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Join expert classical physics discussion on the principles developed before the rise of relativity and quantum mechanics. Including mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, optics.

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Undergrad Simulated motion of an oblate and prolate spinning spheroid

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High School Question about the color of a thin film

Thermodynamics

Graduate Why is 0 K unattainable?

Electromagnetism

Undergrad Net magnetic force in discontinuous circuits?
High School Why do physics exist? objects interacting ect?
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Which Is Correct: Equilibrant or Equilibriant?
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High School Can Quartz Crystals Convert Heat to AC Electricity?
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High School Why Do Elements Behave Differently as Gas or Liquid?”
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Resonance in action: Russian Bridge
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Undergrad Zero gravitation is it possible
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Graduate What is a space/spatail harmonic?
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Undergrad Confused about definition of wavelength
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Undergrad The meaning of vector/cross product
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Graduate Boundary condition problem for diffusion equation
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Undergrad Is Energy Scalar or Vector, and How Does Dimensionality Affect It?
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High School Why Do We Experience Two Tides on Earth Simultaneously?
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Graduate Gravitational Constant Measurement ?
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High School What is s for length derived from?
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Graduate The Rayleigh-Plesset Equation for Sonoluminescence
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Undergrad Reduced Mass: Origin & Significance
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Graduate What are the equations for whistling in a convoluted tube?
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High School What happens to cohesive forces when things break?
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High School Gyroscope Principles: Explaining How it Works Without Math
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Undergrad Losing the Units: Explaining Why Exponentials are Dimensionless
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Undergrad Where Can I Find a Pressure-Temperature Phase Diagram for Pure Methanol?
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High School Solve SAT Physics Test: Problem-Solving Help
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High School Understanding the Significance of 0.0 and 0.0000 in Numbers - Expert Advice
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Graduate Markov property and chemical oscillators
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Undergrad Plastics to tolerate -300F for liquid nitrogen generation
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High School Ion Thrusters - How much do they cost?
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Undergrad Algae producing oxygen in diving cylinder?
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Undergrad Understanding the Significance of the Linear Wave Equation in Wave Mechanics
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Undergrad What does the Centroid of area under Rate vs Time plot represent?
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Undergrad Fluid Flow Questions: Gas Flow Direction
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Undergrad How was a unit of energy first defined?
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Download Physics Symbols & Fonts: Free Resources
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Graduate A quick poll on a semantic matter
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Graduate Noise term η(t) in Langevin equation
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Undergrad BTU rating of Earth below frost line
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Undergrad How effective is torricellian vaccum?
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Graduate Gravitational field Strength Inside the Earth
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Undergrad Parallax during the earth's orbit?
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Undergrad Reciprocity theorem and ideal gas law
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Graduate How Does an Obstacle Affect Wave Parameters?
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Graduate Adding or removing energy from a guitar string.
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Undergrad Probability of past vs future events
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Graduate Pascal's law out of statistical physics
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Undergrad Can wind chill cause frostbite at above freezing temperatures?
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Graduate Why partial derivatives in continuity equation?
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Graduate Why use primed coordinates for this
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Undergrad Longitudinal/Transverse oscillations
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High School Musical instruments - beats phenomenon
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Graduate How is Ising Model a Markov Chain?
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Undergrad Ionize N2 & CO2 at 50g/s - Easiest Way?
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Undergrad Can chemical reactions take place at absolute zero?
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Graduate Question on waves propagation from a moving frame
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Undergrad How to open a winebottle with a shoe
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Graduate Would a syringe in space suck?
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Undergrad How Do Cathode Rays Penetrate Thin Metal Films?
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Undergrad Improve Your Understanding of Vibrations and Waves: Top Books for Self-Learning
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High School What is ripple factor in halfwave rectifier?
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Undergrad Is it possible to create a SINGLE circular wave?
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Undergrad Wavelength and resonant length equation
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High School Air Displacement: Effects of Multiple Fans
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Graduate Something that absorbs at longer wavelengths looks more red?
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Undergrad Amplitude Modulation equation help
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Undergrad Amplitude Modulation Phenomona
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Graduate Does capillary length limit water rise in very thin capillaries?
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Undergrad Can some clarify what exactly n is ?
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High School Wind tunnel simulation software
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Graduate Explore the N-Body Problem for Chaos
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Graduate Normal modes and system's energy
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High School Is cycle the same as wavelength?
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Undergrad What is effective conductivity?
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Undergrad Why perrin's experiment demonstrates the existence of atoms?
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Undergrad The Constant of Integration
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High School What is the difference between standing waves and transverse waves?
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Undergrad Chaotic system w/ initial condition
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Undergrad Could you make a fluorescent lamp with krypton?
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High School Can Someone give me a good despriction of Classical Physics?
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Undergrad Does the amplitude of a wave change with the Doppler effect in a medium?
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High School Struggling with Unit Conversions in Physics Problems?
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Undergrad Why Doesn't Air Pressure Affect Archimedes' Principle?
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Undergrad Hall Coefficients of Tungsten & Silver: Sources/Links to Cite
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High School Night Vision Goggles: Explained + Density Effects
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High School A friend of mine who knows I believe in God but also put faith in
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High School Why soda bubbles when you shake it
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High School Strange question, but is time and actual thing ?
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Graduate Derivation of Kutta Joukowski condition
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Undergrad Has anybody heard of this odd sub-type of physics and geology?
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Undergrad Geostationary Satellite Equatorial Plane
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Graduate When is it More Cost-Effective to Add a Staircase vs. More Floorspace?
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High School What happens when an explosion begins
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High School How do I calculate a pumps psi output?
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High School Understanding Fluctuations in Multimeter Readings
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Graduate Negative Energy in Particles: A Conundrum
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Graduate Is the phase diagram for an oscilliator always clockwise?
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Undergrad Flow separation leads to stalling?
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Undergrad Mysteries in Classical Physics
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Graduate Why does gravitational Laplace's equation equal zero?
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Undergrad Oscilloscope triggering function on aperiodic signals
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Undergrad Why does f(x-vt) represent a wave along +x?
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Graduate Does a medium have to have mass to 'be' a medium?
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Undergrad Name of intermolecular forces of gases
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