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E&M wave propagation and polarization

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What Is the Tension in the Rope When the Bucket Is Pulled Up?

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SHO with a fixed boundary

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Delta function potential and Schrodinger Equation

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How Do You Find the Center of Mass of a Parabolic Plate?

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What is the acceleration of a sliding box in a decelerating truck?

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How Do I Calculate Probability Amplitudes for a Perturbed Quantum State?

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Period of oscillation of dip needle

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Time period of oscillation of bar magnet

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Response Function for a Damped, Linear Oscillator

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Relativity - proton-proton collision

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Relativity Question: Solving Equation 3.50

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Gamma Function Integral in Lagrange Mechanics?

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How Does Student B's Acceleration Affect Student A's Position?

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Particle in a Box: Fourier Sine Series Coefficients

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What are the tensions in the strings?

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How to Calculate Work Done in a Thermodynamic Process?

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Two thermodynamics conceptual questions

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Solving Physics Problem with an Atwood Device

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How to Derive Gauss's Law from the Divergence Theorem?

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Proving the Commutator w/Taylor Expansion: Rick's Problem

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Can the Lagrangian equation be simplified using the operator relation?

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Electric potential and capaciters question

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Solving Tension on Cable Problem - Get the Answer Here

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Finding Angular Frequency for Simple Harmonic Motion - Mass and Rod System

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Solving for Psi(x,t) in an Infinite Square Well Potential

  • stunner5000pt
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Solving 5 Problems Related to Damped SHO, Pendulum, Seismograph

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Time Elapsed between Light Emission and Absorption at Different Frames

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Finding Magnetic Field Solutions for a Current-Carrying Cylinder?

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What Are the Eigenvalues of a Hermitian Operator if \(\hat{A}^2 = 2\)?

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How Are Markov Chains Applied to Cosmology?

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How Can One Plot a Rocket's 2D Orbit Using Cylindrical Coordinates?

  • Noone1982
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EM Troubles - Conducting body / potential

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Line integral and path dependence question

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Schrodinger Equation HELP: Find Energy Emitted by Photon in Infinitely Deep Well

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Calculating Current Density Vector in Solid Cylinder

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Methods & Procedures for Modeling Earth's Gravity Field

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Proving Orthogonal Functions: Integral of $\phi_{m}^* \phi_{n}$

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Is the d'Alambert principle universal?

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Expectation value of 1s state of hydrogen driving me absolutely nuts

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Calculating Impulse in a Baseball Pitch and Hit

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Work done in adiabatic quasistatic compression

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Grating Spectroscopy Theory for Undergraduate Lab Assignment

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What is the degeneracy of the ground state

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How many stars are in the Milky Way galaxy?

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How can I eliminate phi and u to derive the Compton effect equation?

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How to Make the Function y = (5/x^2) - 3 Appear Linear on a Graph?

  • physics newb
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Nielson form of Lagranges Equations

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Sakurai Problem 1.9: Eigenvalues of Hamiltonian

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What is the solution to these X-Y plane physics problems?

  • glenlhes29
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How Does a Wall Affect a Ball's Momentum and Impulse?

  • physics newb
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Problem with the Laguerre polynomials

  • Logarythmic
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Translational Momentum of a particle

  • physics newb
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A question regarding a spring and perhaps even energies.

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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What Is the New Position of the Piston in a Thermodynamics Piston Problem?

  • quasar987
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Differentiating Black Body Energy Density: Seeking Answers

  • The Bob
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Max Ratio of Particle Mass to Bowl Mass for No Slide

  • Tonyt88
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Why Does n_0(x) Fail to Satisfy the Spherical Bessel Equation?

  • Logarythmic
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F(t) as it relates to v(t) and x(t)

  • Tonyt88
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Solving x(t) using F(v) for Particle of Mass m

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How to Find the Speed of a Ball in Horizontal Circular Motion?

  • metalmagik
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How Do You Solve These Complex Electric Potential Problems?

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Calculating the Drop Distance of a Baseball Thrown by a Major League Pitcher"

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Solving Light Refraction Boundary Conditions: Find T^-1

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Two wires in parallel and capacitence

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Finding the Velocity of a Hang Glider: Where to Start?

  • metalmagik
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How Do X1 and X2 Determine Delta R in Advanced Mechanics?

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Thermodynamics (not too difficult apparently)

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Brachistochrone Problem/Calculus of Variations

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Electric Field Problem 2.46 Griffiths

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Synchronizing Shed Clocks w/Leading Clock Lag: Explained

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How do we express basis vectors for a manifold in terms of partial derivatives?

  • wandering.the.cosmos
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Hermitian Operators: Evaluating PX + XP & XPX

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Walking through Walls: Can It Be Done?

  • taylaron
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How Do You Calculate Displacement in Vector Problems?

  • ch3570r
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Solving Heat Transfer Problems with Rods: Tips & Tricks

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Find the rest mass M. of the composite particle

  • byerly100
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Solving Projectile Motion: Find Initial Velocity

  • pmtecra
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Electric Fields and Styrofoam balls

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What is the relative velocity of the two reference frames?

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Electron scattering find acceleration

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Hamiltonian Math Problem: Finding the Time-Derivative of <p^2/2m>

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Find Expectation Value of Wavefunction in 1-D Box

  • land
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Solving Analytic Problems: 3 Difficulties & Solutions

  • jenkirk
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Fourier transform question (pretty simple, i think)

  • holden
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How Does a Uniform Spherical Charge Influence a Linear Charge Along the Z-Axis?

  • schattenjaeger
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Calculating Force of Light on a Mirror

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Ratio of Oscillation to Period of Damped Harmonic Oscillator

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Emag - Having trouble following an example

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How Fast is the Alien Spacecraft Flying Overhead?

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