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Graduate What Is the Nature of Vacuum and Empty Space?
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Graduate Can Solitons Predict the Future of Traveling Waves?
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Undergrad Circular Wave Equations: Pebble Dropped in a Pond
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The radio stops when I get near it.
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Graduate Certainty and Classical Physics
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Graduate 3D Acoustical Wave Eqn: Closed Soln in Rectangle Coordinates
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High School What is Chaos? An Introduction for Beginners
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Graduate What Makes Slow Waves Crucial in Guided Wave Structures?
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High School What is the name of the physics law
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Undergrad Energy Principle: Explained and Named
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Graduate What is the definition of a density function in cartesian coordinates?
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Is True Levitation Beyond Our Reach?
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Simulate Physical Objects with Computer Program
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High School How Can I Determine Speed and Frequency with Only a Wavelength Component?
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Undergrad Varying densities and wave propogation
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Undergrad Action at a Distance: History & Meaning
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High School Vocabulary: The Conversion of Matter into Energy
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Graduate Can the wave equation accurately describe motion in waves with angles near 90°?
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Bring 12V DC Home: An Idea to Reduce Transformer Clutter
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High School Radius of Gyration: Definition, Applications & Examples
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High School Nature of Waves: Why Do They Form?
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High School What Happens to Boiling Water in Zero Gravity?
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Undergrad Complexity Concept in Statistical Mech.
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Is Rarefaction and Compression Related to Changes in Density?
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Undergrad Can Humans Hear Electromagnetic Waves?
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High School Is the FL behavior in high-Tc superconductors still a mystery?
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Undergrad How Can You Calculate the Bonding Energy Difference Between O2 and O3?
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Undergrad Different monitors for N & S hemispheres?
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Help with Serway-Beichner solutions
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Constructing a small EMP device?
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Gravity Goes Weird: What Science Says
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High School Discover Physics Extended Essay Topics: Expert Guidance and Tips
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High School What Is the Space Entity with Quantity "Volume"?
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Undergrad Numerical Methods and Spreadsheet Physics
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Undergrad How Does Ionization Affect the Behavior and Speed of Air Molecules?
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Graduate Can Supersonic Waves Exist in Solids?
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Undergrad Stealth Tech: Physics or Electronics?
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Undergrad Doppler Effect: Explaining Frequency Change & Applications
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Graduate Do perfectly dense incompressible particles vibrate when struck?
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Graduate What are some recommended intermediate level statistical mech. and E/M books?
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When Do Physics Courses Start Getting Interesting?
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