In relativity theory, the Ricci tensor is the part of the curvature of space-time that determines the degree to which matter will tend to converge or diverge in time ( via the Raychaudhuri equation ).

Intuitively, a Cauchy surface is a plane in space-time which is like an instant of time ; its significance is that giving the initial conditions on this plane determines the future ( and the past ) uniquely.

Pressing a string against a fret determines the strings ' vibrating length and therefore its resultant pitch.

It is also not clear as to whether there is any principle by which string theory selects its vacuum state, the spacetime configuration that determines the properties of our universe ( see string theory landscape ).

The length of the string from nut to bridge on bowed or plucked instruments ultimately determines the distance between different notes on the instrument.

* The Cocke – Younger – Kasami ( CYK ) algorithm which determines whether and how a given string can be generated by a given context-free grammar

Another kind of fifth force, which arises in Kaluza-Klein theory, where the universe has extra dimensions, or in supergravity or string theory is the Yukawa force, which is transmitted by a light scalar field ( i. e. a scalar field with a long Compton wavelength, which determines the range ).

The namespace identifier NID determines the syntactic interpretation of the namespace-specific string.

The exponential of its vacuum expectation value determines the coupling constant g, as for compact worldsheets by the Gauss-Bonnet theorem and the Euler characteristic, where g is the genus that counts the number of handles and thus the number of loops or string interactions described by a specific worldsheet.

TTL logic circuitry determines the highest fret segment making contact on each string, and prevents simultaneous organ notes on the same string to activate ; only the highest organ note played on a particular string will sound.

right The lookup operation determines if a string exists in a trie.

The coupling constant of string theory, which determines the probability of strings to split and reconnect, can be described by a field called dilaton.

* Legal realism is a third theory of jurisprudence which argues that the real world practice of law is what determines what law is ; the law has the force that it does because of what legislators, judges, and executives do with it.

This theory is often viewed as a reversal of Marx's thesis that the economic " base " of society determines all other aspects of it.

Cultural determinism or social determinism is the nurture-focused theory that it is the culture in which we are raised that determines who we are.

After the discovery of the testis-determining gene SRY, many scientists shifted to the theory that the genetic mechanism that determines a fetus to develop into a male form was initiated by the SRY gene, which was thought to be responsible for the production of testosterone and its overall effects on body and brain development.

The theory of semiconductor physics is constructed in such a fashion that – in a situation of complete thermodynamic equilibrium – the position of the Fermi level, relative to the band structure, determines both the density of electrons and the density of holes.

In this particular theory they built upon one another's ideas which sum up to address the idea that the language we speak determines how we conceptualize the world.

Whereas social identity theory was directed initially at the explanation of intergroup conflict in the absence of any conflict of interests, self-categorization theory was developed to explain how individuals come to to perceive themselves as members of a group in the first place, and how this self-grouping process underlies and determines all subsequent aspects of group behaviour.

By turning Hegel's idealist dialectics upside-down, Marx advanced his own theory of dialectical materialism, arguing that " it is not the consciousness of men that determines their being, but, on the contrary, their social being that determines their consciousness.

Roots are particularly important in the theory of infinite series ; the root test determines the radius of convergence of a power series.

This challenges the view of divine command theory that God's will determines what is good because humans are no longer autonomous, but followers of an imposed moral law, making autonomy incompatible with divine command theory.

In the neoclassical theory of interest due to Irving Fisher, the interest rate determines the relative price of present and future consumption.

According to this theory the total environment of the ecosystem determines the composition, species structure, and balance of a climax community.

It carries the universal real line bundle ; in terms of homotopy theory that means that any real line bundle L on a CW complex X determines a classifying map from X to RP < sup >∞</ sup >, making L a bundle isomorphic to the pullback of the universal bundle.

As a logic of induction rather than a theory of belief, Bayesian inference does not determine which beliefs are a priori rational, but rather determines how we should rationally change the beliefs we have when presented with evidence.

