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Energy-Time Uncertainty of Gaussian

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Non-Stationary State Wavefunction - Normalized? <L^2>? Uncertainty on L^2?

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Special relativity (A.P. French 7.5)

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Gaussian Wavepacket Momentum Squared

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How Do You Derive P(V) for an Ideal Gas Transformation with dQ=0?

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Finding the physical meaning of √(μ₀/ε₀)

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Integration by parts with boundary terms in quantum mechanics

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Darwin and relativistic kinetic energy correction for hydrogen

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Dimensional Analysis - waves and surface tension question

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Graphing two coupled currents from AC source with inductor and capacitor

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AC Theory question with capacitors

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How to Compute Specific Heat for a 1-D Lattice?

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How to Tune a Helium-Neon Laser's Frequency Over Its Gain Bandwidth?

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Can an operator without complete eigenstates be measured?

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Why is diffusion coefficient = 1/2?

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Conformal mapping of charged cylinder to metallic strip

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Schrodinger equation for one dimensional square well

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Why metals spark in microwave ovens?

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Solve Relativistic Collision: Homework Eqs & Attempts

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Finite Well Solutions: Understanding d and k in Potential Wells

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Find Apparent depth due to a non-homogenous liquid

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Using Newtonian field equation to find the gravity inside a sphere

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Quantum Physics. Gasiorowicz ch1 problem num15

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Does Relativity Demystified Have an Error in Index Notation?

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Type 1a Supernova - linking Nickel decay to luminosity

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What does dex mean in black hole mass measurements?

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Resolution power of telescope lab (rayleigh criterion)

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Unlimited resistors to build a 5 watt circuit with resistance of 10 ohms.

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Latent heat, liquid-gas transition, stat mech with gravity

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Noether Current Derivation for SO(3) Rotation?

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Schwinger trick and following change of variables

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Harmonic Oscillator: Evaluating Ground State Probability

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How to define measurement in quantum mechanics

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Orbital velocity and rotational velocity

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Solve 3D TISE in Potential Well: Eigenvals/Fns & Normalize

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Density of states of graphene per unit area

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Time dependent perturbation for harmonic oscillator

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Using Hund's rule, find the fundamental term of an atom

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Number of atoms trapped in an atom trap

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Dissipation Rate of a Propagating EM Wave

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Eigenvalues of 4x4 Hermitian Matrix (Observable)

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Astrophysics: pressure in a supernova as in explodes

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Thermodynamics, Callen's problem, it doesn't make sense to me

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Thermodynamics, Callen's book problem

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Lagrange multipliers for maximizing Gibbs entropy

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Do position and momentum eigenkets span the same Hilbert space?

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Convert tensor from cartesian to cylindrical coordinate

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What Is the Induced EMF in a Moving Conductor?

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How do I solve this forced oscillation differential equation?

  • Lizwi
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Two springs from the ceiling attached to one mass, least energy principle

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What is the significance of a complex commutator?

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Number Operator in Matrix Form

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This is to clarify Landau's treatment of polarization in his classical

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Christoffel symbol from Variational Principle

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Finding potential at the center of metal sphere

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When Was the First Caesium-133 Atom Formed in the Universe?

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What Happens When a Spherical Square Well Approaches 2mc2?

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How to Determine the Center of Mass System for Photons?

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Charge Density Function to Solve Poisson Eq.

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Expansion of Hydrogen GS (Relativistic)

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Electromagnetic fields of a rotating solid sphere: total charge inside

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Expectation of position in a 2D system

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Finding the potential of a 1d finite square potential well

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Damped oscillator energy dissipated per cycle.

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Modern physics, quantum numbers, subshells

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How Do You Calculate the Moment of Inertia Tensor for a Plate?

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How Thick Should the Stainless Steel Plate Be in a Burst Test Chamber?

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Electronic partition function for molecule with degeneracies

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Expectation Value Question with Unknown Operator

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How to Evaluate Integrals in Tight Binding Model?

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Quick Lagrangian of a pendulum question

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Uncertainty Principle of a nonrelatavistic particle

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Rolling Object on Curved Surface: Lagrangian Mechanics + Constraint

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Uncertainty Principle application to macroscopic particles

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Energy, time and length corresponding to mass of electron.

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What Energy Maximizes Neutron Trapping in a Finite Square Well?

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Solid angle calculation for scintillation detector with extended source

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Kinetic energy of two protons to create a meson?

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Find motion of a particle subject to a given potential

  • Lizwi
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Answer:Identifying Strong or Weak Force Interactions

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Two dimensional asymmetric harmonic oscillator

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SU(2) Pure YM on R^4: Derivation and Solutions

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How Can Galaxy Mass Be Estimated from K-Band Luminosity?

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Does the Imaginary Part of an EM-Wave Determine Its Phase?

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How to find the center of a paraboloidal wave

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How do you solve degeneracy for 2-D particle in a box?

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Electron-Hole Concentration vs. Carrier Density

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Orbital Velocity due to a Dark Matter Halo

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Shankar 14.4.1 using Ehrenfest's Theorem

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Spherical EM wave satisfying Maxwell's equations

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How to Determine the Error on Magnetic Susceptibility?

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Why is the electric field inside a hollow conductor zero?

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Exponential of an operator into bra-ket notation

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Calculating the moment of inertia for this configuration

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Calculating mass of particle given total energy and momentum

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Transmission Coefficient of a double delta function potential

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[Quantum mechanics] Step barrier |R|^2 and |T|^2

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