inversion
Inversion (from Latin inversio 'reversal' ) or as an adjective inverse , inverted , as a verb invert , generally stands for a conclusion about the effect of a system on the cause (see inverse problem ). The possibility of inverting an entity is called invertibility .
In particular, the term describes the following:
Mathematics and physics:
- the inversion of a bijective function, see Inverse function
- when examining algebraic structures, see inverse element
- a methodology in Boolean algebra, see Shannon's inversion theorem
- the inversion of a matrix in matrix calculations, see Inverse Matrix
- the mutual representation of sequences of numbers by means of sums, see inversion (discrete mathematics)
- in geometry the reflection on a circle or a sphere, see inversion (geometry)
- especially the reflection at one point, see point reflection
- especially a point reflection of the room, see room reflection
- in a permutation in combinatorics and group theory, see deficit
- a simulation method in probability calculation, see inversion method
- in logic the reverse of a calculus rule, see inverse rule
- a method of reconstructing a number theoretic function from its summation function, see Möbius inversion
- an energetically excited state of a quantum mechanical ensemble, see population inversion
- the conclusion of measured values on parameters of a model, see e.g. B. tomography , quantum tomography
Technology:
- an operating state of an MIS field effect transistor, see inversion (semiconductor)
- the reversal of an information assignment in information technology, see inverted file
- the inversion of positive to negative or vice versa in photography and reproduction technology, see inverting (image processing)
- an implementation paradigm that is used in object-oriented programming, see Inversion of Control
- a principle in object-oriented design of software, see Dependency Inversion Principle
- the rollover or overhead elements in the course of the track, see inversion (roller coaster)
Earth sciences:
- in geophysics the calculation of structures of the subsurface by gravimetry, magnetics, etc., see inversion problem of potential theory
- in geology the formation of a mountain from a tectonic hollow, see relief reversal
- in crystallography an arrangement, inverse spinels, see spinels #crystall structure
- in meteorology a weather situation that is characterized by an upper warm and a lower cold air layer, see inversion weather situation
Chemistry, biology, medicine:
- a change in the spatial configuration in a chemical reaction, see inversion (chemistry)
- in the case of emulsions, the change in type from water in oil to oil in water, see phase inversion
- turning a certain DNA segment over, see inversion (genetics)
- the superposition of the three movements supination, adduction and plantar flexion of the foot, see foot # movement sequences of the foot
- the structure of the retina, with the light-sensitive cells "reversed" in layers furthest away from the light, see vertebrate eye
- in sex education and psychology of the 19th century the reversal of the sex drive to same-sex persons, see homosexuality
Humanities:
- a grammatical phenomenon in the area of word order, see inversion (language)
- the deviating word order as a rhetorical figure, see anastrophe (rhetoric)
- different situations in music, see inversion
- in philosophy the retrospective representation of the future, see inversion (philosophy)
- In terms of cultural history, the change in the term from the Old Testament through various stages to the postmodern period, see reversal
- in Christianity also a formally required and / or internally performed action, such as metanoia , see conversion (religion)
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