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Correspondence between Hamiltonian mechanics and QM
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Friction: Newton's Laws & Applied Force
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Velocity of surface water wave
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Cooling Time of Water: Vol, Temp & Details
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This invention should work ELSE the conservation laws are wrong.
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The law of conservation of momentum is WRONG practically tried.
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How can you see raindrops if water is transparent?
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Speed of the knockback is <= 0
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Projectile Range Equation in 3D Space
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Conservation of Momentum of a skydiver
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Bernoulli Effect & Friction: Lift Away Slower Interfaces?
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Gasoline what expansion, also what pressure?
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Question on Two theorems for the group velocity in dispersive media
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Calculating Pressure in Liquids: What Formula Can You Use?
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Is Motion Possible Through a Medium of Planck Density?
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Water Pressure Calculation with atmospheric pressure corrections
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Wind vs relative wind (A Thermdynamics and aerodynamics issue)
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Conservation of energy and angular momentum
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Does Newton's 1st Law Apply to the 2nd?
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Calculating Earth's Speed Around Milky Way
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Accelerating speed to cover specific distance
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Volume of metal in a spring changes or not?
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Need help with a fluid system debate -Bernoulli
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Question on conservation of angular momentum
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Spherical Harmonics Normalization
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How to separate sound from another sound?
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Transmitting portion of a transmitter works
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Acceleration of Coasting Vehicle Down Inclined Plane
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Speed of an air molecule when transmitting sound of frequency f
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Simple question about water pressure in a cylinder
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Question regarding Newton's absolute space.
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Fitting Power Function to Graph Potential vs Distance: What is n?
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Drag coefficient w/o terminal velocity
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Rotational Symmetry: Deriving Delta X & Delta Y
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Mastering Rotational Mechanics for IIT Droppers"
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What is the air velocity from a tyre pumped to 200 kPa?
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Why Is RMS Speed Used to Represent Average Speed in Gases?
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Explain Siphon Working with Energy/Bernoulli
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In what condition is the acceleration of a falling parachute is zero?
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Why Does a System Return to Its Original Position After Force is Removed?
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Parabolic Path of a Projectile
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Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics
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Clarification on Shallow Water Wave Equation
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Simple harmonic motion -> amplitude independent of mass?
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How accurate are Newton's formulas concerning Gravity, and other questions
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How does a body have zero weight in free fall?
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Force (Newton's laws of motion)
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Atmospheric pressure at high altitude
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