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Undergrad Observation of structures at ∼17 and ∼38 MeV/c2 in the γγ invariant mass spectra
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Graduate Does attraction vs repulsion depend on graviton spin?
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Graduate The no boundary proposal and quantum gravity
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Undergrad Does the graviton have to exist?
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Graduate Chae Binaries Paper Published + Rebuttal of Banik + OSMU Talk
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Graduate Does the Universe have a finite number of fundamentals to uncover?
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Graduate Has this experiment of "detecting" the quantum foam been conducted?
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Undergrad How did Hamilton derive the characteristic function V in his essay?
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Undergrad Is the Near Integer Muon to Electron Mass Ratio a Coincidence or Significant?
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Graduate Is Doubly Special Relativity Connected to Variable Light Speed?
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Undergrad Taylor expansion about lagrangian in noether
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Undergrad Are Real Numbers Essential in Scientific Measurements and Models?
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Undergrad Integrity of matter / space and time
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Undergrad Sign of the spatial part of the J.J interaction
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Undergrad Mond - gravity as two separate forces?
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Graduate Exploring the Troubles with Dark Matter and the Quest for a Theory of Everything
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Undergrad Atmospheric Density vs Altitude in an O'Neil Cylinder
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Graduate Can the Strand Tangle Model Unify General Relativity and the Standard Model?
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Undergrad Are non-perturbative methods in physics limited to quantum physics?
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Undergrad Active transformation use-case in homogeneity
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Graduate How was this infinite sequence of numbers found? (non-commutative geometry )
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Undergrad Restoring S.I. units to a Lagrangian in natural units
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Undergrad Is loop quantum gravity dual to CFT?
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Undergrad Transformations for isotropy in terms of math
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Undergrad Coordinate transformation for isotropy
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Undergrad About the use of nominal definitions in physics
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Graduate Are there any theorems restricting possible QG candidates?
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Undergrad Three questions regarding QG theories
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Graduate Dark Matter as Superfluid (Khoury)
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Undergrad Questions about deriving generic equations/laws from specific equations/laws
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Undergrad Existential problem on Electromagnetism and the combination of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
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Graduate Lagrangian: kinetic matrix Z_ij and mass matrix k_ij
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Undergrad Looking for a unified expression for energy in rotating systems
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High School Proof of the relation between antenna aperture and gain
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Undergrad PADME latest Oct 2, 2023 paper, searching for X17 particle
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Graduate Upper indices and lower indices in Einstein notation
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Undergrad Questions about submitting papers for peer review
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Graduate Inquiry Regarding Concept in Time and Celestial Motion
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Undergrad What if unification does not work?
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High School Prediction of McGaugh verified?
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Graduate "Monstrous Higgs and Leech Spacetime"
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Undergrad What is the distinction between invariance and covariance?
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Graduate Is it possible to obtain excess energy from a Townsend discharge?
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Undergrad Alternatives to the Lagrangian?
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Undergrad Open problems in nonlinear dynamics and Chaos
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High School Question about Euler's formula
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High School Balancing theories and empirical data, especially concerning string theory
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Undergrad What is the Limiting Mass at the Final Stages of Black Hole Evaporation?
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Undergrad New Preprint on Wide Binaries Supports MOND
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Undergrad Lagrangian total time derivative for the velocity
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Undergrad Landau's inertial frame logic
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Undergrad Requirement of Holonomic Constraints for Deriving Lagrange Equations
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High School Need help with understanding time travel
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Graduate Basic Question about Gauge Transformations
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Undergrad Having trouble understanding Tensor Contraction
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Undergrad How experimentally robust is Giant Dipole Resonance in 88Be?
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Graduate F.E.M and Hamilton's Principle (converting differential equations into integral equations)
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Undergrad All possible QFTs from geometry?
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High School What are complex numbers good for?
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Undergrad Lagrangian doesn't change when adding total time derivative
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Graduate Confused about multipole expansion of vector potential
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Graduate If the solution of a field vanishes on-shell does it mean anything?
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Undergrad Does the Hamilton-Jacobi equation exist for chaotic systems?
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Graduate Can position and velocity vary independently in Hamilton's Principle?
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Undergrad How Does Landau Justify the Additivity of Lagrangians in Isolated Systems?
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Undergrad Status and Prospects of PADME Run 3
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Undergrad Ads/CFT and Ashtekar variables or spinfoam
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Undergrad Does mass conservation correspond to a pseudo-symmetry?
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Graduate Vavryčuk's conformal FLRW metric as an alternative to dark energy and dark matter
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Undergrad BRST quantization of Ashtekar variables
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High School Looking for help understanding string theory
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Graduate NANOGrav waves support string theory?
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Undergrad Can Inhomogeneities in the Higgs Field Accelerate Galaxy Formation?
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Graduate Can Non-Commutative Geometry Describe Gluons?
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Graduate Thermodynamics/gravity/CFT correspondence
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Undergrad What maps are considered in the Polyakov path integral?
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Graduate Modified Gravity against Dark Matter
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Graduate What does it mean when the eom of a field is trivially satisfied?
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Undergrad Proving that the Lagrangian of a free particle is independent of q
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Undergrad Can Superstring Theory Ever Be Refuted or Confirmed?
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Undergrad Deur Gravitational self-interaction Doesn't Explain Galaxy Rotation Curves
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High School What Principles Govern the Emergence of Spacetime According to Renate Loll?
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Undergrad Why isn't the Lagrangian invariant under ##\theta## rotations?
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Graduate H-Theorem and Lagrange multipliers
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Graduate Is the kinetic mixing gauge-invariant for non-Abelian gauge fields?
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Graduate Kahana and Kahana predicted Higgs mass, top mass in 1993
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Undergrad Why do dimensions curl up or expand?
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Graduate LQG Legend Writes Paper Claiming GR Explains Dark Matter Phenomena
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Graduate Is MOND Inadequate for Explaining Vertical Oscillations in Galaxy Motions?
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Undergrad Tensor Calculus (Einstein notation)
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Graduate Are equations of motion invariant under gauge transformations?
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Undergrad Consequences of the absence of global symmetries...?
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Graduate Virial theorem and translational invariance
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Undergrad Help with Euler Lagrange equations: neighboring curves of the extremum
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Undergrad Why does ##u## need to be small to represent the Taylor expansion
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Undergrad Modified Newtonian Dynamics + dark matter sterile neutrinos or PBH?
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Graduate Covariant derivative of Weyl spinor
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Graduate Finding a suitable form factor for a given set of conditions
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Undergrad Is Information a conserved quantity or not?
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Undergrad Mercury as a plasma at 150 Kelvin
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