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The instability of Rutherford's atomic model

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Calculating work in Adiabatic compressions

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Why does the symmetric part of the current tensor drop out in equation 8.55?

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Linear Combinations of Eigenfunctions

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Millikan oil drop experiment with multiple rise times

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Electric Field Approximation for Linear Quadrapole Problem

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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

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Why doesn't Zwiebach's solution use the equations of motion for problem 8.6?

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Does p^mu(tau) generate translations in equation 11.60?

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Lagrangian for rod sliding on two poles with bean on rod

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Finding Christoffel symbols in cylindrical coordinates

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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

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Derivation of the Hamiltonian of the Heisenberg model

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Deriving minimum and maximum speeds on a banked circular curve

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Attraction and gravitational force.

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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?

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Thermodynamics compression problem

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SHO Eigenvalues with Non-Standard Potential

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How do I format equations in a post?

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

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

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Covariant and contravariant analysis

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

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Angular Velocity of Particle Rod System After Impact

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Crystal Vibrations: Impurity in a monoatomic chain

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Legendre polynomial integration

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What is the ground state electron configuration for phosphorus?

  • Bill Foster
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Rolling hoop and lagrange multipliers

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Problem on perturbation theory

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Special Relativity-Lorentz Transformation

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What is a Carnot Engine and How Does it Work?

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What Condition Determines Eigenket of A?

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Quantum Theories: Are Distance and Time Truly Quantized?

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Partial derivatives - proving force is conservative

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Proton Scattering: Calculating Current Density

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Generalized coordinates: Understanding Kinetic Energy

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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?

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Finding tension in the rope for a flying pig in circular motion

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1-D simple harmonic oscillator

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Projectile Motion Maybe Parametric equations?

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Prove that spin in arbitary direction is hbar/2

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How Does an Electric Field Affect the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator?

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

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

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

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

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How Do You Calculate a 3D Line Integral Along Multiple Paths?

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Wavelength of Incident Photon?

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

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Negative charge orbiting two positive charges on z-axis

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If A|a⟩ = a|a⟩, does A† have eigenbra ⟨a*|?

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Ground and Excited States in a Potential Well (QM)

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Elapsed time on three clocks in a gravitational field

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Mach zhender interforometer (round 2).

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Derivation of Zwiebach eq. 10.73 and momentum space gauge transformation

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

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Designing a Parallel-plate capacitor

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Poisson's equation in 2 dimensions

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

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

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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?

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Understanding Einstein Notation for Derivatives of Fields

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Calculating Total Spin of an n-quark Hadron

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Read the Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients?

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

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How Do Commutators Work in Quantum Mechanics?

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

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Zwiebach Page 172: Understanding Momentum and Length

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

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Using Lagrangian Formulation to Solve a Mass on a Wedge Problem

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Quantum Mechanics Positional Operator

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Solved Problems for Sakurai Advanced QM - Leticia

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Product rule for derivatives of operators

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

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What is the significance of Hermitian components in operators?

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

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Muon energy - Reasonable result?

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Can creation operators with different momenta commute this way?

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Normal frequencies of 2 pendula connected with a massless rigid rod

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Quantum tunneling probability density

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Electron-Proton Elastic Collision

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

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Thermal Expansion of Bubbles in a Lake

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

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Special Relativity: Relative speeds of particles

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Are there any operators that are not linear?

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Cartesian Co-ordinates of Plane Wave

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Proving the trace identity trace|a⟩⟨b|=⟨b|a⟩

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

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