflection ... Gamma frac E E math The reflection coefficient may also be established using other field or Electronic circuit circuit quantities. The reflection coefficient can be given by the equations below ... toward the External electric load load Image Reflection Coefficient Circuit.svg thumb right Simple circuit configuration showing measurement location of reflection coefficient. math Gamma Z L Z S over Z L Z S math Notice that a negative reflection coefficient means that the reflected wave ... bars of the reflection coefficient can be calculated from the standing wave ratio , math SWR math math Gamma SWR 1 over SWR 1 math The reflection coefficient is displayed graphically using a Smith chart . Seismology main Reflection seismology Reflection coefficent is used in feeder testing for reliability of medium. Optics main Fresnel equations In optics , intensity and amplitude reflection ... by a lower case r . Semipermeable membranes The reflection coefficient in semipermeable .... It is used in the Starling equation . Power cables in high power electrical drives The reflection ... rf concepts reflection.html Flash tutorial for understanding reflection A flash program that shows how a reflected wave is generated , the reflection coefficient and VSWR Category Geometrical ... more details
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