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A Reflections at the source point of a transmission line
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Adding or removing energy from a guitar string.
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Finding Lagrangian: General Procedure?
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Proof Gauss's Law - Understanding, Deriving & Applying
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What are the Adavantages of High Amperage?
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Is Phi a Generalized Coordinate in Lagrangian Equations?
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Probability of past vs future events
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If the bohr model of the atom is correct
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Why are the Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian defined as they are?
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Finite element simulation of a solenoid
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Pascal's law out of statistical physics
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Can wind chill cause frostbite at above freezing temperatures?
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Is Gauss' Law Applicable to Dynamic Charges and All Surfaces?
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Amout of energy needed to warm air
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Calorie to Joules: Understanding the Fundamentals
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Evaporation in 100% relative humidity
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Lagrangian of the system of two masses
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E-Field Attenuation: Causes & Effects
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Why Does the Balmer Series Dominate the Solar Spectrum Over the Lyman Series?
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Verlet integration - first iteration
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How to calculate resistivity of coaxial cylinder
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Verifying the Partition Function of the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator
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Why are Localized Fringes Curved in a Michelson Interferometer Experiment?
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Rockets - in theory, does thrust scale linearly with mass?
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Understanding the Hamilton-Jacobi Equation in Conservative Systems
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Why partial derivatives in continuity equation?
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I don't intuitively believe that
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How fast does density change in an isobaric system?
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What happens to matter near absolute zero
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Using differentials in the derivation of equations
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What is Maupertuis' Principle and its significance in Lagrangian mechanics?
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Where did cotQ come from in canonical transformation?
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Frenet–Serret formulas, what are the possible applications?
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Solving Optical Microscopy Issues with Vertical Sidewalls of Deep Trenches
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Quick question about the gravitational law
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Deriving the 2D KdV Equation for Overcoming Nonlinear Theory Challenges
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Poisson Bracket Notation: Understanding Conflicting Values - Tips & Tricks
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Proving Hamiltonian ≠ Energy for Rotating Ball
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Langevin to Fokker-planck? Uh oh
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How is Ising Model a Markov Chain?
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Is Your Lab's Grounding Jack Properly Connected?
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Ionize N2 & CO2 at 50g/s - Easiest Way?
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Can chemical reactions take place at absolute zero?
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Why when swinging do you come away from your seat?
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Question on waves propagation from a moving frame
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What are the different accelerations acting on a ballistic missile?
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Grand partition function Z of a system
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Who derived Gauss's law for gravity
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