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How far apart are two stars resolved by a 68-cm telescope?

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Fabry-Perot Interferometer: Energy Conservation

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Shocley equation/Cyclotron motion (2Q's)

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Tensor Derivatives, General Relativity

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Griffiths' explanation of degenerate perturbation theory

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How Do I Integrate a WKBJ Semi-Classic Integral with a Square Root?

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Number of photons/volume surrounding radio transmitter

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How to express van der waals equation as virial expansion?

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Perturbation Theory with Symmetric Rotator

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Kinetic Energy of rod with lower end in contact with smooth surface

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Webassign even my ta's didn't know what to do ? and im in intro to physics

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Tension, Linear Mass Density, and transverse waves

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Why Does the Delta Function Cause Different Charge Densities in Electrodynamics?

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Prove Lorentz Invariance of a^{\mu}b_{\mu} Equation

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Finding v(t) for a velocity dependent force

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Observed lifetime of muons (relativity)

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Thermal Physics, Kittel Chapter 2 problem 2

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Expectation values of the electron.

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Resistance Problem Find Length of Wire

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Derivation of Length Contraction (special relativity)

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Multiplicity of a Einstein Solid, Low Temperature Limit

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Alpha Particle shot at Nucleus Energy

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Momentum and kinetic energy through potential difference

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Show momentum is conserved in two different frames (relativity)

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Rotation of Earth effects the weight of star.

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What is the Potential of a Charged Disk?

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How to write a good lab book for university physics experiments

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Aphelion/Perihelion of Halleys comet

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How Does the String's Path Affect Angular Momentum and Final Speed?

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Electric Field of a Conducting Slab

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Relating Optical Depth and Extinction (τ(λ) and A(λ))

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QM: Arbitrary operators and their eigenstates

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Projectile motion - surface of max range

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What Is the Length of a Meter Stick Moving at an Angle?

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Electric field from two parallel line charges at y=0.2m and y=0.6m

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Which integration method for point charge near charged sphere?

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What is the potential and electrostatic energy of a charged conducting sphere?

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Inhomogeneous Dielectric Question

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Integrals: A Question on Validity and Substitution

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Solving Energy Levels of 2-Spin 1/2 System

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What is the equations of motion for a pendulum and spring

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How Does Light Expand in a Ring Around a Dusty Star?

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How Can You Sketch the Potential of a Particle in Vector Calculus?

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What Deceleration Prevents a Train Collision?

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How Is Current Distributed in a Complex Circuit?

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Prove phase shifts from multiplying wave functions by i and -1

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What Causes Oscillation in an Electro-Oscillator Setup?

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Is the Magnitude of the Fly's Acceleration Constant in a Helical Path?

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Spherical conductor in electric field

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How long does it take to boil water in a 600 watt microwave oven?

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The unit tangent/normal vectors to motion+their derivatives

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Matrix represntation of angular momentum operator (QM)

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Work required to move a charged ball

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Collision of 2 Stars: Calculating Angular Velocity & Momentum

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Simple Harmonic Motion, masses, and springs.

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Energy needed to tunnel through a potential barrier

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Typical Speed of Air Molecules at Different Elevations

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Adiabatic compression in a diesel engine

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Jakson/angular momentum in electric field

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How Is Energy Managed in a Cyclic Process of an Ideal Diatomic Gas?

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QM Variation Method: Show Equations from ci Parameters

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Normal force on cylinder rolling down fixed cylinder

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QM: Commuting the Hamiltonian with position

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Quasi-chemical model in thermodynamics

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Finding Mass for a Standing Wave in a Horizontal String

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Derivation of boiling an egg formula using laplace transformation

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An Expression for a Measurement Equation

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QM: Operator algebra and inner products

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Commutator relations in simple harmonic oscillator

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Why does potential vary along nichrome wires in series?

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What is the relationship between water height and standing waves in a tube?

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Electric potential along the axis of a cylindric tube

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Fundamental definition of temperature

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What Is the Sound Speed in a Two-Phase Mixture?

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Conservation of Momentum and Energy for a System of Connected Particles

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Ideal Gas Law: Solve 1.0x10-6 mmHg @ 40°C

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Proving the time derivative of angular momentum equals torque

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Find the final angular speed of the target

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Systems with Lagrangians invariant under coordinate transformations

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Quantum Mechanics - Infinite Potential Well

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Electric field due to distributed planar charge

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Why does exhaust velocity stay constant relative to the accelerating rocket?

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Ind the magnitude of the electric field

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Charge Density of wire with potential difference

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Use Gauss' Law to find the electric field

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Relativistic electron in static electric field

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Solving Electric Fields in Surface Charge Density Problems

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