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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High School Compressible fluid other than air.
- arpit.v
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Undergrad What does "exist" mean to a physicist? somt
- wittgenstein
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High School What are mass, density and volume?
- Brajesh kedia
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Graduate Why does my Doppler shift derivation give 1/(1-z) instead of 1+z?
- JohnnyGui
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High School Why Does Density Affect the Density of its Container?
- Ryan Reed
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Undergrad Can a piston pull a perfect vacuum and stretch space?
- richard hunter
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High School Is multiplication associative in physics?
- oahz
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High School How close are we to producing a self-replicating machine
- bauhaus
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Graduate What is the unit of force in SiC structural optimization?
- Richie9384
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High School Can Magnets Be Used to Harness Gravity?
- Mateo C.
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High School What Can Parallax Error Tell Us About the Universe?
- Rayhaan Jiwani
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Questions on keeping a house cool
- Cats869
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Undergrad Universal Limits: Are There Other Natural Boundaries?
- Sturk200
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Undergrad Why do wet things stick together?
- Kenan
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High School Why can't I test a smoke detector with smoke?
- Paul Uszak
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Graduate Feynman's Hughes Research Labs lecture notes from 1966-1971
- jneer
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High School How to pronounce this term symbol?
- td21
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Graduate Noise modeling with Markov modeling
- ramesses
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Can You DIY Peltier Plates with Low-Cost Materials?
- Dvorak
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NSF Video Lectures from 1950s - Where to Find?
- better361
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Undergrad Why the chemical elements are found together in nature
- Keln
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Graduate What would the atmosphere do if the Earth were to vanish
- bland
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High School What are the essential physics formulas for studying?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Graduate Fluid problem - periodic forcing over a finite region
- avenged*7
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High School Recommended physics books and resources for beginners
- kariandozzy
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High School Best physics reference book for foundation science
- Natasha Rivol
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Undergrad Why do people use a centrifugal force
- Dopplershift
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Graduate Is there a definition of "hyperdimensional resonance"?
- danrussotti
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Graduate What physics topics would you like to see on the internet?
- alemsalem
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High School Weapon that produces the same effect as a taser?
- hydrogenandwate
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Undergrad Is the distance between any object infinite?
- ujellytek
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Graduate Spatial Frequencies of the Fourier Transform
- ecastro
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Graduate Surface treating mild steel for hard vacuum
- norlesh
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Undergrad Does the Diameter of a Barometer Tube Affect the Height of the Mercury Column?
- praveenbm5
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High School What should I teach myself this summer?
- Ju00611
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Undergrad Can a wire reach the speed of light if tied to a receding galaxy?
- rede96
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Pentaquark evidence from LHC research teams
- Math Amateur
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High School Why is the evening sky usually blue instead of red or orange?
- Fiona Rozario
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Undergrad Who Emits UV in Fluorescent Lamps?
- giuliopascal
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Undergrad Opinions on science communicators?
- TRB8985
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High School Understanding Physics: What is Time?
- revv
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Undergrad What affects the rate of evaporation in a material?
- Cibek
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Undergrad What does exponential growth really mean?
- jaydnul
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High School Can we beam solar energy to Earth like in Die Another Day?
- Stephanus
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High School Does silver melt before gold despite higher coefficients?
- natureboy
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Graduate Why can perfect fluids have different layer velocities without shear stress?
- better361
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Undergrad Should We Use Tau Instead of Pi in Physics Papers?
- Timothy S
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High School Can You Get Electricity From Car Catalyst?
- fysik
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Undergrad Can I Connect a Smaller Valve to a Varian M4 Diffusion Pump for Lower Costs?
- SupaVillain
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Undergrad Can We Create a Visual Radio Camera?
- Tracy Rose
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Undergrad Does our perception of time vary based on our location in the universe?
- James Mitchell
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News Which astrophysicists, best qualified to review a manuscript
- art pletcher
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Graduate Analysis of Standing Waves on a Fixed-End String
- kelvin490
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I was wondering if such a pistol can exist?
