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 Floating a Jeep: How Many Litres of Air?
- sherwan_88
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High School Taking the physics SAT subject test without AP physics E&M
- cheryylll
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High School High School Science Projects Ideas on a Budget
- MITWannaBe
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Undergrad Energy in standing waves and nodes
- enippeas
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High School Where can I find a chart of metal thermal and electrical conductivities?
- BuddyPal
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Graduate D4h Symmetry Group: 9 Normal Modes of Vibration
- Rajini
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Graduate Converting ppm concentration to flow rate for gas leak detectors
- hananl
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Searching for A. MacColl's 1944 Paper: Help Needed
- Rajini
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High School Standing waves demo using a string
- solas99
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High School Smoke Signals vs Sound Signals - Propagation Distance
- Wardlaw
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Undergrad What Math Should I Know for Classical and Quantum Mechanics?
- intwo
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Physics formulas in English and Hindi for competitive exams
- manoj mishra
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Graduate Your memories are almost certainly false
- RexAllen
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Undergrad Can We Take the Derivative of a Unit?
- cragar
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Did this site help me ace my hardest course ever?
- lurky
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Undergrad Remmendation of book for a freshman
- jwxie
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I'm so sick of the sensationalism
- Mu naught
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High School The answer of a 2 sig calculation 0,098 = 0,10 ?
- QED-Kasper
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How Accurate Are TV Shows on Complex Physics Concepts?
- thack45
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Undergrad Verification of inverse square law using photocell is straight line
- XuFyaN
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Undergrad Measuring airflow w/handheld anemometer
- David Meiland
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Undergrad Will the CFM be the same in straight and bent pipes?
- ISX
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What is the problem with Reuters' glossary of particle physics terms?
- ZapperZ
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High School How Was the South Korean Naval Ship Raised?
- pallidin
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Undergrad Why do ions flow from high concentration to low concentration?
- sameeralord
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Undergrad Designing an experiment on piano hammer nonlinearity
- dsds1000
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High School What is the average IQ of physicists?
- neyzenilhan
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Physics quizzes on Sporcle
- maverick_starstrider
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High School Area of Square Box: 16 m² (1 Sig Fig)
- FizixFreak
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High School Is there a black box recorder at the LHC?
- BrianL
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Graduate Q: Can Matter Be Converted to Energy with 100% Efficiency?
- jonnyk
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Graduate Is it Taylor Dispersion or Something Similar in Drug Injection?
- paxprobellum
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High School What is wrong with my definition of infinity?
- Misr
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Undergrad Van der Waals Equation: Calc a, b Theory?
- typhoonss821
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Graduate Why is causal interpretation rarely used for quantum decoherence?
- Descartz2000
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Graduate How are convolution and deconvolution of phase diagrams described?
- agtee
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Undergrad How can I calculate the amplitude of a wave using frequency and energy?
- Butterfly_grl
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Undergrad How Did Robert Pound Impact Physics Without a Ph.D.?
- jtbell
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Graduate Questions regarding exotic weaponry based in the new physics .
- Max Faust
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Questions on physics articles in journals
- Mechdude
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What is the fourth dimension?
- bayan
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Can You Travel to America Through a Hole in the Earth's Core?
- snshusat161
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Undergrad What are the nodal points on a guitar string when plucked?
- sameeralord
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High School Attracted to the opposite side of the earth?
- pallidin
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Stolen Physics Nobel Prize sheesh
- rhody
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Undergrad Audio, how to make microphone unidirectional?
- iBradleyAllen
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Undergrad Physics experiments to do over summer break
- Anael
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Graduate Why Are Periodic Phenomena So Common in Nature? A Physicist's Perspective
- BaghdadSerai
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Undergrad How Do Helium Leak Detectors Work?
- tot
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Graduate What is the Smallest Particle in the Universe Made Of?
- Deepak Kapur
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High School Easily measurable non-linear physical relationships.
- Vindicta
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Undergrad What is a Philips Gauge and How Does it Work for Measuring Pressure?
- Lunar_Lander
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Undergrad Do multivariable functions always have tangent planes?
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High School Understanding Multiplication: Its Role in Interactions and Beyond
- Deepak Kapur
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What are some freely available physics videos from Harvard and Yale?
- diogenesNY
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Graduate Why must physical parameters be mutually observable in a closed system?
- ConradDJ
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Physics education graduate introducing myself
- angelie21
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Cool experiments with rare Earth magnets and household materials
- sensor7
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Graduate Vagueness as a model of initial conditions
- apeiron
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Undergrad Are there gas bulbs with high off resistance at low breakdown voltages?
- PaulL
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Interesting facts about Schrödinger?
- Xyius
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Undergrad How much would Earth's mass need to change for oxygen to liquefy?
- pankaj66866
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High School High School Students: Practice Final Exams
- Senjai
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Undergrad Loudest SPL (and how easily it *could* be broken)
- chengbin
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Undergrad How to Determine Nodes and Antinodes in a Closed Pipe?
- HumorMe81
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Graduate LHC Shutdown over fears of mini-white holes.
- gabbagabbahey
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Undergrad Is Hell exothermic or endothermic?
- Char. Limit
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High School Does placing ice in front of or behind a fan cool the air more?
- likephysics
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Undergrad What were the requirement of a physics degree back in the early 1900s?
- Simfish
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Twisted Physics: Top 10 Findings]
- MacLaddy
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Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting.
- Silverbackman
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Graduate Why does the laplacian vanish for harmonic functions?
- avocadogirl
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Why Professional Physicists Are Proud of Their Profession
- Rajini
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Undergrad Why does orthopedic hardware make bones more prone to fracture?
- Ryuk1990
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Graduate Merging theoretical and experimental physics: the 'correct' standard model
- taylaron
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Undergrad Did Tsar bomba explosion seen in Finland ?
- eldorado
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Undergrad Ideas for making a Physics Demonstration?
- csnsc14320
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High School Adhesives that are friendly to the environment?
- aidalee12
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Undergrad How Does Physical Intuition Influence Problem-Solving in Physics?
- cs23
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Graduate Perpetual Journalism - CERN in the news
- diogenesNY
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High School Where do electrons in a cathode ray tube come from?
- cragar
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Graduate How Does Friction Occur If Atoms Never Truly Touch?
- JP84CE1
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News Why wouldn't the LHC break on queue?
- Stanwyck66
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High School Come and get it:Physics Formulary
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Undergrad If you were giant, but everything around you was to scale physically
- NikoBellic
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Graduate Chaos Theory and Human Behavior: Can it Explain the Complexity of the Mind?
- john.mg
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Undergrad Can particles lose kinetic energy as they penetrate materials?
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Undergrad How does calculus play a role in physics and chemistry research?
- Moonflower
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How many teenage members are on these physics forums?
- idiosyncratic
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Undergrad Original ideas for a physics experiment
- Shukie
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Undergrad Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Physics Problems
- MurdocJensen
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Graduate Can Quantum Mechanics Explain the Consistency of Macro Events?
- Descartz2000
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Where to find lists of female string and quantum gravity theorists
- MathematicalPhysicist
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Animations put fun into physics and maths
- peetvanschalk
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High School Does Earth's Gravitational Field Strengthen Upon Receiving Light from the Sun?
- cragar
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Graduate What is it like for Schrödinger's Cat?
- ManDay
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Graduate Can quantum unpredictability prevent accurate future prediction?
- Blenton
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High School How could you test that gamma rays spread out in different directions?
- PhysicsLearne
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High School What causes a CD to appear to float on a glass surface?
- loststylez
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High School Is Mass Measured in Kilograms or Grams?
- Awsom Guy
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