Glossary of Classical Physics - C

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• Chaos theory – the study of processes in nonlinear dynamical systems, such as the Butterfly effect
• Classical mechanics – a set of laws describing the motion of bodies and their aggregations
• Coulomb's Law – the force acting between charged bodies
• Crystal – a regular ordering of atoms, molecules, or ions
• Choke coil – an inductance used in an AC circuit to control current