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Verifying Energy Conservation with x(t)=Acos(wt+phi)

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Perturbation of Potential (Particle in a Box)

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State Vectors of a Sum of Hamiltonians

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Quantum Physics - Measurement/Eigenvalues(functions)

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Simple Applications of Macroscopic Thermodynamics

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Calculating Voltage in Magnetopause: EMF & Magnetic Flux

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Electric Dipole: Calculate Horizontal Distance for 0 E-Field

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Why Are Holes in Semiconductors Heavier and Less Mobile Than Electrons?

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Electron Suspended Between the Surface of The Earth

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Statistical mechanics - microstates & entropy

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Gauge Invariance: Finding Energy Spectrum in 1D Ring

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Electric Field Sketch: Ex vs. x & Fx vs. x Homework

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How do you integrate integrate ψ1(x)?

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What is meant by momentum is maximised?

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Can heat be the cause of the expansion of the universe?

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How Can a Generic Vector Be Decomposed Using the Helmholtz Theorem?

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What Are the Normal Mode Frequencies of a Rod on a String?

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Oscillation / Phase Space Question

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Solid State Physics [Ashcroft] Chapter 1, Question 1a

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Uncertainty Principle and kinetic energy

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Solid state physics ashcroft mermin Chapter 2 paat 3

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Finding ratio of accelerations, Ab/Aa

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What is the Electric Field of an Infinite Line of Charge?

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Transformation of Equation of Motion by Hankel Transform

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Resistance and Capacitators - check my work.

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What is the Enthalpy of Water at 45 Degrees and 1.2 Bar Pressure?

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Solve Cyclotron Motion: m\frac{d\hat{v}}{dt}=q\hat{v}\times\hat{B}

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Merzbacher's problem of a particle in a magnetic field

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Oscillating Springs: Finding Frequency w/ k1, k2, & m

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Solving Parametric Equations: Speed at t=2s

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Understanding Kármán Vortex Street Effect

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How Do You Solve This Complex Carnot Engine Problem?

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Components of an Electric field due to a dipole

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Electric Dipole Moment of copper and sulphate ions

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Calculate Invariant Mass for Kaon & Pion - Help from W.

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Calculating Mass to Balance Electrostatic Field on See-Saw

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Hermitian Conjugates of x, i, d/dx, and a+

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Statistical Thermodynamics - Help Wanted

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Carnot engine with finite reservoirs

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Electric Field/Centripital Force/Gauss law question?

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Calculating Optimal Capacitor Charge for Energy Storage

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Ideal Gas Compression Homework: T(cylinder) = 298K

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Understanding Dot Product for Diffraction Peaks Calculation

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Twin Paradox: Anne & Joe's 20th Birthday

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Optics : Lens Combinations with laser beam problem

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Quantum Operators (or just operators in general)

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Special relativity/lorentz transforms

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How Far Does the Sprinter Run During Acceleration?

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Given conductivity, calculate E, D, and P vectors

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Why is the Volume Distribution of Charge Described Differently in the Book?

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Calculate the volume charge density of the atmosphere

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Mandelstam Variable Calculation in Proton Scattering

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Where Can I Learn Quantum Mechanics and Understand Linear Operators?

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Hypersphere Volume - Fractional Dimensions

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How does the electrostatic potential at point B compare to point A?

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How Far Does a Muon Travel Before Decaying?

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Energy of electrons in an atom

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What Is the Name of the Commutator Relation [A,exp(X*B)]?

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Potential of uniformly polarized sphere

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Energy of two colliding particles

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Emissivity as a function of wavelength

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Cant get units to work out for Momentum Density

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Radial distribution probability

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High school algebra -> relativistic conservation of momentum and energy

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Lorentz Transformation: Velocity Transformation vs Addition

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Relativistic energy and momentum question

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Temperature vs Volume in an expanding gas

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Is the Ground State Quantum Number n Equal to 0 or 1?

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How Does h2 Compare to h1 for a Leaking Sand Cart?

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How Does the Finite Size of the Nucleus Affect Hydrogen's Ground State Energy?

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How to Find Electric Fields in a Parallel Plate Capacitor with Two Dielectrics?

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Sensitive Light meter and meter stick to measure distance

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What is the Attempt at a Solution?

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Modern Physics - Extension of the Galilean Transformation?

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Modern Physics - Invariability of Newton's 2nd Law under a GT?

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Thermodynamics: Heating gas in two separate containers

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Where do the spokes appear unblurred in a photograph of a rolling wheel?

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Rigid Body dynamics - elastic collisions

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How Can you use triode as detector in radio wave receivers?

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Perturbation Theory description of Positronium

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QFT: calculating decay rates from invariant matrix element M

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How Can I Calculate the Mass of Io?

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Eigenfunction of electron in E and B fields

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How does a capacitor in an RLC circuit lose charge?

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Hermitian operator-prove product of operators is Hermitian if they commute

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Solve Lagrangian Problem: Pendulum Spring System

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Probability of Spin Polarization in Pair Production

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Electrostatic potential independent of distance?

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How Do You Integrate a Charge Distribution Function?

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Why is psi^* psi dx a probability density - Griffiths

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