stationary state

American  

noun

Physics.

1. any of several energy states an atom may occupy without emitting electromagnetic radiation.

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Example Sentences

Markets don’t work well in a stationary state; they are like sharks, either moving or dead.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2019

When a black hole is created by gravitational collapse, it rapidly settles down to a stationary state, which is characterized by only three parameters: the mass, the angular momentum, and the electric charge.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2016

One would therefore expect a system of massive objects to settle down eventually to a stationary state, because the energy in any movement would be carried away by the emission of gravitational waves.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

It would therefore not be too long before it settled down to a stationary state.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The same determination would be equally effectual to keep up their condition in the stationary state, and would be quite as likely to exist.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart