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Loop quantum gravity Loop quantum gravity is one of the main subjects of research ...	Lumen The lumen is the unit of luminous flux (symbol: lm) - The ...
Luminance Luminance denotes the signal determining the contrast values ...	Luminescence Luminescence is the emission of visible, ultraviolet or ...
Lux The lux is the unit of illuminance (symbol: lx)The ...	Lyman-alpha forest The term Lyman-alpha forest comes from the so-called ...
M-theory M-theory is a speculative theory to unite the 5 superstring ...	Mach number Fluid mechanics The Mach number is the ratio of the speed of ...
Magic number In nuclear physics, magic number is the name given to the ...	Magnetic monopole Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical magnetic charges ...
Magnetic pole A magnetic pole is the point where the lines of a magnetic ...	Magnetometer A magnetometer is a device for measuring the direction and ...
Magnetoresistance Magnetoresistance is a phenomenon discovered in 1857 by Lord ...	Magnetosome Magnetosomes are structures formed from crystals of magnetic ...
Maser Maser is the acronym for Microwave or Molecular ...	Mass number The mass number measures the total number of neutrons and ...
Maxwell's demon Maxwell's demon is a thought experiment proposed by James ...	Mean free path The mean free path is an important concept in physics; it is ...
Melt flow index The melt flow index refers to the amount of thermoplastic ...	Meson A meson is a hadron composed of a quark and an anti-quark. ...