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Join in expert discussion on atomic and condensed matter. Methods for atoms, molecules, condensed matter. This includes the structure of the atom, its energy states, and its interactions.

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High School Needing images of atoms for project

cosmosis
Jun 14, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jun 17, 2005

Replies: 3

Undergrad Photon Absorption & Excitation of Electrons in Atoms

Ratzinger
Jun 14, 2005 · Replies 8 · Jun 15, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate How can the Gruneisen value be determined using the Lennard-Jones potential?

hen
Jun 5, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jun 14, 2005

Replies: 3

High School Chemistry Orbits Representations Needed

Echo 6 Sierra
Jun 13, 2005 · Replies 8 · Jun 13, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate Quantum physics and magnetism?

BigMacnFries
Jun 9, 2005 · Replies 14 · Jun 13, 2005

Replies: 14

High School What is Schmidt's Rule and its Meaning?

joelle
Jun 10, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jun 11, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate Comprendre la loi de Schmidt et le potentiel inelastique

joelle
Jun 9, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jun 10, 2005

Replies: 4

High School How does adding neutrons to an atom change the atom?

innocentlittlegirl89
Jun 6, 2005 · Replies 10 · Jun 8, 2005

Replies: 10

High School Determine whether the charges on an electron and a proton are exactly equal?

scubasteve_27
Jun 5, 2005 · Replies 1 · Jun 5, 2005

Replies: 1

Program for painting electron orbitals

Kruger
May 23, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jun 1, 2005

Replies: 4

Undergrad Water, more interesting than it looks

Starbug
Apr 30, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jun 1, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate Can I use a lookup table to determine helium diffusion through silicon?

kawikdx225
May 19, 2005 · Replies 6 · May 30, 2005

Replies: 6

Graduate On projected Density of States

leoant
May 27, 2005 · Replies 3 · May 28, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate Is Carbon 60 the Most Optimal Molecule for 3D Space?

Spin_Network
May 24, 2005 · Replies 2 · May 25, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate What happens during Bose-Einstein condensation of helium atoms?

Zaphodx57x
May 21, 2005 · Replies 9 · May 25, 2005

Replies: 9

Undergrad Absolute Zero : What keeps Helium from becoming solid?

BigRedRod
May 23, 2005 · Replies 4 · May 23, 2005

Replies: 4

Graduate Magnetic Hysterisis and Irreversible Losses

Modey3
May 17, 2005 · Replies 7 · May 19, 2005

Replies: 7

Graduate What is particle-particle or particle-hole susceptibility

gefro
May 17, 2005 · Replies 1 · May 18, 2005

Replies: 1

High School Can Wood Melt in Space? Find Out the Surprising Answer Here

SleSSi
May 11, 2005 · Replies 8 · May 17, 2005

Replies: 8

High School Understanding Glass: Is it a Solid or Liquid?

Igid
May 13, 2005 · Replies 37 · May 16, 2005

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Replies: 37

Graduate What is the theory behind Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) technique?

ovidiut
May 14, 2005 · Replies 1 · May 15, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate A thermodynamic approach to spontaneous emission

frankchen
May 13, 2005 · Replies 1 · May 15, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate Why do all experimental realizations of BEC use alkali metal gases?

frankchen
May 13, 2005 · Replies 5 · May 13, 2005

Replies: 5

Undergrad How does the presence of ferrous material affect a compass's accuracy?

DaveC426913
May 11, 2005 · Replies 8 · May 13, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate Why Does an Excited Electron Decay to the Ground State?

K8181
Apr 24, 2005 · Replies 31 · May 11, 2005

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Replies: 31

Graduate Fluctuating crystal structure at constant temperature

Astronuc
May 4, 2005 · Replies 2 · May 11, 2005

Replies: 2

High School What Are Electron Pairs and How Do They Form?

tarunjot
Mar 29, 2005 · Replies 7 · May 9, 2005

Replies: 7

Undergrad Probability of Hand Going Through Table?

Mozart
May 3, 2005 · Replies 30 · May 6, 2005

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Replies: 30

Undergrad Explaining Dispersion Relation for Free Electron - Jayse

Jayse_83
May 5, 2005 · Replies 1 · May 5, 2005

Replies: 1

Undergrad Interested in nanotubes and nanotechnology

Hilbert Space
Aug 23, 2004 · Replies 9 · May 4, 2005

Replies: 9

Graduate How is position information obtained in an MRI scan?

broegger
May 2, 2005 · Replies 6 · May 3, 2005

Replies: 6

Undergrad What Happens to Pressure and Temperature When Compressing Air?

tonyzzztony
Apr 30, 2005 · Replies 9 · May 2, 2005

Replies: 9

High School Particle System Source Code for Water Molecules under Heat - Beginner Friendly

Foam
Apr 26, 2005 · Replies 2 · Apr 30, 2005

Replies: 2

Undergrad D Orbitals: Are There 5 or 6 Valid Solutions?