- hydrogenandwate
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Graduate Why is transverse force zero where slope is zero in sinusoidal waves?
- kelvin490
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Undergrad Hearing which natural frequencies
- Tam Le
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Undergrad What is a Rate? Should Pressure be Defined as a Rate?
- alkaspeltzar
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High School At Home Experiments to Prove Scientific Facts
- micromass
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Undergrad Short, intensive physics/math courses
- Eric Schmidt
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Graduate Primary Sources for Measurement of g
- brainpushups
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High School Why do soap bubbles sometimes bounce or merge instead of popping?
- caters
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Graduate Fluorescence of fused silica, quartz and Borofloat 33?
- Yinxiao Li
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Where Can I Find Dr. Leonnard Susskind's Quantum Mechanics Lectures on DVD?
- p75213
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Undergrad What changes does human body exert when it enters a room ?
- Sourav Jaiswal
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Undergrad Piezo materials -- piezo cable under saddle pickup for accoustic guitars
- ryanuser
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High School What Can We Learn About Pluto and Charon from New Horizons?
- BobG
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Undergrad Could a planet's atmosphere produce flares?
- jack476
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Why Is Physics Least Popular in July?
- ZapperZ
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Undergrad Understanding Vector Notation: The Role of i, j, and k as Standard Unit Vectors
- J-dizzal
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Graduate Do sound waves affect the distance between protons in an atom?
- HawkI
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Graduate Is absolute count of emission spectrum meaningful?
- Yinxiao Li
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Undergrad What is the coffee ring of toluene and hexane?
- Yinxiao Li
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Graduate Can a Leaking Argon Gas Line Draw in Air and Create a Mixture?
- Bladestein
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High School Battery Capacity: 3800 mAh vs 5800 mAh
- MiranaSyy
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Graduate Does the delayed choice quantum eraser define which-path information retroactively?
- Swamp Thing
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Physics-themed Monopoly board ideas
- Greg Bernhardt
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Undergrad How have I managed to excel in physics despite health challenges?
- TubbaBlubba
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Undergrad Error in least squares fit: how to include error of points?
- ORF
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High School Why Are Derived Units Formed by Multiplying and Dividing Basic Units?
- Deepak K Kapur
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How to access paywalled chemistry and physics articles legally
- Garlic
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Undergrad New member interested in redshift, alternative cosmologies, and open-minded science
- P.Schuurmans
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How to wet cotton wool without shrinking it?
- kevin_tee
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Graduate What is the correct value for the vacuum Debye screening length?
- eftrsd
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Insights Gravity animation: lessons learned - comments
- edguy99
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Graduate Understanding Diffusion: The Relationship Between RMS and Fick's 2nd Law
- Lindsayyyy
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High School Why do we see color and texture if atoms are mostly empty space?
- welshtyke
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Undergrad Audibility of a compression wave
- jerromyjon
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Insights Physics Blogs You Need to Be Reading - Comments
- Greg Bernhardt
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Graduate Planck Measurements: Meaning or Trite Observation?
- Gaz1982
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Graduate Do things happen the way they can?
- dayalanand roy
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High School How can standing waves be created on a string fixed at both?
- MP2491
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High School Earth Shadow Tapering: Why Does It Happen?
- oreo
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How did the bicycle inventor know two-wheel balance was possible?
- cnh1995
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Undergrad Learning to model real business and economics situations as functions
- Solid Snake
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High School Why does the tropical sun feel hotter in the evening?
- mdique
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Graduate How do we justify the generality of the wave equation?
- Sturk200
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Insights Is Energy Only What We Think It Is?
- Dale
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High School How Do Sound Waves Influence Water Flow?
- kkpanu9
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High School Leedskalnin's electromagnet retaining charge after power off
- Magatron
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High School IDL (interactive data language) material wanted
- mmont012
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