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Linearizing Stefan-Boltzmann equation

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Angular momentum quantum mechanics

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Solving Friedmann Equation for Cosmology

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Evidence for dark matter and why it's not baryonic

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Maximum He-4 fraction with neutron lifetime 89 s and Q-value 0.129 MeV

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Finding Ωm and time until the universe doubles in size

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Can different masses be used in normal modes?

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Proving Angular Momentum is Conserved with Euler's Equations

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Deriving multiple slit diffraction equations

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Carnot Engine problem (including entropy?)

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Magnetic field of rotating cylinder

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Showing that ∂φ/∂x^μ is a covariant four-vector

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Why does [p,x] = 0 for SHO matrix elements instead of iℏ?

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Fourier transform of the hydrogen ground state wavefunction

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Gauge pressure to compress 1L water and steel bar height needed

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Magnetic field for relativistic electron circular motion in synchrotrons

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Magnetisation due to conduction electrons

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How to Calculate Magnetic Field in a Toroid Using Ampere's Law?

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Particle in a box wave function problem

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Using Runge Kutta Method for T.I.S.E in Electron Motion Approximation

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Finding total number of particles in a given distribution

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Lagrangian for two masses hanging from a rod

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Solving eigenvalue equations for quantum well energy levels in MATLAB

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Expectation value of P^2 for particle in 2d box

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Can entropy change be zero for an irreversible process?

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Motion on a Paraboloid: Reduce to Quadratures

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Calculating the Period of Small Oscillations for a Floating Object

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Time for space probe to reach Venus via Hohmann transfer orbit

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Question of Statistical Thermodynamics (Boltzmann Distribution)

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Why Do Mass Terms Not Cancel in N+pi to N+pi Scattering in QFT?

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How Do You Use Current Balance and Hall Probes in Magnetic Field Measurement?

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What Is the Net Force on a Submarine Hatch at 8.5m Depth?

  • queen2008
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What is the dependence on w of intensity in single slit diffraction?

  • neelakash
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Why don't R and T sum to 1 for this three-region potential?

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Potential well: why don't R and T sum to one with continuity conditions?

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Solved Faraday's Law Problem: Find Correct Answer

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How Do You Calculate the Potential Inside and Outside a Spherical Surface?

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Can I use sine and cosine instead of exponentials for free particles?

  • splitringtail
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Why Does Time Remain Constant on Any Chord in Galileo's Circle?

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Understanding Feynman Rules for ABC Theory

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How can one prove that the maximum entropy occurs

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Time evolution of spherical harmonics

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Kinetic energy of harmonic oscilator

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Damped Pendulum, finding Q factor

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Distribution of electrons below the Fermi energy

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Dynamics and kinematics of particles

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How Can I Learn the Basics of the Dirichlet Principle?

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Minimum position uncertainty from velocity measurement uncertainty

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Equilibrium - Particle in Bowl, looking for guidance

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Confusing Friction + Pulley question

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Deriving Probability Conservation in Quantum Mechanics

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Can Both Lorentz and Coulomb Gauges Be Satisfied Simultaneously?

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How Does Electrical Conductivity Behave in Non-Uniform Conductors?

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Pion decay with relativistic factor 15 and decay rate in lab frame

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Energy Transition in Deuterium vs Hydrogen: Is it True?

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Why massless particles must travel at c

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What Thickness Makes 0.3 A X-Rays Twice as Intense as 0.5 A X-Rays?

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A pretty difficult problem about oscillatory circuit

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How can we find the variance of S_x, S_y, and S_z?

  • man@SUT
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Why does [L_z,p^2] equal zero?

  • bdforbes
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Electron Spin State and Values

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Expansion in spherical harmonics sin(theta)

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How to Expand 1+sin(phi)sin(theta) in Spherical Harmonics?

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What is the magnetic flux through the solenoid

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Gravitational potential and equilibrium of a thin ring

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How to Find Eigenfunction and Kinetic Energy in an Infinite Square Well?

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Solving the Hydrogen Atom Wavefunction Puzzle

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Clock rate for satellite in circular orbit about Earth

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Apply Normalization condition in QM problem

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How Do You Calculate the Force to Separate Two Hemispheres?

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Eigenvalues and Eigenspinors: How to find them for the S_y matrix?

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How Do Polaroid Filters Affect Light Perception?

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Do Free Electrons Have Momentum Zero at Absolute Zero?

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Find the potential - Long hollow cylinder

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What Processes Occur When Electrons Meet Positrons and Protons?

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Are the branes in Zwiebach figure 14.2 supposed to be coincident?

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Rotating, submerged cylinder problem.

  • Cinimod
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Are there legal ways to quickly find eigenvalues of an operator?

  • cscott
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How to Find the Mass Moment of Inertia for an L-Shaped Bar?

  • roldy
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Identical particles and degenrate energy levels

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Two-Slit Interference: Find Slit Separation

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What Are the Correct Statements About a Quantum Harmonic Oscillator?

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Sping Matrices and Commutation Relations

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Finding Forces Exerted at A and B on Rod AB

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Zwiebach on Lattices: What Does He Mean?

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Time taken between minor axis end and perihelion in elliptical orbit

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How to find Velocity V2 with bernoulli Equation?

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Perturbation of the simple harmonic oscillator

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Bucket launched into cloud of star dust.

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Probable distance in the 2p state (H atom)

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Find B at Distance r from Capacitor Symmetry Axis

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How Do Lorentz Transformations Prove Light Pulse Symmetry?

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