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Participate in expert physics discussion. Discussion on the nature and properties of matter and energy. This area is for topics that don't fit the other categories. Mainstream physics only.

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How can I improve the functionality of my Zune radio transmitter?

Mar 6, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 10, 2008

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Do Dark or Light Colored Clothes Offer More UV Ray Protection?

Mar 8, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 10, 2008

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Can Someone Help Me Better Understand the Relativistic Origin of Magnetism?

Jan 31, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 10, 2008

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Is The Road to Reality Too Difficult for Undergraduates?

Sep 29, 2007 · Replies 6 · Mar 9, 2008

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FTL travel: Do you think we can do it?

Mar 7, 2008 · Replies 9 · Mar 9, 2008

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Can Styrofoam Support Heavy Loads?

Mar 7, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 8, 2008

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How Is the Force Required to Topple a Block Calculated?

Mar 7, 2008 · Replies 6 · Mar 8, 2008

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Understanding Coherent Length & Interference Effects

Mar 6, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 7, 2008

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Physics: Guessing a Solution - Einzats Spelling

Mar 6, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 6, 2008

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What are the top unsolved mysteries in physics?

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 15 · Mar 6, 2008

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The Kaye effect - Leaping Shampoo

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 5, 2008

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How Small Can Computers Get Before They Become Phantom Devices?

Mar 5, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 5, 2008

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What Can You Create with Phun's Awesome 2D Physics Tool?

Feb 28, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 5, 2008

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Tachyon Pistols: A Fun Little Paradox

Mar 5, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 5, 2008

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Maximizing Buoyancy: A Study of Aluminum Foil Boats

Mar 3, 2008 · Replies 9 · Mar 4, 2008

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Why do helicopters use a stabilizer rotor while airplanes with propellers don't?

Mar 2, 2008 · Replies 12 · Mar 4, 2008

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Gravity Anomaly: What Could Be Causing It?

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 4, 2008

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True vacuums with no energy at all inside

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 4, 2008

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Why Is Weather Considered a Chaotic System?

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 4, 2008

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Gravity and the earth's geometry

Mar 4, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 4, 2008

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What Happens When a Rod Is Pushed Beyond Its Signal Propagation Speed?

Mar 3, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 3, 2008

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Doppler wavelength shift equation

Mar 3, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 3, 2008

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Should linear regression always be forced through the origin?

Mar 1, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 3, 2008

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Can the Variational Principle Explain the Laws of Nature for Classic Fields?

Mar 1, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 3, 2008

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How to Pull an Object Up Against Earth's Gravity?

Feb 27, 2008 · Replies 17 · Mar 3, 2008

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Can Moving Water Freeze? - Holiday Question

Jan 15, 2006 · Replies 6 · Mar 3, 2008

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Why is the Small LED on my Screwdriver Lighting Up?

Mar 1, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 2, 2008

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Solving Vector Problems: Tips & Strategies

Mar 1, 2008 · Replies 16 · Mar 2, 2008

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Why are there points of zero intensity in the single slit experiment?

Feb 29, 2008 · Replies 6 · Mar 1, 2008

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Solving Differential Equations: Understanding Variable Changes

Feb 29, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 29, 2008

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Solve My Mystery: The Winging Seed Problem

Dec 11, 2007 · Replies 3 · Feb 29, 2008

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Basic physics- chain strength question.

Feb 28, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 29, 2008

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Calculating Mie Scattering of Salt Particles

Feb 23, 2008 · Replies 11 · Feb 29, 2008

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How Do You Apply the Inverse Square Law to Light Intensity?

Feb 28, 2008 · Replies 6 · Feb 28, 2008

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What Do the Parameters b and n Represent in Damped Harmonic Motion?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 7 · Feb 28, 2008

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Discovering the Mathematics of E8: A Talk by Bertram Kostant at UCR

Feb 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 28, 2008

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Why does anything with mass have it's own gravitational field?

Feb 23, 2008 · Replies 20 · Feb 27, 2008

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Can Objects Escape a Hole Through a Planet Without a Core?

Feb 27, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 27, 2008

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Which is Denser, Liquid Water or Ice?

Feb 18, 2008 · Replies 8 · Feb 27, 2008

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Perfectly Rigid Bodies and Quarks

Feb 26, 2008 · Replies 7 · Feb 27, 2008

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AirFlow Calculations/ Anemometer anyone?

Feb 26, 2008 · Replies 8 · Feb 26, 2008

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Odd results from an incandescent bulb

Feb 25, 2008 · Replies 9 · Feb 26, 2008

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Is There a Formula Linking Charge, Velocity, and Weight of a Molecule?

Feb 26, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 26, 2008

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How Do I Determine Salt Density and Convert Voltage to Intensity for Graphing?

Feb 26, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 26, 2008

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Crazy physics problem (big debate in my high school)

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 47 · Feb 26, 2008

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Does a Negative Charged Conductor Ice Pail Lose Charges When Touched Inside?

Feb 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 26, 2008

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Are Electron Orbits Really Circular or Is It Just an Artist's Depiction?

Feb 26, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 26, 2008

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Does Gauss' Law Hold for Non-Conservative Electric Fields?

Feb 23, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 26, 2008

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Synthetic Diamonds: Patent 5437243 Conversion w/ Supercritical Current?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 25, 2008

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How to Make Such Thing: Tips to Solve the Puzzle

Feb 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 24, 2008

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Can Time Exist at Absolute Zero?

Feb 23, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 23, 2008

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Building a Slingshot in a 1m Cube - Grade 12 Physics Project

Feb 22, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 22, 2008

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Discovering Gas Compressibility: 8th Grade Science Fair Project

Jan 31, 2008 · Replies 13 · Feb 22, 2008

Replies: 13

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Physical meaning of a fourier transform?

