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What is the significance of dipoles in condensed matter physics?
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Took apart a hot plate, nichrome is touching directly to the iron?
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What if the Gravitational Constant were larger?
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Is an intramolecular bond the same thing as an intramolecular force?
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Shifting integration variable when determing population densities
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Experimental Uncertainty and Error
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System described by probabilities
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Compressed/conducting Mercury(Hg) atom
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Ray tracing- Is luminance being traced?
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Time, energy, information constants
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What is the Meaning of \Subset Symbol?
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Can there be multiple ground states?
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The elliptical orbits and inverse-square law forces.
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Situations with integration over simple poles?
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Effects of backstreaming on a diffusion-pumped system
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Degrees of Freedom: What's the Definition?
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Repulsion and attraction between atoms
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What Is the Boiling Point of POE Oil at 500 Microns Pressure?
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Can capillary action lift water to 10 meters?
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What is the use of infinite-dimensional representation of group
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Bell shape like of Planck's distribution
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Why do bound systems have less rest mass than the sum of its parts?
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Why in Huygens–Fresnel, Point source should be as small as wavelength?
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What type of solid elements will not burn
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Passing a black kole from double slit experiment setup
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Why would I think I'm not moving?
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Finding Line Strength Formula for Fishing Line Tests
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How does Newton's Third Law of Motion apply to stepping on a cockroach?
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What Makes Helium Behave Like a Superfluid at Zero Kelvin?
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Can Pi's Digits Become Obsolete Beyond Planck Length?
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How are physics formulas derived
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How can forces on a disc be balanced at different angles around a circle?
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Understanding Spin-Orbit Interaction's Impact on Electron Energy Levels
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What Is the Definition of 'Energy'?
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What is meant by transfer of matter and energy in waves?
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Calculate % Excitation of Sample X w/ Laser Pulsed Source
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Simple supported round shaft deflection
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List of Interactive Programs/Software/Applets
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Energy required to cycle a counter through its states.
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Is a Helicopter on a Geostationary Orbit?
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NiCu Alloy Resistivity - Is it 3.5*10^8 or 35*10^8 Ω*m?
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Doppler Effect inconsistent in terms of relative velocities
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Is my understanding of Einstein right?
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How to calculate maximum load of the box
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How Is Temperature Defined in Kelvin Using Fundamental Units?
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Operational Amplifiers - Saturation
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Can Static Electricity Voltages Reach 20 Million Volts?
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H20, CO2 and O2 in a Closed Container for a Long Time
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In the formation of bonds, is Binding Energy absorbed or released
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Calculating Push & Pull Forces | Andre's Physics Questions
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How Does Changing Water Levels Affect Air Column Resonance and Harmonics?
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Shooting a .45 caliber hand gun on the moon launches you a mile?
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Can aluminum foil block the sun's UVA rays?
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Using Formula on Page 13: What Are the Rules?
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How does GPS receiver calculate time delay?
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Peltier cooler advice 200c to 60c is it possible?
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Going from a rate to a probability
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When Do We Use Each SHM Equation?
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Why Does Ice Appear White?
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Thermistor Problem: Finding Material and Equation
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The Relationship Between Wavelength and Amplitude of Photons and Electrons
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Why we use anomalous dispersion in FWM?
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Valence Band Mixing: What Is It & What Are References?
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Gauss Law: Proofs and Electromagnetism Resources
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Does anyone know what this symbol designates?
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Is There a Mechanism for Creating Matter from Nothing?
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Determining if 3 curves have the same period
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Possible webpage title: Understanding Nucleus Spin in Atoms
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Syrup or milk flowing down a tube
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Is the Maximum Number of Elements Limited to 137 Due to Electron Speed?
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What is the Definition of Color According to the CIE?
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Is a Second Temporal Dimension Possible?
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Easier Way to Build Spice Models from Old Data Sheets
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How Does Resonance Occur?
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Why does second order susceptibility become zero in centrosymmetric media?
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How Did Michael Faraday's Discovery Change Our Understanding of Fields?
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Solving the First Circuit with Kirchhoff's Laws
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What is the name of this expanding circle effect in physics?
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Why Is My Calculated Keq from Gibbs Free Energy So Far Off?
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Converting Density to Standard Density
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Understanding Z-Field Compression: A Beginner's Guide
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Why Doesn't an Electron Move When Pushed by Equal and Opposite Forces?
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Unseen Forces: Beyond the 4 We Know?
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How Does the Raman Effect Impact SSFM in Nonlinear Fiber Optics?
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Mathematical Number of Shapes: Explained for Intro Physics
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Welcome to the Moment Calculation Discussion Forum
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Using Potentiometer to find balancing emf.
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Equations of the harmonic oscillator
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Can Analog Memory Exist? A Physics Inquiry
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Is energy conserved in a closed system ?
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Calculate G Force from 40 lbs Dropped 8 Feet
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What EXACTLY does a resistor do ?
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Question about monoisotopic elements
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Uncertainty principle leads to superlumina ?
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What does a radionuclide with a short half-life mean?
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Extremely Simple Notation Question on a Circuit
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A little confusion with parallel circuits
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Need to Refocus Projected Image Through Microscope Objective
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What is Resonance? Simple Definition
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Why Can a Bullet Penetrate an Object Despite Constant Velocity?
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