Furthermore, this theory predicts that, when the ACC receives conflicting input from control areas in the brain, it determines and allocates which area should be given control over the motor system.

In more general theory, where the capital decision determines the desired level of capital stock ( which includes fixed capital and working capital ), and the investment decision determines the change of capital stock in a sequences of periods, the acceleration effect emerges as only the current period gap affects the current investment, so do the previous gaps.

The EFE can then be interpreted as a set of equations dictating how matter / energy determines the curvature of spacetime.

The relation between the two is by a Legendre transform, and the condition that determines the classical equations is that the Action is a minimum.

What determines the morality, they state, is not the means used, but the motive In general, the means ( excluding abortion ) that prove most effective are considered the most ethical.

Converting an analog signal to digital form introduces a constant low-level noise called quantization noise into the signal which determines the noise floor, but once in digital form the signal can in general be processed or transmitted without introducing additional noise or distortion.

But note that in each case, the statute sets the general principles, but the common law process determines the scope and application of the statute.

In general, these structures are called stops, and the aperture stop is the stop that determines the ray cone angle, or equivalently the brightness, at an image point.

In general, mail is read by a multiline optical character reader ( MLOCR ) that almost instantly determines the correct ZIP + 4 code from the address and — along with the even more specific delivery point — sprays a Postnet bar code on the face of the mail piece that corresponds to 11 digits — nine for the ZIP + 4 code and two for the delivery point.

Goleman posits that individuals are born with a general emotional intelligence that determines their potential for learning emotional competencies.

A more general consideration for the existence of decoherence in a quantum system is given by the master equation, which determines how the density matrix of the system alone evolves in time.

The particular type system in question determines exactly what constitutes a type error, but in general the aim is to prevent operations expecting a certain kind of value being used with values for which that operation does not make sense ( logic errors ); memory errors will also be prevented.

Backtracking is a general algorithm for finding all ( or some ) solutions to some computational problem, that incrementally builds candidates to the solutions, and abandons each partial candidate c (" backtracks ") as soon as it determines that c cannot possibly be completed to a valid solution.

In general, the matching algorithm performs a decision based on a threshold which determines how close to a template the input needs to be for it to be considered a match.

He or she chairs the House of Commons Commission, a body that appoints staff, determines their salaries, and supervises the general administration of those who serve the House.

The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board is a twelve-member board of educational and public leaders appointed by the President of the United States that determines general policy and direction for the Fulbright Program and approves all candidates nominated for Fulbright Scholarships.

In general terms, the free energy change ( ΔG ) of a reaction determines whether a chemical change will take place, but kinetics describes how fast the reaction is.

* determines the date of the coming general elections

Unlike some other countries, New Zealand has no fixed election-date for general elections, but rather the Prime Minister determines the timing of general elections by advising the Governor-General when to issue the writs for a general election.

These relate to features such as control of the ball and the general height of the character's shot, which determines how much the character's play is affected by the wind.

* A collection of frames ƒ each of which determines a coordinate function from X to Σ ( the precise nature of the frame is left vague in the general axiomatization ).

In general, a postsynaptic potential is dependent on the type and combination of receptor channel, reverse potential of the postsynaptic potential, action potential threshold voltage, ionic permeability of the ion channel, as well as the concentrations of the ions in and out of the cell ; this determines if it is excitatory or inhibitory.

On occasion, a judge will leave office at the end of a term, in which case a general election determines their replacement.

A related equation ( which is derived from the more general equation above ) determines the magnitude of an end plate current ( EPC ), at a given membrane potential, in the neuromuscular junction:

( In general each node of the Dynkin diagram determines a simple negative root and thus a one dimensional ' root group ' of G --- a subset of the nodes thus yields a parabolic subgroup, generated by B and the corresponding negative root groups.

Local policy determines whether the patient or a coagulation specialist ( pharmacist, nurse, general practitioner or hospital doctor ) interprets the result and determines the dose of medication.