Feb 22, 2008 · Replies 6 · Feb 22, 2008

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Binding Energy makes life possible. Do you agree?

Feb 22, 2008 · Replies 13 · Feb 22, 2008

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What Happens When Atoms Age and Decay: Fundamental Forces at Play?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 22, 2008

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Does mass directly affect gravitational pull in perfectly spherical objects?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 22, 2008

Replies: 4

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Will Fuel Burn Up Upon Re-Entry?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 21, 2008

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Calculating Minimum Mass of Ice to Make an Object Float

Feb 18, 2008 · Replies 7 · Feb 21, 2008

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Does Kinetic Energy Decrease When an Object Slows Down in Orbit?

Feb 21, 2008 · Replies 6 · Feb 21, 2008

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What is a contact transformation according to Dirac's Lectures on QFT?

Oct 19, 2003 · Replies 6 · Feb 21, 2008

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Wavelength - differences in equations

Feb 19, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 20, 2008

Replies: 4

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Physics of Top-Heavy Objects: Easier to Tip Than Low-Mass Objects

Feb 20, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 20, 2008

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Physics Olympiad: Links, Notes, Problems

Feb 20, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 20, 2008

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How Can Color Theory Modeling Be Applied to Avian Species Perception?

Feb 19, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 20, 2008

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What is the Limit of FPS Our Eyes See & Why?

Feb 18, 2008 · Replies 6 · Feb 20, 2008

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How Does Category Theory Enhance Understanding of Physics?

Feb 17, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 20, 2008

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What Are the Bandgap Values for GaAs and Si?

Feb 19, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 19, 2008

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How Do Bonds Behave in Liquids?

Feb 19, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 19, 2008

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Is it safe to dive into a swimming pool from a 2nd floor?

Feb 17, 2008 · Replies 18 · Feb 18, 2008

Replies: 18

Views: 17K

Improving Airflow in a 2.5 Triumph Spitfire

Feb 18, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 18, 2008

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Uncovering the Mystery of Hot Glass and Light Bulbs

Feb 17, 2008 · Replies 9 · Feb 17, 2008

Replies: 9

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Explaining the Sun's Effects on Rough Surfaces Covered in Water

Feb 16, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 17, 2008

Replies: 5

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Fly in My Truck: Wondering Why Fly is Flying Around Cab?

Feb 16, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 17, 2008

Replies: 4

Views: 3K

Why Radioactive Decay is Exponential: A Simple Explanation

Feb 15, 2008 · Replies 18 · Feb 16, 2008

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Views: 7K

How Can I Maximize Efficiency in a 1 Joule Vehicle Project?

Feb 14, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 16, 2008

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Molecular Simulation Research Ideas Needed

Feb 16, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 16, 2008

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Investigating the Effects of Pregnancy Gel on Ultrasound Reflection

Feb 15, 2008 · Replies 17 · Feb 16, 2008

Replies: 17

Views: 6K

Whispering Gallery at St. Paul church

Feb 11, 2008 · Replies 23 · Feb 15, 2008

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Calculate Force Generated for Climbing Fall Factors

Feb 14, 2008 · Replies 13 · Feb 15, 2008

Replies: 13

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One What is the shortest wavelength you can hear?

Feb 13, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 14, 2008

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Organ Pipes: Wave Reflection Explained

Feb 13, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 13, 2008

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Physics of far from equilibrium systems and self organization

Feb 13, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 13, 2008

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How Do Cube Root Numbers Relate to the Fraction 1/8 in Determining Pitch?

Feb 10, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 11, 2008

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Why Did the Water Level Drop in a Sealed Graduated Cylinder?

Feb 10, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 10, 2008

Replies: 1

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Ford F150 Tow Hooks: 10G's of Force?

Feb 6, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 10, 2008

Replies: 4

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Digital and quantized signal, are one same thing?

Feb 10, 2008 · Replies 3 · Feb 10, 2008

Replies: 3

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Classical Physics with Time going Backwards

Feb 10, 2008 · Replies 10 · Feb 10, 2008

Replies: 10

Views: 7K

How to Calculate Surface Elevation in a Vortex?

Feb 9, 2008 · Replies 1 · Feb 9, 2008

Replies: 1

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Out of the Loop (no pun intended)

Feb 9, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 9, 2008

Replies: 4

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Can something massless be stationary ?

Feb 5, 2008 · Replies 26 · Feb 8, 2008

Replies: 26

Views: 6K

Canceling out low frequencies noises (subwoolfers)

Feb 5, 2008 · Replies 12 · Feb 8, 2008

Replies: 12

Views: 11K

Beattie-Bridgeman Real Gas Model

Aug 3, 2007 · Replies 2 · Feb 8, 2008

Replies: 2

Views: 11K

Wavelength in a Circular Orbit Around Earth

Feb 7, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 7, 2008

Replies: 2

Views: 2K

Uncovering the Mysteries of the h- Particle

Feb 7, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 7, 2008

Replies: 5

Views: 2K

Understanding the Equation for Measuring Strain on a Cantilever Beam

Feb 2, 2008 · Replies 5 · Feb 7, 2008

Replies: 5

Views: 28K

Conceptual question about syphons

Feb 2, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 6, 2008

Replies: 4

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Resonance, standing waves and bass

Feb 5, 2008 · Replies 2 · Feb 6, 2008

Replies: 2

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Derivations of the Decay Constant Equation.

Feb 5, 2008 · Replies 10 · Feb 5, 2008

Replies: 10

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Can a Hammer and Ruler Balance Defy Gravity?

Feb 5, 2008 · Replies 4 · Feb 5, 2008

Replies: 4

Views: 14K

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