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How Do You Solve a Math Problem Using Spherical Coordinates?

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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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Water droplet gathering mass at rate proportional to area

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When do two projectiles B1 and B2 collide?

  • sam.
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Stern-Gerlach Probability: Find the Probability

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Solve Electric Field Problem with Two Point Charges

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Calculating Electric Field Strength: Van de Graaff Problem Solution

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Decay of Alpha Particle Through Quantum Tunneling

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Photoelectric effect, retarding potential

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Why must n·P^σ vanish at string endpoints in Zwiebach equation 9.19?

  • Jimmy Snyder
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GRE Question (QM, Perturbation theory?)

  • HungryChemist
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What is the missing factor in equations (10.58) and (10.60)?

  • Jimmy Snyder
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Simple Harmonic Motion of springs

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Equation 10.33 in Zwiebach's string theory text

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Why does equation 9.10 give sqrt(2 alpha') *4a instead of 1?

  • ehrenfest
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Transformations of Basis Vectors on Manifolds

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Why shifting the infinite well gives different wavefunctions

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How Do I Solve This Projectile Motion Problem?

  • DanielP
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Boundary conditons and initial conditions of a vibrating rod

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How Does Spring Configuration Limit Mass Movement in Physics?

  • cscott
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Zwiebach Equation 9.80: Why M^2 = -p^2?

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Heisenberg Equations of Motion, Solving for S(t) in Spin Precession problem

  • logic smogic
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Solve GRE Problem: LC Circuit Maximum Power Output

  • HungryChemist
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Calculating Energy for Exciting an Electron in a 1D Box

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Moment of inertia for thin uniform rectangle/hexagon

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Calculating the Magnitude of a Force

  • Lorelyn
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Verify "Explicitly" 9.3: Zwiebach Page 159

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GRE Quetion (QM, Electric Transition)

  • HungryChemist
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What is the electric potential energy in joules of two electrons

  • BrianR84
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Static Gauges in String Theory - Zwiebach Ch. 6

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Commutation relation for [x_i, p_i^n p_j^m p_k^l]

  • indigojoker
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What do the three indices in \Gamma ^a_{bc} represent in the unit sphere?

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What is the commutator of x1 and the translation operator?

  • indigojoker
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QM: translation and rotation operators : what's the point?

  • koroljov
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How Do You Calculate the Dynamics of Saturn V's Launch?

  • leanh6790
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Co-60 Gamma Spectroscopy - What Can We Learn?

  • indigojoker
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Bullet speed through rotating disks with angular displacement

  • sam.
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* Using Lorentz transform to find velocity of rod

  • Odyssey
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Can Anyone Help with Solving These Wave Packet Problems?

  • jmml
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Matrix Representation of S_z Using Eigenkets of S_y

  • indigojoker
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Know where to find any Quantum Mechanics practice problems?

  • kankerfist
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Showing position vector follows parabolic path

  • physicspupil
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How Do Quantum Mechanics Commutation Rules Apply to Operator Functions?

  • guruoleg
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Speed of body traveling in elliptical path

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Calculate Min Speed of Electron from Neutron Star in Nebula

  • JTraik
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I was just wondering what a two component spinor was

  • indigojoker
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Which Equation Should Be Used for QC 8.7 in Zwiebach?

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What Is the Energy of a 1m Magnetic Field with 1T Strength?

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How much heat is needed to evaporate water at 2 bar?

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Does a Dielectric Sphere in a Uniform Electric Field Exhibit Azimuthal Symmetry?

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How to define the lower indexed tensor

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What does <φ|² mean in quantum mechanics notation?

  • ultimateguy
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Understanding Variational Calculus: A String Theory Question

  • ehrenfest
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Solving 1D Quantum Potential Well Problem

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Relativistic Energy of Omega- particle

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How to calculate the carrier concentration

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Solving Physics Problem Involving Time Dilation and Length Contraction

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Calculate the electric potential and field

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What is the significance of thickness in terms of particle physics?

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Y-velocity for closed orbit of equal-mass binary planets

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How Do You Calculate Max Energy in Particle Accelerator Collisions?

  • astrochick1133
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Energy required to heat a house with insulated walls

  • physicnow
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Proving the Limit of Dirac Delta from Normal Distribution

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What is the proof for the expectation value of a quantum system?

  • Warr
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Quantum Well Problems: Solving Large K1 and K2 Values

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Ratio of K characteristic x-ray energies for carbon and magnesium

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Functions, operator => eigenfunction, eigenvalue

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Angular Acceleration Problem: Solving for 0.5 rad/s^2 in Fixed Axis Rotation

  • physicnow
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Getting large K1 and K2 values in quantum well problems

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How Fast Should Archer Fish Shoot Water to Hit a Spider?

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Relativity Question with Lorentz tranformations

  • sr6622
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Radiative Transfer (Optically Thin Cloud)

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Solving the Steam & Ice Temperature Problem - Need Help!

  • physicnow
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What Are the Energies in the Bohr Model of a Hydrogen Atom?

  • jamespetrovitch
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What Forces Act on a Rod Stabilized by Three Fulcrum Points?

  • phymind
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How Do You Calculate Tunneling Probability for an Electron?

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Forced, Damped Harmonic Oscillation

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Uncertainty principle and ice pick

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Deriving velocity from position-time data with error analysis

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Calculate Surface Charge Densities for Parallel Plates

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Solving Aerodynamics Homework: Free Vortex near Infinite Plane

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Solving Zwiebach 6.1: Stretched String & Nonrelativistic Limit

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E-Field Calc: Hollow Cylinder E-Fields

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Computing matrix exponentials and verifying unitarity

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Electric field and potential along y-axis for three point charges

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Is the Christoffel Symbol Zero for Diagonal Metrics?

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Compute Variance of Random Variable X

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How Does a Perturbation Affect the Ground State Energy of a Harmonic Oscillator?

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How Do You Calculate the Initial Velocity of a Projectile from Launch Times?

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Why does XY|a> = <a|Y*X* in bra-ket notation?

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