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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Graduate Photons and neutrons [Pseudo-science warning]
- Gemstone
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High School What are waves fundamentally made of?
- baywax
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Graduate Where Can I Find Additional Material on the 1957 Eshelby Inclusion Problem?
- Koubaros
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Undergrad Does a piano string slowly stretch (creep) over time?
- inkling
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Comics can be educational. somewhat
- pchalla90
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Undergrad Are Physics Equations Always Exact?
- Nick89
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High School Calculate Calories Burned from Climbing Stairs
- ls0803
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Graduate Trends in physics, esp. new fundamental-a calm place to discuss trends
- marcus
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Undergrad How do we define the true value of a measurement?
- dazhuo
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Where do the best physicists work?
- nuby
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Graduate Generating a Secondary Gravitational Force Field - US Patent 3,626,605
- brett812718
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Undergrad Science Challenge: Prove these magnets won't move
- kmarinas86
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Is Michael Dine a Renowned Figure in the String Theory Community?
- captain
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Graduate Can the crackpot index be applied to leading-edge research?
- wolram
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Undergrad What are Love waves and why are seismologists studying them?
- wolram
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High School Why does cupping your hands when clapping make a louder sound?
- _Mayday_
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Undergrad Why Are Sine Waves a Function of (t-(x/v))?
- daemonakadevil
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Graduate Order vs Disorder: Understanding Entropy and Life
- Jenez
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High School Which structure is the most stable?
- rick112
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Undergrad Why is the kilogram defined by an artifact rather than a physical constant?
- Alfi
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High School How Can You Measure the Speed of Light with Chocolate?
- madmike159
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Graduate How Much Anti-Matter Would it Take to Move Venus?
- Holywar
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A good store to buy science fair materials?
- BrackenClelk
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High School Anxiety before physics midterm with imposter syndrome
- mcknia07
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High School Ball dropped through a tunnel at Earth's center
- vikasj007
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Graduate Where does resonance fundamentally come from?
- Simfish
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Bad science in the movie Sunshine and other films
- AstroRoyale
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What's the Buzz About Michio Kaku's New Book on Physics of the Impossible?
- BadFish
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High School Experiments - ideas for young students
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Undergrad What are some ideas for an Advance Higher Physics investigation?
- Matt_Lee
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Graduate Are Maxwell's equations exact or approximate?
- ehrenfest
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High School What does this word mean in physics language?
- kyin01
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Undergrad Distinguishing random from chaotic data
- enricfemi
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Graduate Is Gravity Shielding Possible on the Moon and Mars?
- wolram
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Graduate What Is The Complete ((everything Theory))
- abdullahbameh
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Graduate Difference between GPR from seismic
- mcmzie
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Undergrad How is stacking accomplished and Why do we stack data?
- Ernestazik
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Graduate Ground Roll Identification and Fresnel zone
- mcmzie
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Graduate How is the wave equation derived?
- mcmzie
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Undergrad How Does D'Alembert's Solution Explain Physical Phenomena?
- mcmzie
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High School Converting between tempo in BPM and measure duration in seconds
- mikeysmallz
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High School Can spinning counteract or delay gravity?
- Peaceful
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Undergrad Can Physics Disprove Horoscopes?
- Mephisto
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Undergrad How Can a Computer Engineering Student Start Learning Rocket Design?
- Llama77
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What Would Happen if the Sun Suddenly Stopped Emitting Energy?
- pinestone
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High School Can Inert Gases Be Made Visible?
- sshragg
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Graduate Ferrofluids: do they produce a force?
- amonvi
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Graduate Can humanity escape to another universe via wormhole?
- hammertime
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High School Grade 12 Physics Student Seeking Experiment Ideas
- nelsonphysics
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Graduate How to involve people in high energy physics?
- tayyaba aftab
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High School What is an overtone and how does it relate to resonance?
- alexavier
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Graduate Can Physics Be Made Fully Axiomatic?
- ehrenfest
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Filling petrol in the day or night
- jablonsky27
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High School Fossil Fuels: Is Nature Still Producing
- angel2138
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Undergrad Resonant frequincy of capped cylinders
- PH7SICS
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High School Archimedes' Death Ray: Myth or Reality?
- Ivan Seeking
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Undergrad Can sound waves displace air molecules to extinguish fire?
- ossuary
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High School Look at Ice Through a Microscope - Charlie
- charlie69
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Undergrad How will fusion solve all the world's energy problems?
- KCL
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RIP John Wheeler: Remembering a Great Scientist
- blumfeld0
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What's it like telling people you're a physicist?
- Tachyonie
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Undergrad How Does Quantum Physics Challenge the Law of Attraction?
- nomo
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Graduate When should we use quantum mechanics and relativity instead of classical mechanics?
- abdullahbameh
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- Poll
Graduate Will There Ever be a Definitive Answer to the Quantum Interpretation Debate?
- confusedashell
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Graduate How do you convert vibrating silicon atom frequencies to energy in meV?
- msimmons
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Theory of Everything video series with Michio Kaku and Walter Lewin
- Cyrus
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High School Why Does Gravity Make My Feet Stay on the Ground?
- scoobydoo
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Bad Movie Physics: The Science Behind the Disasters
- rohanprabhu
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Undergrad Do you use set theory in Physics?
- marmoset
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What is the best way to melt ice?
- HK911
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Was Niels Bohr Closed-Minded About Quantum Mechanics?
- confusedashell
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Is Having Kids Necessary for Success as a Physicist?
- tgt
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High School What's the difference between 58° N of E and E 58° N?
- Tiplerfan
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Undergrad Can resonance overcome friction in untying shoelaces?
- Kraygar
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Undergrad What is the absolute shortest distance a plane can take from JFK to LAX?
- NHAnimator
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High School Six Flags Magic Mountain Physics Day Solutions?
- hamburgler
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Undergrad How did Richard Feynman approach integration with a different set of tools?
- WiFO215
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Objects that behave like donuts under certain conditions
- joeyar
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High School Can Argon Gas Remove Oxygen from Liquid?
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High School What Form of Energy Converts Most Efficiently to Electrical Energy?
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High School Find Weight of Passenger Jet Plane
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Undergrad What size electric motor and RPM replace an 11 hp gas engine compressor?
- Bob Hill
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Undergrad Good Experiment, but Bad Reporting
- ZapperZ
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High School What does alpha symbol mean?
- fawkes77
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High School What is the difference between magnitude and intensity in physics?
- samar
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Graduate Seeing the past future and possible in an image.
- EmreKaya
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Undergrad Why does 90 degrees equal arccot(300/1000)?
- matthewmystar
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High School Understanding Synchronised Clocks: Definition and Explanation
- rab99
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High School What Energy or Frequency Affects Electronic Appliances?
- cylent
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High School What the heck is the point of this?
- Daniel Y.
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Undergrad Calculating Properties of Tsunamis
- NiklasKunkel
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High School How does the sun emit heat if space is a near-vacuum?
- Apotheosis
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High School Is Amplification of Energy a Valid Concept in Ecology and Green Energy?
- giann_tee
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Graduate Are Extra Dimensions Just Mathematical Mumbo Jumbo?
- wolram
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High School Physics lab experiment with trick photography or static movement
- JJbrigham
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Undergrad Do piano strings shared between adjacent notes affect each other's tuning?
- physicsisphirst
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Undergrad Why Do All Known Life Forms Thrive in Oxygen-Rich Environments?
- Yoni
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Why did Frans Michel Penning create the trap technique?
- szubaidi
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High School Why do white and silver look different if both reflect all light?
- jobyts
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High School How to convert between MKS and CGS unit systems
- enricfemi
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