The "Mach Effect" can refer to one of the following two things:
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Mach (kernel) — Mach is an operating system microkernel developed at Carnegie Mellon University to support operating system research, primarily distributed and parallel computation. It is one of the earliest examples of a microkernel, and still the standard by… … Wikipedia
Mach tuck — is an aerodynamic effect, whereby the nose of an aircraft tends to pitch downwards as the airflow around the wing reaches supersonic speeds. Note that the aircraft is subsonic, and traveling significantly below Mach 1.0, when it experiences this… … Wikipedia
Mach bands — are an optical illusion consisting of an image of two wide bands, one light and one dark, separated by a narrow strip with a light to dark gradient. The human eye perceives two narrow bands of different brightnesses either side of the gradient… … Wikipedia
Mach's principle — In theoretical physics, particularly in discussions of , Mach s principle (or Mach s conjecture [Hans Christian Von Baeyer, The Fermi Solution: Essays on Science , Courier DoverPublications (2001), ISBN 0486417077,… … Wikipedia
Mach reflection effect — The Mach reflection effect is an effect, named for Ernst Mach, involves the reflection of shock waves.External links* [http://www.springerlink.com/index/H3123H0X72P81488.pdf The discovery of the Mach reflection effect and its demonstration in an… … Wikipedia
Mach One (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Mach One Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = England Instrument = Voice type = Genre = Neo progressive rock Occupation = Years active = 1980… … Wikipedia
Mach bands — Also known as Mach s bands and Mach band illusion. All three eponyms refer to the Czech born Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach (1838 1916), who first described the concomitant phenomenon in 1865. They refer to a contrast illusion… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Mach principle — In theoretical physics, particularly in discussions of , a Mach principle is any of a class of principles which are more specific statements of Mach s principle.The broad notion is that mass there influences inertia here . Any statement which… … Wikipedia
Mach-Zehnder interferometer — The Mach Zehnder interferometer (named after physicists Ludwig Mach (son of Ernst Mach) and Ludwig Zehnder) is a device used to determine the phase shift caused by a small sample which is placed in the path of one of two collimated beams (thus… … Wikipedia
effect — The result or consequence of an action. [L. efficio, pp. effectus, to accomplish, fr. facio, to do] abscopal e. a reaction produced following irradiation but occurring outside the zone of actual radiation absorption. additive e. an e. wherein two … Medical dictionary