HellFeuer
Mar 25, 2005 · Replies 4 · Apr 29, 2005

Replies: 4

Undergrad Isotopes: Detailed Info on Emissions, Energy, & Half-Life

Nim
Jun 25, 2004 · Replies 5 · Apr 28, 2005

Replies: 5

High School Why are radioactive substances harmful?

wasteofo2
Mar 29, 2005 · Replies 20 · Apr 26, 2005

Replies: 20

Graduate Bloch Functions: Explaining the Bloch-Floquet Theorem

danja347
Apr 22, 2005 · Replies 5 · Apr 26, 2005

Replies: 5

Graduate Why is the Scattering Factor Small for Back Reflection in Hydrogen?

System Engineer
Apr 24, 2005 · Replies 6 · Apr 25, 2005

Replies: 6

Graduate Locating Li (2+) Energy Levels - eV

Haftred
Apr 23, 2005 · Replies 4 · Apr 25, 2005

Replies: 4

High School Is There a Liquid Thinner than Water?

DaveC426913
Apr 20, 2005 · Replies 12 · Apr 22, 2005

Replies: 12

Graduate Why Do Journals Use Inconsistent Magnetic Units?

nbo10
Apr 10, 2005 · Replies 8 · Apr 15, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate What is the significance of the Higgs Boson in particle physics?

JamesU
Apr 14, 2005 · Replies 3 · Apr 15, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate Temperature dependency of the Larmor Frequency for protons in NMR

stupido
Apr 5, 2005 · Replies 8 · Apr 14, 2005

Replies: 8

Undergrad Free software to make energy level diagrams?

Xgkkp
Apr 11, 2005 · Replies 1 · Apr 12, 2005

Replies: 1

Undergrad Photonic Crystals: Basics & Beyond for Solid State Physics

danja347
Apr 11, 2005 · Replies 2 · Apr 11, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate Molecular Spacing of Common Items in Femtometers

Dlockwood
Mar 2, 2005 · Replies 6 · Apr 7, 2005

Replies: 6

Graduate Atomic Spin: Origin in Nucleus & Impact of Electrons

RandallB
Apr 4, 2005 · Replies 10 · Apr 5, 2005

Replies: 10

Undergrad Can a Silver Oxide Coating Start a Fire with Sunlight?

SAZAR
Mar 26, 2005 · Replies 3 · Apr 4, 2005

Replies: 3

Undergrad Maximizing Expansion: Understanding Heat's Impact on Gas Expansion Rates

mtanti
Apr 2, 2005 · Replies 3 · Apr 4, 2005

Replies: 3

Undergrad Perfect Ratio for Solidifying Water: Liquid Nitro vs Water | Simplified Equation

mtanti
Apr 2, 2005 · Replies 1 · Apr 4, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate Excite Inner Shell Electrons: Can It Be Done?

so-crates
Apr 3, 2005 · Replies 2 · Apr 4, 2005

Replies: 2

Undergrad High Voltage and Ozone: Process Overview

c_d
Apr 2, 2005 · Replies 1 · Apr 3, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate What is the meaning of 'pseudo-spin wave' in solid state physics?

oh1905
Mar 29, 2005 · Replies 7 · Mar 31, 2005

Replies: 7

Undergrad What Happens to Free Electrons in a Single-Ended Wire?

karen03grae
Jan 16, 2005 · Replies 9 · Mar 29, 2005

Replies: 9

Graduate SC in CuO Layers: Evidence & Experiments

nbo10
Mar 27, 2005 · Replies 5 · Mar 28, 2005

Replies: 5

Graduate A question about an explanation of the electrical resistance of perfect lattice

wenty
Mar 22, 2005 · Replies 9 · Mar 27, 2005

Replies: 9

Undergrad Are there any particle simulators out there to download

Dropout
Mar 24, 2005 · Replies 4 · Mar 25, 2005

Replies: 4

Undergrad Ghostly Interactions: Real World Effects?

wolram
Mar 11, 2005 · Replies 11 · Mar 15, 2005

Replies: 11

Graduate Validity of hrydrogen model for Diamond semiconductors

Baggio
Mar 14, 2005 · Replies 2 · Mar 15, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate Impact of concepts on Atomic Theory

reasonmclucus
Feb 28, 2005 · Replies 10 · Mar 14, 2005

Replies: 10

High School Atomic & Nucleonic Radius of Iron | Vince

vcc
Mar 13, 2005 · Replies 3 · Mar 13, 2005

Replies: 3

Undergrad Omposition of planetary atmospheres

Gughanath
Mar 13, 2005 · Replies 1 · Mar 13, 2005

Replies: 1

Undergrad Practical application for germanium sample

JamesJames
Mar 11, 2005 · Replies 7 · Mar 12, 2005

Replies: 7

High School What Are Non-Thermal Methods for Liquids to Evaporate?

