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ablation

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ablation has final phase gas 2001-09-27 09:29:39.0
has initial phase solid
has inverse process condensation
has example Erosion of a meteorite by the friction generated when it passes through the Earth's atmosphere. The material passes from solid to gas phase. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:39.0
has definition Removal of material from a solid by heating, vaporization or collisions has source: Talbot, J. 2001, 2001-09-27 09:29:39.0
is a kind of first order phase transition

physical process has domain physics 2001-09-27 09:29:38.0

Kinds of ablation :

spallation (2 facts) - The process in which an incoming beam of particles or energy collides with a substance, reacts with it, and knocks off pieces of it.

ablation	has final phase gas
	has initial phase solid
	has inverse process condensation
	has example Erosion of a meteorite by the friction generated when it passes through the Earth's atmosphere. The material passes from solid to gas phase.
	has definition Removal of material from a solid by heating, vaporization or collisions
	is a kind of first order phase transition
physical process	has domain physics