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A quick question - Quantum Mechanics

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Differentiating the Integral Form of the Continuity Equation for Fluids

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Transformation of electron spin vectors and operators - a problem

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Solving Einstein's Equation with Cosmological Constant

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Which Eigenstate of Sigma_x Has an Eigenvalue of -1/2 hbar?

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What is the Normalization Constant for a 3D Electron Gas in Free Space?

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Electrical Breakdown/Avalanche of Air Classical Mechanics Collision Theory

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2-D Laplace equation in rectangular coordinates

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Kinetic energy of rotated cylinders

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Question about Gaussian wave package

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Prove that dirac matrices have a vanishing trace

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Car on circular turn with friction; finding max. velocity

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Double Atwood Machine: relation between the contraints & the variables ?

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Quantum mechanical equation of motion?

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Grade 9 Power Problems (Watts/kWh, power rating question)

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How to Solve for Variables Using Derivatives in Atomic Interactions?

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Electric field outside of a current carrying wire

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Sakurai Quantum Mechanics Problem 29 Explained

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Probability of neutrino-electron scattering

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[Special Relativity]Slow Neutron Capture

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How Far Above Earth is the Satellite?

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Heat conduction coefficient in tungsten

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U-Channel Diagrams in QFT: A Closer Look

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What is the Probability of Finding the System in State |1⟩?

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Differentiating modulus in electrostatic potential

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Understanding Vector Spaces, Operators, and Eigenvalues in QM Homework

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Quantum Mechanics - Addition of Angular Momentum

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Why In 4D, the four-divergence of the four-curl is not zero, for ∂νGμν

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Drop an Egg 10m Without Breaking: Physics Principles

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Quantum Mechanics - Unitary Operators and Spin 1/2

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Simultaneity question: light in a moving spaceship

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Is the Fermi Level at E = 2ta for Tight-Binding Dispersion?

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HELP Boltzmann law in terms of classical physics?

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Calculating Newton's Gravitational Constant in Different Units

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Proving Elliptical Trajectory Acceleration Vector Passes Through Focus

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Thermal Physics and Differentials

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How Do We Calculate Uncertainty in Quantum Operators?

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What Time Did Clock A Measure During Clock B's 4-Minute Journey?

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Truss Bridge Tension and Compressions

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Calculating Peak Current in Inductive Reactance of 0.1H @340V, 50Hz

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I've gotten stuck with a bit of dirac notation calculation?

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Transformation on the minkowsky metric

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How to Prove ∇^2 (1/r) = 0 in Cartesian Coordinates?

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General Relativity - Tensor Identities

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Dual Faraday Tensor - Levi Civita Problem

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General Relativity - Double Covariant Derivative

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Analyse with respecto to quark content

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Does the Antiparticle of Meson K^0 Consist of \bar{d}s?

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Strong and weak interactions in nuclear physics

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Azimuthal and Particle in a box equations

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How to calculate the heat added during an isothermal process

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What Is the Kinetic Energy of a Proton in Neutron Decay?

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Mirror Question: How Much of Wall 3m Behind You Can be Seen?

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Electron capture, electrons binding energy

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Black Body Radiation - graphical trend

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How to determine neutrino type [nuclear/particle phys]

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Solving Simple Harmonic Motion for All Time

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The Maxwell Speed Distribution in 2D

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Restrictions on Numbers in Hermitian Hamiltonian Equation

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Where Does the Missing Factor in the Virial Theorem Derivation Come From?

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Normal modes in a acoustic chamber

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Miller indices in Debye-Scherrer method

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Harmonic Oscillator grandfather clock

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What Are the First Five Bragg Scattering Angles for Cu X-ray Analysis?

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Solve Thermodynamics Problem: 500g Copper Pipe & 4kg Water

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Time independant schrodinger equation

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Show that an operator is not hermitian. (quantum mechanics)

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How Do I Derive the Specific Thermal Diffusion Equation?

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Quantum Homework Question: Simplifying Xjk using A|k> and A+|k>

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Geometry of Signals and its Relation to Time Shift

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Could Pluto support an atmosphere of methane?

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Quick Q: First order perturbation theory derivation

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How Does Dimensionality Affect Specific Heat in the Debye Model?

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How to Calculate the Fermi Wavevector from the Fermi Level?

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Why Is the Einstein-Hilbert Action Formulated with L Proportional to R?

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Show that the eigenvalues of a hermitian operator are real.

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How Does Jackson Derive the Taylor Expansion in Equation 1.30?

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Answer: 39Ca, 40Ca, 41Ca, 41Sc: Ground & Excited State Spins & Parities

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Jackson - p. 35 - taylor expansion of charge density

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Calculate Riemann tensor according to veilbein

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Jackson - p. 35 - integral of certain expression

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Definitions of eigenstate, eigenvalue and eigenfunction?

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How to Determine Charge Density on a Plane from a Point Charge?

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New state function after measurement

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Small oscillations around equilibrium point in polynomial potential

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Integral of electric field of dipole moment over a sphere at r = 0

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Lorentz boost, electric field along x-axis, maths confusion?

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Difficult problem about eddy currents and terminal velocity

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Thermodynamics: Gibbs free energy from this battery reaction?

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Quantum Mechanics - Two spin 1/2 particles

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Uncertainty product of infinite square well

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Maximize Range of Dropped Ball from a Wedge

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Quantum Mechanics-Perturbation time independent theory

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