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Relationship between Resistance and Capacitance in Weakly Conducting Material
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Rotating Ideal Gas: Homework Eqns & Boltzmann Dist
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Minimum Proton Energy for Producing Antiprotons
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Astrophysics - How much CMB-photons do you absorb per second
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Comparing Efficiency of Solar Energy Trapping Methods
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If k, m, and w are known, then r can be calculated.
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Griffiths 6.5: Find Magnetic Field in Uniform Current Slab
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Solving Phonon Excitation in Diatomic Lattices
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When Does Helmholtz Free Energy Decrease?
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Hydrogen Atom Hamiltonian & Schroedinger Equation
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Understanding Relativity: Solving Homework Questions for Non-Science Majors
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How Do Hydrogen and Helium Recombination Ratios Differ at z=1600?
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Solving Stellar Wind Virial Theorem for Exam
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What is the Young's Modulus of Copper?
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What Determines the Most Probable Value of r in Hydrogen's Ground State?
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How Does Changing Box Size Affect a Particle's Quantum State?
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"Particle in a Box" Measurement scenario
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Struggling with Jackson 3rd Ed Chapter 11 Question 12?
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Stuck on Physics Homework: Q3 Part C
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Tricky Integral, H-Atom Dipole Transition Matrix Elements
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Apologies for Inconvenience: We'll be Back Soon
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How Far Can We See in an Omega=1 Universe?
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How do concave mirrors form different types of images?
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Unambiguous Evidence for Weak Neutral Currents
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Thermal Physics: Find d(1/T)/dp & d(V/T)/dH
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Divergence Theorem and Incompressible Fluids
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What is the Correct Hamiltonian for an Isolated Gas and Piston System?
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How Does the Aberration of Light Explain the Apparent Position of Stars?
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How Does Earth's Rotation Affect the Forces Acting on You at the Equator?
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What is the true statement about Carnot engine efficiency?
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What is the Mean Energy Per Molecule for Rotational Energy in a Diatomic Gas?
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Finding the Equilibrium Temperature
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Question about quantum harmonic oscilator
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Prove Lorentz Transformations: |E|>|cB| & Angle b/t E & B
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How Does Changing Current in an Outer Loop Induce Current in an Inner Loop?
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What is the correct calculation for the Young's modulus using Hooke's Law?
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How does entropy affect heat engines?
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Little help with thermodynamic question
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Solving Aircraft Velocity Problem: FBDs, a-sub-n & Force in x Direction
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Understanding Kirchhoff's Loop Rule for Inductors and Resistors
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+momentum of collisions in 2-D help
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Is Radial Acceleration Always Downward in Circular Motion?
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Need help understanding Initial Mass Function
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Definition of Two-Level Systems in Quantum Mechanics
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Solving a Rollercoaster Problem: Confirmation Needed
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Frequency Modulation: Amplitude, Max/Min Freq, Change Rate
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Calculating Width of SM Higgs Two-Photon Channel
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How to Calculate the Horizontal Distance in This Curvilinear Motion Problem?
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QM - one-dimensional barrier - a simple step
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Solving Waveguide Problem: Find E_{0z}
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Why Does the Hamiltonian Matrix Element <L|H|L> Equal E0?
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Revive Resistance - Series & Parrallel
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Hubble's law and expansion question
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Faraday's law and a uniform magnetic field
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Spherical Harmonic Decomposition of an image
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Electric Potential for an Infinite line charge question
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What is the relationship between Rayleighs and counts in a CCD?
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Is Quantum Measurement Projective in GHZ States?
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Stern-Gerlach Experimental Calculation
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How does the momentum operator prove its role as the generator of translation?
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Hookes law equation for all gauges of copper wire
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Calculate the charge per length for the capacitor
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Hydrogen Atom Ground State Wavefunction Normalisation Solution
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Wheatstone bridge/ strain gauge question
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How do I solve this dynamics problem involving a pulley?
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Why can't a particle have negative kinetic energy in a finite potential well?
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Understanding Why < x | f > = f ( x )
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Solving the Langevin Equation w/ Newton's Second Law
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Forced convection heat transfer problem
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{Uncertainty Principal} Uncertainty in position and wave-vector
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Circuit with Inductor: Current, Battery, Resistor
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Signal Beacon approaching Black Hole
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How Do Voltage and Current Behave in Series and Parallel Light Bulb Circuits?
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Rate of heat loss with two thermal conductivity values
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What is the speed of the train based on sound wave frequency changes?
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Solve Evolution Operator: <J|U|E>=Exp[-iEt/h]*<J|E>??
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Where Is the Neutral Point Between Earth and Moon's Gravitational Forces?
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Calculating Final Speed with Given Work
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How Does Increasing C Affect Trajectories in Lagrangian Mechanics?
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Calculating Quadrupole Moment of Sphere w/ Surface Charge
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QM - Wedge-shaped potential - Uncertainty Principle
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One dimensional infinite potential well problem
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What is the approximate quantum number of the electron?
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What is the meaning of the second equality in Griffiths equation 5.32?
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Probability in first order time-dependent perturbation theory
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Where Will Earth and Moon's Gravitational Forces Cancel Each Other?
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EM: Magnetic induction at a point due to a line of current, or square coil.
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How Does Time Periodicity Affect Wavepacket Position in Quantum Mechanics?
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Differential geometry question
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Force between two magnets as related to distance
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How Does Friction Affect the Final Speed of a Particle on a Curved Path?
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Which Mattress Offers Better Protection Against Radioactive Pea: Lead or Cotton?
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Solve Electron Probability Density for Temp.
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Centripetal Acceleration in Terms of g?
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What is the Force Generated by a Non-Elliptical Orbit Planet?
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Torque and angular momentum for a Particle in a Force Field
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Optical Path Length: Deriving Reflected Light on Lens Surface
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Where will the forces of Earth and Moon cancel out?
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Is There Any Torque Acting on a Satellite in an Elliptical Orbit?
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Total energy= kinetic energy + potential energy
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