The field lines of a vector field F through surfaces with unit normal n, the angle from n to F is Î¸. Flux is a measure of how much of the field passes through a given surface. F is decomposed into components perpendicular (â¥) and parallel ( â ) to n.
soft money - political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee) political contribution, political donation - a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party.
Soft power is the ability to influence and shape others' choices and preferences without the use of traditional hard power tools (i.e. coercion and bribery). Nebulous and somewhat ambiguous, think of soft power as a country's brand, made up as a collection of the country's overall ideology, culture, and policy.