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B Wavelength, Path Difference, Phase Difference
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I Explain Graphs -- adiabatic Expansion of mono- di- and poly- gas
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A How Do Nested Conducting Loops Interact Electromagnetically?
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I Attenuation: Definition, Calculations & Examples
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I How Does a Bike Turn Mechanically?
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What Does ± 5° Scatter from a Straight Line Mean in Graph Analysis?
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I Rigorous Explanation of dW in Problem 121
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B Antimatter Fuel: Will Future Space Travel Rely on It?
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I Permittivity/permeability variation in time
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I Factors that determine the coefficient of linear expansion
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I How Does Internal Energy Affect the Rest Mass of a Clock?
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Comparing Calculated Models to Real-Life Situations
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B How is the Horizon Drop Calculated Due to Earth's Curvature?
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I Why Does Fire Not Travel Backwards in a Gas Hose During Ignition?
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B How does charging and depleting a battery makes it last longer?
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I Estimating UVA & UVB from UVI index
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I Do perfect squares exist in physics?
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I What would happen if you moved a black hole?
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I Is my approach for pascal's law wrong?
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B Negative deviation in PV vs P graph
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I Interpretation of the Reynolds Transport Theorem?
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I Why is Stokes flow time reversible?
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A What is the design for a heavy-duty scissor jack?
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I Can Dimensional Analysis Solve the Helicopter Hovering Dilemma?
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I Lagrangian Paradox: Uncovering an Issue
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B How Does Static Friction Affect Energy and Work in Physics?
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B The Brachistochrone Curve - Which theories apply?
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I Can a Single Speaker Effectively Direct Low Frequencies?
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Physics in Everyday Life: Simulating Collisions & Forces
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I What is the Wave Function and How Does it Compare to the Schrodinger Equation?
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I Is the Planck Length the Ultimate Limit of Measurement?
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I Can anybody give me a list of all cross products in physics.
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I Earth Spinning: What Would Happen If You Were Left Behind?
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What is the true definition of energy?
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A Modeling diffusion and convection in a complex system
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Revolutionary Physics experiments that changed the world
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I Galileo's experiment and a lack of understanding....
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I How can 'd' mean two different things?
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B What is the evidence that there is gravitation?
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B Gallium not becoming a solid again?
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Formula to determine effort to raise a ladder
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I How far do vibrations from a vehicle emanate?Doppler effect?
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B How to label displacement through time
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I Measuring Vectors: Defining Direction and Magnitude
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Can Vacuum-Induced Evaporation Explain the Loss of Water in Comets?
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A Are many physicists not fluent in the language of physics?
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I Time, Entropy and Change: A Conjecture & Discussion
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I Measuring the Volume of a Cup: A Scientific Analysis
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I Unusual gravitational observation....answers?
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I Diffusion and convection in a moving fluid
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B Dynamic Fluid (airplane landing/decrease altitude)
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B How can you justify that the degree of instability inside a
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I Designing Cryostats: Finding Heat Input for 50ml/hr Boil Off Rate
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I Why can I assume the force to be constant in this interval?
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B What are we made of? (IB project)
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I Help with putting a box on a shelf (gravity?)
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I Can someone explain this? (bootstrap paradox)
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B How to stop insulation from floating when flooded
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I Compressibility of liquid vs solid actual numbers
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B How can a glider or an airplane do a loop without thrust
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B Phase Diff: Why Does 180° Change Occur?
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B Challenging the Existence of Black Holes: A Critical Analysis of Recent Research
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I Can a Brita Filter or LifeStraw Make Pool Water Safe to Drink?
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I Stationary Field: Why Professor and Books Differ
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I Is Time Merely the Progression of Energy Toward Equilibrium?
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B Perpetual Machine: Is It Possible?
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B What Causes a Particle to Move in a Circular Trajectory Due to Coriolis Force?
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I Difference between global and local gauge symmetries
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I Understanding Chaos: Unraveling the Complexities of Nature's Behavior
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B Why does ice piece sticks on hand but not wood piece?
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How are Virtual Images Formed and Why Do Definitions Matter?
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I Trying to understand the drinking bird toy better
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B Why Do Drinking Glasses Break Suddenly?
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I Increasing solar energy conversion efficiency
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B Can Magnus Effect be Used to Create a Miniature?
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I Probably a Dumb Question: How are E and (delta)V correlated?
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I Reynolds number of washing machine like object
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B What Happens at the Atomic Level During a Collision?
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I Chimney vs building demolition physics
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Insights Frenet Equations in 2-d Which Result in the Cornu Spiral - Comment
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B Why is 1 lbm considered equal 1 lbf?
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I Can We Neglect Electron Binding Energies in Beta Decay Calculations?
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I What is the formula for gas propane conversion?
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I What is the Equation on My T-Shirt?
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B How to prevent static from building up on me
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I Source for stock physics equations
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Motocross: Physics of the Scrub
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I Are There Inherently Negative Physical Quantities?
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I What is the row and column expression for the tensor product in index notation?
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I Qs re average and peak wavelength of Planck distribution
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B How to find the appropriate area in Gauss' law
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I Acceleration w/o Velocity Change: Gravity Ques
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B Is 10Vpp Equivalent to 20dB in Signal Conversion?
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B Is String Theory Real? | Get the Answer
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How fast will 120 psi travel through a 3 inch tube in mph?
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What are the properties of a wave?
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B Color Dependence of Angular Resolution
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B A supplementary length contraction question
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I How do I correctly integrate the formula for deriving Posseuille's Law?
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I Are Conventional Physics Models Enough to Explain Emergent Theories in Physics?
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