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Graduate Where Can I Find Additional Material on the 1957 Eshelby Inclusion Problem?

Koubaros
Jan 21, 2005 · Replies 6 · May 13, 2008

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Undergrad Does a piano string slowly stretch (creep) over time?

inkling
Apr 19, 2008 · Replies 22 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 22

Comics can be educational. somewhat

pchalla90
May 9, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Are Physics Equations Always Exact?

Nick89
May 12, 2008 · Replies 26 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 26

High School Calculate Calories Burned from Climbing Stairs

ls0803
May 13, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 13, 2008

Replies: 4

Graduate Trends in physics, esp. new fundamental-a calm place to discuss trends

marcus
May 6, 2008 · Replies 5 · May 12, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Defining the True Value of an Experiment

dazhuo
May 5, 2008 · Replies 12 · May 12, 2008

Replies: 12

Where do the best physicists work?

nuby
May 11, 2008 · Replies 11 · May 12, 2008

Replies: 11

Graduate Generating a Secondary Gravitational Force Field - US Patent 3,626,605

brett812718
May 5, 2008 · Replies 5 · May 10, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad Science Challenge: Prove these magnets won't move

kmarinas86
Apr 8, 2008 · Replies 2 · May 10, 2008

Replies: 2

Is Michael Dine a Renowned Figure in the String Theory Community?

captain
May 9, 2008 · Replies 5 · May 9, 2008

Replies: 5

Graduate Crackpot Index & Leading-Edge Research: Applying It?

wolram
May 5, 2008 · Replies 19 · May 6, 2008

Replies: 19

Undergrad What are Love waves and why are seismologists studying them?

wolram
Apr 28, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 6, 2008

Replies: 6

High School Discover the Science Behind the Noises of Clapping Hands | Explained by Mayday

_Mayday_
May 5, 2008 · Replies 4 · May 5, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Why Are Sine Waves a Function of (t-(x/v))?

daemonakadevil
Apr 27, 2008 · Replies 9 · May 4, 2008

Replies: 9

Graduate Order vs Disorder: Understanding Entropy and Life

Jenez
May 1, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 4, 2008

Replies: 6

High School Discover the Most Stable Structure and Learn Why It Stands Strong

rick112
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 11 · May 4, 2008

Replies: 11

Undergrad Understanding the Kilogram: Definition, History, and Future Implications

Alfi
May 3, 2008 · Replies 8 · May 3, 2008

Replies: 8

High School How Can You Measure the Speed of Light with Chocolate?

madmike159
May 2, 2008 · Replies 6 · May 3, 2008

Replies: 6

Graduate How Much Anti-Matter Would it Take to Move Venus?

Holywar
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 9 · May 2, 2008

Replies: 9

A good store to buy science fair materials?

BrackenClelk
May 1, 2008 · Replies 8 · May 1, 2008

Replies: 8

High School Any tips for surviving a Physics Midterm?

mcknia07
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 7 · May 1, 2008

Replies: 7

High School Ball Dropped in Tunnel Through Earth: What Happens Next?

vikasj007
Dec 11, 2004 · Replies 62 · May 1, 2008

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Graduate Where does resonance fundamentally come from?

Simfish
Apr 29, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 30, 2008

Replies: 5

Bad Science in Movies: Examples & Reviews

AstroRoyale
Apr 30, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 30, 2008

Replies: 2

What's the Buzz About Michio Kaku's New Book on Physics of the Impossible?

BadFish
Apr 28, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 28, 2008

Replies: 2

High School Experiments - ideas for young students

albatros
Apr 26, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 27, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad What are some ideas for an Advance Higher Physics investigation?

Matt_Lee
Apr 26, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 26, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Maxwell's Equations: Exact or Approximate?

ehrenfest
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 15 · Apr 25, 2008

Replies: 15

High School What does this word mean in physics language?

kyin01
Apr 25, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 25, 2008

Replies: 3

Undergrad Distinguishing random from chaotic data

enricfemi
Apr 24, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate Is Gravity Shielding Possible on the Moon and Mars?

wolram
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 51 · Apr 24, 2008

2

Replies: 51

Graduate What Is The Complete ((everything Theory))

abdullahbameh
Apr 12, 2008 · Replies 8 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 8

Graduate Difference between GPR from seismic

mcmzie
Apr 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad How is stacking accomplished and Why do we stack data?

