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Derivative of self-energy in Peskin Schroeder equation 7.31

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Grounded circuit, 2 batteries and 2 resistors

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Two balls thrown from a balcony up and down at the same speed

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Impulse or Momentum Challenging Question

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Rotating bar hanging on a spring (oscillation)

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Calculate the EMF induced in the square?

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Line charge creating induced emf and displacement current

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Is the direction N 10° W or W 10° N for this net force?

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How do I use the tip-to-tail method to add vectors and calculate net force?

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Is Flow Rate in Open Channels Affected by Backpressure?

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A really confusing question on potential energy,

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Work done using time, velocity and mass?

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Constant force but angle is increased, what happens to work

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Calculating Net Force Using Vector Addition

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How do I calculate distance using Newton's Second Law for a puck on a stick?

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How to Combine Gradient Uncertainty with other Uncertainty?

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Terminal Velocity of magnet down a copper tube

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Applying Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation

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Why is the 60 W bulb brighter than the 100 W bulb in series?

  • kamhogo
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Rotational Motion of a bowling ball

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Coupled spring pendulum (harmonic oscillation)

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What is the expression for pressure distribution in a rotating tornado?

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Mechanics, Distance and speed question

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Difference in Brightness between Two Bulbs

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Optimal Width of a rotating wheel

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How do I find the path of a particle from position vectors?

  • LoveBoy
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Force on a charge due to charged sheet

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Time period in harmonic oscillation.

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Angular Momentum of the particle.

  • LoveBoy
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Kinematics involving two objects

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Force and Energy of a block on a spring as it compresses.

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Find L and R given voltage at different rates of current change

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Doppler effect and signs of the equation

  • RUphysics3
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Falling rotating sphere and displacements

  • LoveBoy
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How to Determine the Velocity of Block A with Pulley Masses Included?

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Stopping Distance affected by Mass of Cart on Inclined Plane

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What Determines the Meeting Point of Two Falling Stones?

  • Ab17
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How Should Uncertainty Be Handled When Averaging Measurements?

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Height of tower given objects dropped from top at same time?

  • Ab17
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Position of Final Image in Concave Mirror with Glass Block

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Rotational Velocity with 2 Gears

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Bernoulli equation with water tank flow rates

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Are two objects in free fall hitting the water at the same time?

  • Ab17
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Moment of inertia and torque of a yoyo

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Simple gravitational potential energy

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Induced Surface Current in Conducting Plane, Dropped Charge

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Thevenin's circuit analysis. Multiple voltage sources

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How Wide Is the Slit in a Diffraction Experiment with 450nm Light?

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What gives rise to a magnetic moment in a proton/neutron?

  • pbutter
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Calculate initial speed of an athlete - projectile motion

  • Peter Halsall
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How Many 100W Bulbs Can Be Powered by Converting Water's Potential Energy?

  • ROCKSTAR99
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Force and energy changes when a ship decelerates

  • risa
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Calculating Tire Pressure Change with Temperature Increase

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What are the Eigenvalues and Eigenkets of a Spin-1/2 System in a Magnetic Field?

  • phys-student
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Angle for maximum horizontal range from a cliff

  • RoboNerd
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Deriving capacitor charge Q(t)=Qmax(1-e^(-t/tau))

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Penetration Depth Review - Exam Prep

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Destructive vs Constructive interference

  • RUphysics3
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Radius of charged particle moving in magnetic field

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Dynamics Skier on a Slope Problem

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Atwood Machine Lab Homework: Solve for Moment of Inertia

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Negative Moment of Inertia from Atwood Machine Experiment?

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Standing Wave Nodes and Interference on a Stretched String

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Simple Uncertainty/Sig Fig Question

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Finding the random uncertainty of a set of values

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Derive the Analog of Gauss' law

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Calculating acceleration using Newton's 3rd law

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Bernoulli equation (watering can)

  • JulienB
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Question of electricity net force

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Easy collision question, momentum and energy

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Kepler's law and angular momentum conservation problem

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Specific heat capacity of a metal at low temperature

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Acceleration and velocity of a mass attached to a sphere

  • JulienB
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Kirchoff's Laws Problem Current

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What is the definition of proper time interval according to the book?

  • joryboy
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Angular momentum and moment of inertia

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What's the difference between Δ and d in physics ?

  • Peter25samaha
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Harmonic oscillator with friction

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Complex RC Circuit - Multiple Resistors

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Simple harmonic motion of particles

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Reluctance in a cast steel ring

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Finding energy in a 4 object charge system

  • Anthony Santelices
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Magnetic Field Force of a proton

  • PhysicsInNJ
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Cylinder wrapped with wire on hill with magnetic field

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Calculating Gauge Pressure on a Sphere

  • LoveBoy
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Relative motion and conservation of momentum

  • stfz
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What are the forces acting on a child pulling a wagon up an inclined hill?

  • IbrahimA
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Net Force and Direction of motion

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Double ball drop and conservation of momentum

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Calculating Force Exerted on Table Legs by Mass and Dimensions

  • Kamisama
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Elastic collision between body A and spring-connected bodies B and C

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Making a fomula to calculate the max power (electricity)

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