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Curl of Gradient of a Scalar Field
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Dimensional Analysis of Planck Length
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Whether gravitons can exist or not
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Idea for black body source
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Why are higher energy flames blue?
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Compressible fluid other than air.
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Derivation of T1 term in Bloch equations
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I What does "exist" mean to a physicist? somt
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Question on live and neutral wire
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Can Gyroscopes Revolutionize Motorcycle Balance?
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What is the relationship between mass, density, and volume?
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Why Is My Calculation of Doppler Shift Different from the Standard Formula?
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I Is Matter Really made of Matter?
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Why Does Density Affect the Density of its Container?
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Dark matter, what do we need to have here?
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B Looking to understand Apollo 15 and density
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Why is μ0 assigned an exact value in SI units?
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Question about energy (explosions)
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How Does Omega Squared Equal k/m in Simple Harmonic Motion?
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Huygens synchronization of two clocks
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Neil deGrass Tyson "Orbital Erosion"
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What is the maximum distance my PSE Drive LT compound bow can shoot an arrow?
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Can a Perfect Vacuum be Created & Stretch Space? Answers Here!
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Understanding propagation loss: What does this output mean?
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Mysterious Movement in Pool - What Could it Be?
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Is multiplication associative in physics?
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How Does an Additive Constant Impact Potential Energy Calculations?
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B How close are we to producing a self-replicating machine
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What is the unit of force in SiC structural optimization?
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B Can Magnets Be Used to Harness Gravity?
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Why is there more matter than antimatter at this point?
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Radioactive Decay: What Causes It?
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What Can Parallax Error Tell Us About the Universe?
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Why would I want to fix a gauge?
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Lamp Brightness with Varying AC: Understanding the Consistent Output
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Questions on keeping a house cool
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How does flow enter a venturimeter when inserted in a potential flow?
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Create a dust attracting piece of paper
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Can a Vortex Tube Be Reversed to Generate Compressed Air?
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Physical significance of Eigenvalues and Eigenvector?
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Is f = a X m X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 Valid?
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Universal Limits: Are There Other Natural Boundaries?
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Why is Graphene useful although it should be very thin?
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I'm Looking to Make a Very Small "Nearly Lossless" Machine
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Massflow are caulucation for fuel(Diesel)
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Why do wet things stick together?
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Formula for Evaporative Cooloer (Swamp cooler)
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Kitchen Condensation: Explaining the Science Behind It
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Why can't I test a smoke detector with smoke?
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Richard Feynman Lecture Notes: 5 Years of Hughes Research Labs
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How to pronounce this term symbol?
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What happens if you hit a bullet from the side?
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Noise modeling with Markov modeling
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Anyone got Graph for attenuation coefficient gold?
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How much energy transferred when we burn a piece of wood ?
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Is Physics a Matter of Applying or Deriving Mathematics?
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Possible to derive Boltzmann distribution using W, not lnW?
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Can You DIY Peltier Plates with Low-Cost Materials?
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What are some common misconceptions about fields in physics?
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Questions on Rs measurement by four point probe device
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B Atomic Structure: Does an Atom Have Matter and Charge?
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NSF Video Lectures from 1950s - Where to Find?
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Why the chemical elements are found together in nature
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What would the atmosphere do if the Earth were to vanish
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What are the essential physics formulas for studying?
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Can Batteries Charge Faster if Properly Cooled?
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Fluid problem - periodic forcing over a finite region
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Which Physics Books and Resources Are Best for Beginners?
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Do Protons and Neutrons Move around in the Nucleus?
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Physical cause of a negative real part of the permittivity
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Gas Law Calculation: Pressure Effects of Temp from 17-22C
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Determining Minimum Height to Complete a Loop
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Understanding Unified Forces in the Early Universe
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Discover the Top Physics Reference Book for Foundation Science Students
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Fictious forces and calculation of energy + c.o.m. question
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What physics topics would you like to see on the internet?
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Weapon that produces the same effect as a taser?
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How Does Distance Affect Wind Force from a Fan?
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Lagrangian for Perfect Fluid Euler Equation
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Is the distance between any object infinite?
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Is the Wave Vector of a Plane Wave Affected by Diffraction?
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Spatial Frequencies of the Fourier Transform
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Function driven solar system model.
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Surface treating mild steel for hard vacuum
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Does the Diameter of a Barometer Tube Affect the Height of the Mercury Column?
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What Causes Gravity in the Cosmos?
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How are different forms of energy come into existence?
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Which Cup Shape is More Prone to Spilling?
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Deviation from Raoult's Law--Smith Van Ness Abbott
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Can Beamed Propulsion be a Viable Method to Reach Pluto?
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I need intuition for Lagrangians and action
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A theoretical question about forces
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Does gravity get destroyed in a black hole ?
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Why Does Flow Rate Remain Constant When Reducing Orifice Size in a Water Tank?
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What should I teach myself this summer?
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Why is higher density causing higher surface gravity?
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How Accurate is the Nucleus Size Determined from Rutherford Scattering?
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Question about movement in isolated system
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How Long Can a Wire Be? Laws of Physics and Wire Length Explained
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