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Deriving the Laplacian in spherical coordinates

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Space-like trajectory in Schwarzschild spacetime

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Possible Results and Probabilities of a Measurement of Operator Q

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The Cooper Problem in tight binding

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Built in Voltage of 3-Layer PN Junction

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Checking if a function is an equipotential surface

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Baseball Magnus effect deviation with lift force and drag

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Phonon density of states and density of states of free electrons

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Why Shift ##z_0## by ##-i\epsilon## in Non-Convergent Integrals?

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How to explain the Quantum Mechanics/Math of the stages of MRI imaging

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Depletion width of linearly doped PN-junction

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Fermi-Dirac distribution at T->0 and \mu->\epsilon_0

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Linear momentum of the Klein Gordon field

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I have to prove that vectors in spherical coordinates are clockwise

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A problem in graphing electric field lines

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How Do Bound Charges Affect Polarization in Electrodynamics?

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Finding bound charge density from polarization in a dielectric

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Analysing the Normal Modes and Dynamics of a Cluster of Atoms

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Find equation of motion of an inclined plane when there's friction

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Equilibrium circular ring of uniform charge with point charge

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Unstable or stable electrostatic equilibrium?

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Conservation of the Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector in a Central Field

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Magnetic field from vector potential and gauge transformation

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The Pressure-Entropy Relationship for a Photon Gas

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Using Lagrangian to show a particle has a circular orbit

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How to Derive the Expression for \(\delta W = -E dP\)?

  • appmathstudent
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Is the magnetic field B→. a state function and exact differential?

  • johankep
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Overlap integral of hydrogen molecule

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Why the bra vector is said to belong in the dual space?

  • patric44
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Zero-point energy of diatomic hydrogen (particle in a box)

  • Mayhem
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Is my procedure for finding the S_z matrix correct?

  • Viona
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Expanding potential in Legendre polynomials (or spherical harmonics)

  • rnielsen25
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Simple lie algebra that holds just four generators?

  • PhysSub
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Using the Frobenius method on a 2D Laplace

  • jkthejetplane
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How to find the partition function of the 1D Ising model?

  • Dom Tesilbirth
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Fourier transform of the ground state hydrogen wave function

  • Ado
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Finding unitary operator associated with a given Hamiltonian

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Solving Problem 4 of DJ Griffiths Electrodynamics Chapter 9

  • Zeeshan Ahmad
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Deriving energy and entropy from Helmholtz free energy of two-level system

  • baseballfan_ny
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How do I correctly find the Christoffel symbol for a specific component?

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Momentum transfer in electron-proton collision

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Is My Solution for the Speed of a Decaying Particle Correct?

  • lriuui0x0
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The resultant intensity of two interfering waves

  • Dom Tesilbirth
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Find the values of A, B, and C such that the action is a minimum

  • Istiak
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Binding energy of Niobium-93 from the SEMF

  • artis
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Find velocity with vector or without vector

  • Istiak
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3D Laplace solution in Cylindrical Coordinates For a Hollow Cylindrical Tube

  • jkthejetplane
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Can the Time-Energy Uncertainty Relation Simplify the Schrodinger Equation?

  • Wannabe Physicist
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Find the eigenfunction and eigenvalues of ##\sin\frac{d}{d\phi}##

  • Wannabe Physicist
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A Process of Successive Approximations

  • Viona
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Rotation of a photograph of an object due to relativity

  • user1139
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What happens to an atom's angular momentum when it absorbs an electron?

  • LCSphysicist
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What Parameter Should Be Used in Variational Approximation for This Hamiltonian?

  • LCSphysicist
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Kaluza-Klein Christoffel symbol with extra dimension

  • user1139
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Is There a Flaw in Understanding Proper Time and Time Dilation?

  • Wannabe Physicist
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Relative intensities of fine-structure components in an alkali

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Lorentz transformation of electron motion

  • PainterGuy
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Sakurai Question regarding density matrix

  • mpresic
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On the Validity of Swapping Dummy Indices in Tensor Manipulation

  • Wannabe Physicist
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Violate current conservation in Perfect Magnetic Conductor (PMC)

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How Does Scalar QCD Beta Function Calculation Differ in Various Sources?

  • fenyutanchan
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Operator acts on a ket and a bra using Dirac Notation

  • Viona
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Potential outside a grounded conductor with point charge inside

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Variation of Riemann tensor and boundary term in Einstein-Hilbert action

  • user1139
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Phase velocity in oblique Angle propagation (Plane wave)

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How Do You Compute Killing Vectors for a Given Metric?

  • LCSphysicist
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Constructing an Eigenvector of S with Eigenvalue λ1

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Two spin-1/2 particles with Hamiltonian H = (A/ℏ²)S₁·S₂

  • LCSphysicist
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Charge invariance with Heaviside's function

  • Frostman
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Proof involving exponential of anticommuting operators

  • Joker93
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Conservation of charge with Dirac delta

  • Frostman
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How does the derivative b_ij ∂x_j/∂x_k simplify to b_ik?

  • Nickpga
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Attenuation and Phase constant values in wave equation

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Time evolution of a particle in momentum space

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Negative phases in a numerical term

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De-excitation of a moving atom with photon emission

  • Frostman
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Discrepancies in Electron Wavefunction Probability Calculation?

  • hicetnunc
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Deriving the dispersion relation for inertial waves in rotating fluids

  • Angelo Pascal
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Why measure radon-222 activity at equilibrium in alpha spectroscopy

  • user1139
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Finding Energy in FCC Lattice Using Weak Potential Method

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Photon-particle collision and center-of-mass frame in special relativity

  • Haorong Wu
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Kepler problem in parabolic coordinates

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Capacitance of a parallel-plate Capacitor with non uniform dielectric

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Noether current: deriving equation (2.11)

  • LCSphysicist
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Gibbs free energy for superconductor in intermediate state

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Weakly interacting Bosons in a 3D harmonic oscillator

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Transformation rules for vielbein and spin connection

  • Steve Rogers
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Proving ##C## is constant in 4-dim ##R_{\mu\nu}=Cg_{\mu\nu}##

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RG flow of quadrupole coupling in 6+1 dimension electrostatic problem

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Unit calculations - DWI MRI (Stejskal-Tanner)

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Combining the Spins of 3 spin 1 particles

  • rmiller70015
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Calculating work and heat transfer in this Carnot process

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What is the number of confined states in these potential wells?

  • patric44
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Showing orthogonality of plane wave solutions

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