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Linear Combinations of Eigenfunctions

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Millikan Oil Drop Experiment: Solving Homework Equations

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Electric Field Approximation for Linear Quadrapole Problem

  • Old Guy
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Normalization of a wave function with cosine

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Is there a nice short version of the L squared operator

  • Brewer
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Zwiebach Problem 8.6: Explaining "We Do Not Use the Equations of Motion

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Zwiebach Page 197: Checking Translations & Commutators

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Solving Lagrangian Mechanics: Rod and Bean System Explained

  • Kate R
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Christoffel Symbols: Solving GR Homework | Fred

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Sum of Spacelike Vectors: Always Spacelike?

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Harmonic oscillation, spring not attached to center of mass

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Creation of an Electron-Positron Pair by a Photon

  • howin
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Derivation of the Hamiltonian of the Heisenberg model

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Deriving Formulas for Vmin & Vmax on Glare Ice w/ Zero Friction

  • fineztpaki
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Attraction and gravitational force.

  • fineztpaki
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Solving 1-D Wave Equation w/ Fixed Boundaries

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How to Derive the Hamiltonian for a Two-Particle Harmonic Oscillator?

  • indigojoker
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Thermodynamics compression problem

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SHO Eigenvalues with Non-Standard Potential

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Formatting Equations in Post: Tips & Tricks

  • Old Guy
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A bucket of mass 1.60 kg is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 1.00 m.

  • fineztpaki
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Why Do Zwiebach's Light-Cone Gauge Equations for X^+ and X^- Differ?

  • ehrenfest
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Covariant and contravariant analysis

  • ehrenfest
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Is the Symmetric Tensor or Vector Equal to Zero Given a Specific Condition?

  • ehrenfest
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Angular Velocity of Particle Rod System After Impact

  • captainjack2000
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Crystal Vibrations: Impurity in a monoatomic chain

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Legendre polynomial integration

  • neelakash
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What is the ground state electron configuration for phosphorus?

  • Bill Foster
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Rolling hoop and lagrange multipliers

  • ehrenfest
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Problem on perturbation theory

  • sridhar
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Special Relativity-Lorentz Transformation

  • Qyzren
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What is a Carnot Engine and How Does it Work?

  • tomoyo_13m
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What Condition Determines Eigenket of A?

  • zhaiyujia
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Quantum Theories: Are Distance and Time Truly Quantized?

  • Phred101.2
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Partial derivatives - proving force is conservative

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Proton Scattering: Calculating Current Density

  • madeinmsia
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Generalized coordinates: Understanding Kinetic Energy

  • ehrenfest
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A straight line thermodynamic transformation

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How Are Spin, SO(3), and SU(2) Related in Quantum Mechanics?

  • plmokn2
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Calculating Tension in a Flying Pig's Rope: Centripetal Force Explained

  • Centripetal X
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1-D simple harmonic oscillator

  • indigojoker
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Projectile Motion Maybe Parametric equations?

  • Lebelee
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Prove that spin in arbitary direction is hbar/2

  • cks
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How Does an Electric Field Affect the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator?

  • ehrenfest
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How do I solve for B in this moment and vector homework?

  • ThomasHW
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What Is the Ratio of Nuclear to Atomic Radius for Mid-Periodic Table Elements?

  • HungryChemist
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How Do You Derive the Lagrangian for a Pendulum on an Oscillating Cart?

  • noranne
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Physical Chemistry, P.W.Atkins, the Schrödinger equation

  • Dj pie safety
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How Do You Calculate a 3D Line Integral Along Multiple Paths?

  • extreme2000
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Wavelength of Incident Photon?

  • VenomHowell15
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Finding the Mirror Image Charge for a Point Charge Near a Conducting Sphere

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Couple of questions Please help Point particle orbiting two charges

  • mrk442
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Solving Eigenket Homework: Show A† Has Eigenbra <a*| to Eigenvalue a*

  • ConeOfIce
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Ground and Excited States in a Potential Well (QM)

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Help with Hartle: Calculating Elapsed Time

  • HeLLe
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Mach zhender interforometer (round 2).

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Help w/ Zwiebach Pg 178 Eq 10.73 & Why "In Momentum Space" is True

  • ehrenfest
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How Far Apart Are the Minima in Young's Single Slit Experiment?

  • stryker123
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Designing a Parallel-plate capacitor

  • Bloodplasma
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Poisson's equation in 2 dimensions

  • ehrenfest
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What is the method for solving the eigenvalue problem with integration by parts?

  • MagicQuantum
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How Does a String with Varying Mass Move Through a Hole in a Table?

  • Microzero
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Calculating Probability Current for Wave Function

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How Do Energy and Momentum Conservation Apply to a Mass Sliding Down a Wedge?

  • captainjack2000
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Understanding Einstein Notation for Derivatives of Fields

  • ehrenfest
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Calculating Total Spin of an n-quark Hadron

  • noospace
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Read the Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients?

  • pivoxa15
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Calculating Average Values and Proving Inequality for Particle Potential - N^nX

  • ultimateguy
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How Do Commutators Work in Quantum Mechanics?

  • igaffed
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Question: Does Epsilon = i A^+/p^+ for Zwiebach Page 178?

  • ehrenfest
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Zwiebach Page 172: Understanding Momentum and Length

  • ehrenfest
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Is 2EN^2 dx^3 a Relativistic Invariant?

  • Magister
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Using Lagrangian Formulation to Solve a Mass on a Wedge Problem

  • bit188
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Quantum Mechanics Positional Operator

  • UbikPkd
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Solved Problems for Sakurai Advanced QM - Leticia

  • Lecticia
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Product rule for derivatives of operators

  • sridhar
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Position Operator: f(\hat{x})=f(x)? Effects on g(x)

  • zhaiyujia
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What is the significance of Hermitian components in operators?

  • ehrenfest
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Zwiebach Page 183: Tracelessness with p^2=0?

  • ehrenfest
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Muon energy - Reasonable result?

  • December
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Can Creation and Annihilation Operators Be Simplified This Way?

  • ehrenfest
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Normal frequencies of 2 pendula connected with a massless rigid rod

  • smithg86
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Quantum tunneling probability density

  • swain1
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Electron-Proton Elastic Collision

  • Magister
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Is \(\psi(x) = \frac{1}{x^{\alpha}}\) in Hilbert Space?

  • zhaiyujia
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Thermal Expansion of Bubbles in a Lake

  • Jeann25
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Can a Satellite's Orbit Around Earth Be Quantized Like a Hydrogen Atom?

  • December
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Special Relativity: Relative speeds of particles

  • comwiz72
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Are there any operators that are not linear?

  • stunner5000pt
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Cartesian Co-ordinates of Plane Wave

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Can you show me please trace|a><b|=<b|a>

  • tchem
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Are \( \vec{u_1} \) and \( \vec{u_2} \) Orthogonal and Normalized?

  • cscott
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How Do You Solve a Math Problem Using Spherical Coordinates?

  • ThomasHW
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Cylindrical general differential equation of conduction

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Time independant wave-function can always be taken to be real?

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