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Are longitudinal magnetic waves possible?

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What Is the Propagator of the Proca Lagrangian?

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Effective refractive index of a stratified medium

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4-derivative kinetic term Lagrangian

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Spectrum of hot gas uniformly mixed with dust

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Eigenvalues dependent on choice of $\vec{A}$?

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No problem, happy to help! Keep up the good work in your studies.

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Does a Propagator Only Have an Imaginary Part On-Shell?

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Bosonic operator eigenvalues in second quantization

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Bosonic annihilation and creation operators commutators

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Normalization of the Fourier transform

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Two falling rods connected by a hinge

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Angular momentum operator for 2-D harmonic oscillator

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Show that a matrix is a Lorentz transformation

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Potential of a non-conducting sphere

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Relative velocity in special relativity

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Cylinder with Displaced Center of Mass Rolling Down Incline

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What is the closed form for the series S?

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How Does a Galilean Transformation Affect the Wave Function?

  • doggydan42
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Finite dual disk capacitor: estimating charge distribution

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Derivative for a Galilean Tranformation

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Find Vector Representation of |ψi> in |ei> basis

  • jasonchiang97
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Tree-level diagram Moller scattering

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Eigenketes and Eigenvalues of operators

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Approximating Probability for a Wave Function

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Expanding the original commutator on the LHS

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Finding the equipotential surfaces of a finite line of charge

  • Faizan Samad
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Finding the quantized energies of a particle

  • physics148
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Rearranging the Friedmann Equation

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Spherical Capacitor Discharging Through Radial Resistor

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Why Do Electromagnetic Waves Propagate Independently of Their Source?

  • BobaJ
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Does a Particle Moving on a Curve Separate Under Gravity?

  • Argelium
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Does the Raising Operator Have Right Eigenvectors?

  • Pouyan
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Special Cases of the BCH Identity

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Coherent states for Klein-Gordon field

  • CharlieCW
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Minimum energy of an electron with the Larmor formula

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Calculating Muon Decay Rate using Delta Function Identity

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How Does the Cassie-Baxter Model Explain the Lotus Effect?

  • Klaus von Faust
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Time Derivative of Expectation Value of Position

  • Matt Chu
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Calculating Total Weight of 10 Oscillators & 8 Quanta of Energy

  • SidMe1984
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How long does it take for an electron to spiral from \( r_i \) to \( r_f \)?

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Simultaneous Diagonalization for Two Self-Adjoint Operators

  • LarryC
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Stress energy tensor transformation

  • BillKet
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Is the Energy Momentum Tensor for Scalar Fields Always Symmetric?

  • BillKet
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Sph Harmonics Homework: Find Potential for r>a, Contribution Using Superposition

  • Faizan Samad
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Trying to understand a derivation in a paper

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Bloch equations for a 3-level system

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GR Lagrangian Part 2 Homework Statement Solution

  • Malamala
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Solving the Einstein Gravity Tensor for the Newton Potential

  • Malamala
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Problem about electric potential and power transmitted down a cable

  • Another
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Inertia tensor of cone around its apex

  • Noxuz
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How to Calculate Efficiency of a Van der Waals Gas Cycle?

  • TK421
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Spacetime and Geometry: Vanishing commutators#2

  • George Keeling
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Electrostatics Problem using Laplace's Equation

  • Faizan Samad
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A vertical cylinder fitted with a heavy leak-proof piston wi

  • CLARA
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What is the issue with this electrostatics problem?

  • NicolaiTheDane
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Finding state vectors for pure states

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Is \(|p,\lambda\rangle\) an Eigenstate of the Helicity Operator?

  • CharlieCW
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CMB Photon Energy: Average for T=2.73K

  • Silviu
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Transforming one matrix base to another

  • CharlieCW
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Spacetime and Geometry: Vanishing commutators

  • George Keeling
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What is the Lagrangian, equations of motion for this system?

  • Amitayas Banerjee
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Help with Maxwell stress tensor

  • Another
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Solving the Rotating Wire Problem

  • Pushoam
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Discrepancies between numerical and analytical solutions

  • Ziezi
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I'm wondering about the solution (Electrodynamics)

  • Another
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Without Lagrangian, show that angular momentum is conserved

  • jack476
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Vector torque problem: Force applied to a disc

  • jwbensin
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The Φ equation in Griffiths' Introduction to QM

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Why Does an EM Field Have Two Degrees of Freedom?

  • Syrus
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Momentum measurement of a particle in Quantum Mechanics

  • Pushoam
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Canonical partition function of an ideal gas (unit analysis)

  • Somali_Physicist
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Calculate the energies of all 4 states up to 2nd order

  • Penny
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Displacement of a spring within a piston

  • reed2100
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Probability per atom and per second for stimulated emission to occur

  • Philip Land
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Statistical physics question - particles in a magnetic field

  • subzero0137
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How to find eigenvalues and eigenfunction

  • Another
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Finding Eigenvalues of an Operator with Infinite Basis

  • CharlieCW
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Solving Maxwell Relations Homework with Van der Waals Gas

  • subzero0137
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Proving Bound State Exists for V(x)=-aV_0δ(x)

  • amjad-sh
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Infinitely long molecular zipper

  • subzero0137
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Relation Between Ma and Re for Isentropic Expansion

  • Ankith
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How Is the Derivative of Basis Vectors Computed in Polar Coordinates?

  • Mathematicsresear
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Schwinger's model of angular momentum

  • BobaJ
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Understanding Net Energy Transfer Rate in Parallel Plate Setup

  • Silviu
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Toroid with Air Gap magnetostatics problem

  • Tinaaaaaa
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Symmetric bowl associated with a line element

  • Confused Physicist
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How Long Does It Take to Fall into a 5-D Black Hole?

  • Confused Physicist
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Deflection of wave in dissipative media with a complex refractive index

  • Tinaaaaaa
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Another Thermodynamics Problem

  • Klaus von Faust
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Covariant derivative summation convention help

  • Mathematicsresear
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Coordinate singularity in Schwarzschild solution

  • Confused Physicist
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How Do You Calculate Null Geodesics for the Given Schwarzschild Line Element?

  • Confused Physicist
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Electromagnetism Help-- Magnetostatics Boundary Problem

  • Tinaaaaaa
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Solving scattering problem including spin flip

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