Ernestazik
Apr 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Ground Roll Identification and Fresnel zone

mcmzie
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 24, 2008

Replies: 2

Graduate How is the wave equation derived?

mcmzie
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 23, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad How Does D'Alembert's Solution Explain Physical Phenomena?

mcmzie
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 23, 2008

Replies: 5

High School Physics & Music: Finding Conversion Formula

mikeysmallz
Apr 23, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 23, 2008

Replies: 1

High School Noob Asks: Can Spinning Cheat or Delay Gravity?

Peaceful
Apr 21, 2008 · Replies 15 · Apr 22, 2008

Replies: 15

Undergrad Can Physics Disprove Horoscopes?

Mephisto
Jan 13, 2008 · Replies 81 · Apr 22, 2008

3

Replies: 81

Undergrad How Can a Computer Engineering Student Start Learning Rocket Design?

Llama77
Apr 17, 2008 · Replies 11 · Apr 22, 2008

Replies: 11

What Would Happen if the Sun Suddenly Stopped Emitting Energy?

pinestone
Apr 19, 2008 · Replies 38 · Apr 21, 2008

2

Replies: 38

High School Can Inert Gases Be Made Visible?

sshragg
Apr 20, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 21, 2008

Replies: 5

Graduate Ferrofluids: do they produce a force?

amonvi
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 21, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate Wormholes & Travel: Is It Possible?

hammertime
Apr 19, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 3

High School Grade 12 Physics Student Seeking Experiment Ideas

nelsonphysics
Apr 18, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate How to involve people in high energy physics?

tayyaba aftab
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 19, 2008

Replies: 3

High School What is an overtone and how does it relate to resonance?

alexavier
Apr 17, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 18, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate Can Physics Be Made Fully Axiomatic?

ehrenfest
Apr 14, 2008 · Replies 29 · Apr 18, 2008

Replies: 29

Filling petrol in the day or night

jablonsky27
Apr 18, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 18, 2008

Replies: 4

High School Fossil Fuels: Is Nature Still Producing

angel2138
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 8 · Apr 17, 2008

Replies: 8

Undergrad Resonant frequincy of capped cylinders

PH7SICS
Apr 16, 2008 · Replies 4 · Apr 17, 2008

Replies: 4

High School Archimedes' Death Ray: Myth or Reality?

Ivan Seeking
Apr 12, 2008 · Replies 9 · Apr 17, 2008

Replies: 9

Undergrad Air Displacement: Is It Possible?

ossuary
Apr 14, 2008 · Replies 20 · Apr 16, 2008

Replies: 20

High School Look at Ice Through a Microscope - Charlie

charlie69
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 5 · Apr 16, 2008

Replies: 5

Undergrad How will fusion solve all the world's energy problems?

KCL
Apr 12, 2008 · Replies 12 · Apr 15, 2008

Replies: 12

RIP John Wheeler: Remembering a Great Scientist

blumfeld0
Apr 14, 2008 · Replies 7 · Apr 15, 2008

Replies: 7

Physicists and Their Social Interactions: Breaking Stereotypes

Tachyonie
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 58 · Apr 14, 2008

2

Replies: 58

Undergrad How Does Quantum Physics Challenge the Law of Attraction?

nomo
Apr 14, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 14, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Transitioning to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity: A More Accurate Approach?

abdullahbameh
Apr 12, 2008 · Replies 12 · Apr 14, 2008

Replies: 12

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Graduate Will There Ever be a Definitive Answer to the Quantum Interpretation Debate?

confusedashell
Apr 10, 2008 · Replies 12 · Apr 14, 2008

Replies: 12

Graduate How do you convert vibrating silicon atom frequencies to energy in meV?

msimmons
Apr 13, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 13, 2008

Replies: 2

Theory of Everything: Videos with Michio Kaku & Walter Lewin

Cyrus
Mar 14, 2008 · Replies 29 · Apr 13, 2008

Replies: 29

High School Why Does Gravity Make My Feet Stay on the Ground?

scoobydoo
Apr 9, 2008 · Replies 16 · Apr 12, 2008

Replies: 16

Bad Movie Physics: The Science Behind the Disasters

rohanprabhu
Mar 15, 2008 · Replies 21 · Apr 12, 2008

Replies: 21

Undergrad Do you use set theory in Physics?

marmoset
Apr 10, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 11, 2008

Replies: 1

Melt Ice Quickly: Best Ways to Do It

HK911
Apr 3, 2008 · Replies 41 · Apr 10, 2008

2

Replies: 41

Was Niels Bohr Closed-Minded About Quantum Mechanics?

confusedashell
Feb 16, 2008 · Replies 11 · Apr 10, 2008

Replies: 11

Is Having Kids Necessary for Success as a Physicist?

tgt
Apr 5, 2008 · Replies 16 · Apr 10, 2008

Replies: 16

High School Explaining the Difference Between 58deg N of E and E 58deg N

Tiplerfan
Apr 5, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 5, 2008

Replies: 3

Undergrad Concept Question about Resonance and Oscillations

Kraygar
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 4, 2008

Replies: 1

Undergrad What is the absolute shortest distance a plane can take from JFK to LAX?

