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Solving arbitrary potential barrier problems

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Can u make if A>=B then output=1 Else output=0 using these logic gates?

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Condensed matter-integral over density of states

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How Do You Determine the Value of A in a Wave Function?

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Dynamics - Another collision question

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Spins 1/2 and Time-Dependant Perturbation Theory

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Why Do Physicists Use Infinitesimals and Differentials Like Regular Numbers?

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Kittel's Solid-State Physics: Finding Cutoff Frequency \omega_D

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Quantum spherical harmonic oscillator:eigenfunctions

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What is the collision question for this dynamics problem?

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How Does Symmetry Simplify Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Integrals?

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What is the Velocity of the Spring After Compression?

  • Chantry09
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Proving Lorentz Condition for Retarded Potentials in Griffith 10.8

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Beta Function: Prove (m-1)!/n(n+1)...(n+m+1) for m+ve Int

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Solving Complex Function: Find Singularity of sin(sqrtZ)/Sqrt(Z)

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What Type of Singularity Does f(z) = (1-e^z)/(1+e^z) Have at Infinity?

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How Does Expanding a Quantum Potential Well Affect Particle Probability?

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Write a program to simluate multi object

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Wheatstone Bridge: AC Source Effects on Balancing Condition

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Detector Coverage and Power of Electric Dipole: Calculation and Diagram

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Can Magnetic Dipoles' Alignment Shifts Be Heard?

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Solving Infinite Square Well Potential - KEmin = 1.507e-18 J

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The Depletion Layer in Thermal Equilibrium

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How to Solve for Average Energy as T Approaches 0 and Infinity

  • sarahger9
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Where Does Equation (3) in Kittel's Chapter 5 Come From?

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Electronics (Diodes + capacitors) questions

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Calculating Heat Transfer Time for Steel Immersed in Zinc Bath

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Statistical mechanics average energy

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Hydrogen atom:<K>,<V>,momentum distribution

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Inhibiting NAND & NOT Gates - Active High or Low?

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Solve tanh(ax)=x: Fixed Points for Non-linear Dynamics

  • Bill Foster
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Time Derivatives of Vector Integrals in Griffiths E&M

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What are some common applications of Laplace's equation in E&M?

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Understanding the Benefits of Gratings for Diffraction Patterns

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Solved: Pure vs Physical Dipole | Griffith's Book

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The capacitance of the two metal sphere system

  • Indis Nenhrma
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What is the Electric Field Near a Small Hole in a Charged Spherical Shell?

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Conversation of energy / momentum problem weird circumstance in equations

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How Can Laplace's Equation Help Solve a Cylinder Potential Problem?

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Griffiths Page 150: Define "Pure" & "Physical" Dipoles

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Griffiths E&M: Need Help with Plate Distance?

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Solving Griffiths Problem 4.18: Orthogonality of D and E_0

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Why Does Rho_b Blow Up (Griffiths Pg. 176)

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How do You Calculate the Potential Energy of Coupled Oscillators?

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Using Euler Lagrange in General Relativity

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How Does a Magnetic Field Affect a Suspended Rod in a Circuit?

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Creating Entropy by Mixing Hot and Cold Water

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Velocities in rotating and inertial reference frames

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Solving Griffiths 4.10: Calculating V(r) Using Equation 4.13

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What Are the Concepts of Time and Spacetime?

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What Is the Force on a Square Loop in a Magnetic Field?

  • wakko101
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Solving for Griffiths torque on a dipole

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What Does (\vec{p} \cdot \nabla)\vec{E} Represent in Griffiths Eq. 4.5?

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Equipotential Lines: Different Charge Magnitudes Explained

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Wine glass acoustics - wavelength not what expected

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Effect of frequency & Intensity on number of photons

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Why are Field Lines Always Perpendicular to a Conducting Line?

  • geyikrali
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Does Tension Apply in One-Dimensional Particle Systems?

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Canonical Ensemble Homework: Equal Probabilities Postulate

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Planning Lab to measure how emf varies with an angle

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Solving the Mystery of dl in Integrals

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What is the answer to Problem 1 part c in Statistical Mechanics 6.1?

  • ehrenfest
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Stuck on Understanding Work Terms in Statistical Physics Problem 5.5?

  • ehrenfest
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Finding eigenfunctions of the linear momentum operator

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Harmonic oscillator special state (QM)

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Questioning the Efficiency of a Heating/Cooling System as a Heat Engine

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Normalization of Slit #2 Wave Amplitude

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What is the minimum uncertainty in the energy of a \rho meson?

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What Is the Equation of State for a Gas Given Its Gibbs Function?

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Hydrostatic System Explained: MIT Slide 10

  • ehrenfest
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What is the Shortest Timed Path for a Body to Reach Two Points in Space?

  • puneeth
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Malus Law Graph Question Homework: Urgent Help Needed!

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Valid Solutions for Harmonic Oscillator Potentials

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How Does Lenz's Law Apply to EMF in a Triaxially Bent Wire?

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Calculating D from ρv = 2sinФ + cosФ (c/m^2) in Electrostatics

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Why Does the Ideal Gas Law Only Have Two Independent Variables?

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What Is the Equation of Motion for a Particle with a Given Lagrangian?

  • Niishi
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Classical mechanics marion and thornton

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How to Determine u(t) for a Damped System with Step Function Force?

  • Ploppen
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Griffiths E&M Problem 3.15: Solving a 3D Bounded Region

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How Does Grounding Affect Charge Conservation in Electromagnetic Theory?

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Solving a Wave Equation with Electric Fields of Different Frequencies

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Electric Potential Energy of protons

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Stat. Mech: energy-temperature relation of a perfect classical gas

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What Is the Change in Entropy of a Resistor and the Universe?

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Griffiths Problem 4.10: Finding Sigma for Polarization Vectors

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Determining an expression for an entropy equation

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Griffiths Problem 3.34: Analyzing Induced Charge & Grounded Plate

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Electron Under Gravity: Lose Potential Energy in First Centimeter

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Finding the Fundamental Frequency and Length of an Open Pipe at 20°C

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Find Expectation Value for Particle Moving in N Steps of Length L

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Solving Difficult E&M Problem: Two Strings Attached to Balls

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Kittel Ch 8: Understanding Split-off Band, Longitudinal & Transverse Mass

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