Diving physics
Diving Physics
Diving physics are the aspects of physics which directly affect the underwater diver and which explain the effects that divers and their equipment are subject to underwater which differ from the normal human experience on land.
Pronunciation
Diving Physics: /ˈdaɪvɪŋ ˈfɪzɪks/
Etymology
The term "Diving Physics" is derived from the activity of diving and the scientific field of physics. Diving refers to the activity of going underwater, often with breathing apparatus, while physics is the natural science that studies matter, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
Related Terms
- Buoyancy: The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
- Pressure: The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
- Decompression: The reduction in ambient pressure experienced by the diver after ascending from a dive.
- Gas laws: The physical laws that describe the behavior of gases.
- Partial pressure: The pressure of a single type of gas in a mixture of gases.
- Nitrogen narcosis: A reversible alteration in consciousness producing a state similar to alcohol intoxication in divers who breathe high pressure nitrogen.
- Oxygen toxicity: A condition resulting from the harmful effects of breathing molecular oxygen at elevated partial pressures.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Diving physics
- Wikipedia's article - Diving physics
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