Pseudo Statistic
Mar 4, 2005 · Replies 1 · Mar 4, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate Interplanar Distance: Obtain Expression w/ Lattice Parameter

imran
Mar 1, 2005 · Replies 3 · Mar 3, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate Symmetry, groups and gauge theories in the standard model

da_willem
Mar 2, 2005 · Replies 25 · Mar 3, 2005

Replies: 25

Graduate Help: How to interpret energy band?

leoant
Feb 21, 2005 · Replies 14 · Mar 2, 2005

Replies: 14

Graduate What Is the New Chemical Bond Discovered Through Computer Simulation?

marlon
Feb 24, 2005 · Replies 13 · Feb 26, 2005

Replies: 13

Graduate Debay radius and the existence of metals

belarus
Feb 23, 2005 · Replies 2 · Feb 23, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate Can Hybrid Atoms with Matter and Antimatter Nuclei Truly Exist?

josetrimarchi
Jan 17, 2005 · Replies 8 · Feb 22, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate What Are the Key Theories Behind Quantum Conduction Experiments?

Baggio
Feb 9, 2005 · Replies 5 · Feb 15, 2005

Replies: 5

Graduate Tetrahedrally adapted d-orbitals?

osskall
Feb 4, 2005 · Replies 6 · Feb 14, 2005

Replies: 6

High School Atoms vs Elements: Explaining the Difference

karen03grae
Jan 18, 2005 · Replies 6 · Feb 14, 2005

Replies: 6

Graduate What is the explanation behind the V-I curve of High Tc superconductors?

JamesJames
Feb 10, 2005 · Replies 16 · Feb 12, 2005

Replies: 16

Undergrad Carbon Vapor and Gaseous Carbon

parlous
Feb 12, 2005 · Replies 1 · Feb 12, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate Atomic Derivation of the characteristic impedance of the vacuum

Physicsguru
Feb 2, 2005 · Replies 4 · Feb 9, 2005

Replies: 4

Graduate What is Functional Density Theory and where can I learn more about it?

marlon
Feb 3, 2005 · Replies 2 · Feb 4, 2005

Replies: 2

High School Where Can I Find Spectral Lines for the Bohr Atom?

PeteGt
Feb 3, 2005 · Replies 2 · Feb 4, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate Hydrogen-Boron Plasma Toroid Fusion

Erich
Nov 17, 2004 · Replies 4 · Feb 3, 2005

Replies: 4

Undergrad Atoms: Destruction & Transformation

quantumgenius
Jan 27, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jan 29, 2005

Replies: 3

Undergrad What's in the space between atoms, or between nuclei and electrons?

wasteofo2
Jan 29, 2005 · Replies 2 · Jan 29, 2005

Replies: 2

Undergrad Is Cold Plasma a Reality in Physics?

taeth
Jan 13, 2005 · Replies 18 · Jan 27, 2005

Replies: 18

Monuments of atomic structures

uq_civediv
Jan 23, 2005 · Replies 1 · Jan 24, 2005

Replies: 1

Undergrad Electrons, Photons Neutrons ,,

EIRE2003
Jan 23, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jan 24, 2005

Replies: 4

Graduate What is the explanation for this discrepancy?

JohanL
Jan 19, 2005 · Replies 1 · Jan 20, 2005

Replies: 1

Graduate Does Binding Energy Explain Mass Changes in Electron-Proton Systems?

K8181
Jan 16, 2005 · Replies 1 · Jan 18, 2005

Replies: 1

High School Solidity: Illusory Nature of Electron Bonding

TheoryMan
Jan 16, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jan 16, 2005

Replies: 3

High School Using an LRC Circuit in Plasma: Get Answers Here

Nickolas
Jan 15, 2005 · Replies 2 · Jan 16, 2005

Replies: 2

High School Charge Questions: Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, etc.

taeth
Jan 13, 2005 · Replies 9 · Jan 16, 2005

Replies: 9

Graduate Ly : localized modes in linear chain and localization effects

jaykay
Jan 12, 2005 · Replies 6 · Jan 14, 2005

Replies: 6

Graduate Sound Velocity Dependent on Temperature

JohanL
Jan 10, 2005 · Replies 3 · Jan 13, 2005

Replies: 3

Graduate What speed do subatomic particles travel around the nucleus?

Gamish
Dec 30, 2004 · Replies 18 · Jan 13, 2005

Replies: 18

Graduate Matter and antimatter must interchangible

Gamish
Jan 4, 2005 · Replies 36 · Jan 12, 2005

2

Replies: 36

High School Why do atoms need 8 valence electrons?

Mk
Jan 5, 2005 · Replies 5 · Jan 12, 2005

Replies: 5

Graduate What is the role of vortices in superfluids

yanniru
Dec 30, 2004 · Replies 2 · Jan 11, 2005

Replies: 2

Graduate Controlling Plasma Motion with Magnetic Fields

sid_galt
Dec 23, 2004 · Replies 5 · Jan 7, 2005

Replies: 5

Undergrad Learn Fusion Basics: Theory & Cold Fusion Energy

bionic_atom
Dec 21, 2004 · Replies 8 · Jan 7, 2005

Replies: 8

Graduate How Can Alternative Units Systems Enhance Your Understanding of Physics?

marcus
Jan 1, 2005 · Replies 14 · Jan 5, 2005

Replies: 14

Undergrad Electrons in Atoms: Do They Have a Current?

rgshankar76
Dec 23, 2004 · Replies 5 · Dec 28, 2004

Replies: 5

Undergrad Electromag. & Circuitcan't picture

karen03grae
Dec 25, 2004 · Replies 4 · Dec 27, 2004

Replies: 4

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