NHAnimator
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 6 · Apr 4, 2008

Replies: 6

High School Six Flags Magic Mountain Physics Day Solutions?

hamburgler
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 2 · Apr 4, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad How did Richard Feynman approach integration with a different set of tools?

WiFO215
Apr 4, 2008 · Replies 3 · Apr 4, 2008

Replies: 3

What Objects Behave Like Donuts in Certain Circumstances?

joeyar
Apr 3, 2008 · Replies 11 · Apr 3, 2008

Replies: 11

High School Can Argon Gas Remove Oxygen from Liquid?

nuclear75
Apr 2, 2008 · Replies 1 · Apr 2, 2008

Replies: 1

High School What Form of Energy Converts Most Efficiently to Electrical Energy?

Chrisistaken
Mar 31, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 31, 2008

Replies: 3

High School Find Weight of Passenger Jet Plane

genneth
Sep 22, 2007 · Replies 55 · Mar 31, 2008

2

Replies: 55

Undergrad Air Compressor Motor Selection & RPM Guide

Bob Hill
Mar 30, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 30, 2008

Replies: 2

Undergrad Good Experiment, but Bad Reporting

ZapperZ
Mar 3, 2007 · Replies 3 · Mar 30, 2008

Replies: 3

High School What does alpha symbol mean?

fawkes77
Mar 30, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 30, 2008

Replies: 3

High School What is the difference between magnitude and intensity in physics?

samar
Mar 30, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 30, 2008

Replies: 3

Graduate Seeing the past future and possible in an image.

EmreKaya
Mar 29, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 29, 2008

Replies: 3

Undergrad Why does 90 degrees equal arccot(300/1000)?

matthewmystar
Mar 27, 2008 · Replies 5 · Mar 28, 2008

Replies: 5

High School Understanding Synchronised Clocks: Definition and Explanation

rab99
Mar 28, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 28, 2008

Replies: 4

High School What Energy or Frequency Affects Electronic Appliances?

cylent
Mar 23, 2008 · Replies 2 · Mar 25, 2008

Replies: 2

High School What the heck is the point of this?

Daniel Y.
Mar 22, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 24, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad Calculating Properties of Tsunamis

NiklasKunkel
Feb 24, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 22, 2008

Replies: 1

High School Understanding the Cold Black Sun and Its Mysteries in Space

Apotheosis
Mar 20, 2008 · Replies 26 · Mar 21, 2008

Replies: 26

High School Is Amplification of Energy a Valid Concept in Ecology and Green Energy?

giann_tee
Mar 21, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 21, 2008

Replies: 1

Graduate Are Extra Dimensions Just Mathematical Mumbo Jumbo?

wolram
Feb 7, 2008 · Replies 50 · Mar 20, 2008

2

Replies: 50

High School Telekinesis Not Physics: Trick Photography or Static Movement?

JJbrigham
Mar 19, 2008 · Replies 10 · Mar 20, 2008

Replies: 10

Undergrad How does the design of piano strings and the use of hitch pins affect tuning?

physicsisphirst
Dec 21, 2004 · Replies 24 · Mar 18, 2008

Replies: 24

Undergrad Why Do All Known Life Forms Thrive in Oxygen-Rich Environments?

Yoni
Mar 14, 2008 · Replies 3 · Mar 17, 2008

Replies: 3

Discover the Innovative Trap Technique by Frans Michel Penning

szubaidi
Mar 16, 2008 · Replies 1 · Mar 16, 2008

Replies: 1

High School White & Silver: What's the Difference?

jobyts
Mar 13, 2008 · Replies 7 · Mar 14, 2008

Replies: 7

High School Converting Between MKS and CGS Unit Systems: Tips and Tricks?

enricfemi
Mar 12, 2008 · Replies 8 · Mar 13, 2008

Replies: 8

High School Why does smoke always rise upwards?

rohanprabhu
Mar 13, 2008 · Replies 4 · Mar 13, 2008

Replies: 4

Undergrad How Does Pi Relate to Non-Circular Equations?

Lokhtar
Mar 10, 2008 · Replies 6 · Mar 12, 2008

Replies: 6

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