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Radioactive decay of an isolated body
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Does order increase or decrease?
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Is here some Doppler effect for the gravity?
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Geiger Counter - predict counts?
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What Would an Explosion in a Vacuum Look Like?
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Einstein's Quote: Reality Is an Illusion
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Primary School Teacher Seeks Evidence of Thick Materials & Sound Insulation
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How Does Antimatter Energy Work and Its Potential for Space Travel?
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Young Double Slit Experiment Help
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Radiance of a Lambertian emitter
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What Are the Basic Principles in Various Fields?
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D2O (Deuterium Oxide) Referactive Index vs H2O (Water)
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Efficient Ways to Verify Answers in Physics and Engineering Problems
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Universal Rate of Movement = Time
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I can't quite understand the concept of force.Force = Mass *
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If a wire is stretched to double of its length.What will be the strain
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Why Don't Distant Objects Fade to Black?
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Can I Turn a Car Upside Down Wearing the Crysis 2 Suit?
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Energy of an axisymmetric fluid jet
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How long for rain to melt snow and ice?
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Curvature and its affect on strength
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Is the shape of an atom really spherical or is there more to it?
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Question about a question about Ch 1 physics
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How to Theoretically Create a Halo Ring Mechanism for Mass Destruction
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Air equivalent of rail gun possible?
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How Much Force Does a Bullet Impart on Impact?
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Difference between two wave functions?
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Where has all that energy gone to?
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Potentiometer : how that balancing point is reached?
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My thought on double slit experiment
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Unlock the Potential of Natural Oils: Light Theory and Car Wax"
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Slinky on an Escalator: Will it Move Forever?
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Why Does an LPG Tank Freeze as Gas is Used? Explained
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Drawing a Wheel Under Acceleration - RWD Car
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Vectors of 3 components (3 dimensions)
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How much energy do I use when swinging a sledge hammer?
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Why Does the Shell Theorem Lemma Allow Multiplication by \cos \varphi?
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Where would I post a question concerning the physics involved in
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Peak forces of round and rectangular solenoids
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Where Can I Find Good Sites for Learning Physics?
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Is it possible to create artificial infinite density on Earth?
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Understanding Cathode Ray Discharge and Electron Knockout
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Can Something Exist Outside of Time?
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A Reverse Startup Oscillation?
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Question regarding DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
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Idea for optimising solar collection
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Why does liquid cool down when it evaporates?
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How big is the path of an IR emitter
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What is a Constant? Explained in Simple Terms
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Use of tensor densities / pseudo tensors in physics
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What Causes Electrons to Move in Ionic Bonding?
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Why don't static shocks kill you?
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Question: Greene's The Hidden Reality : the holographic principle
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Contradiction in Common BJT Configuration: KVL vs Early Effect
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Why can we understand physical laws?
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How do 8 blowers create a vortex for a dancing fabric installation?
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Gravity and point mass confusion
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What is the concept of total cancellation in a Michelson interferometer?
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Quantity of Information in Information Theory
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Hypothetical Situation + Math Query
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Coil Winding: How to Layer Coil Turns
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Are singularities shaped as a sphere.
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Why Does Hot Soup Create a Vacuum Effect?
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Why Do Elements Form Clumps Instead of Randomly Distributing?
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Are some shadows darker and colder than others?
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Muons: Uses, Detection, & Volcanoes
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Interperting displacement vs time graph
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Where is the Hottest Part of a Flame?
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Wysips transparent solar cell.
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Physics of Human Voice: Factors Affecting Volume
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How Do Standing Waves in Organ Pipes Affect Sound Intensity?
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How do surface currents differ between a superconductor and normal conductor?
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Physics of Silly Putty: Asymptote and Time Elapsed
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Difference between matter and mass
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What is center of gravity espcially for triangles
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Mass Loss in Batteries: Debunking a Myth
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Can Capacitors Create Specific Phase Shifts in DIY Three-Phase AC Systems?
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What fundamental force keeps a tilted top steady?
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Wavelength and precision of observation
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Natural Gas Pipe & Electric Field - Explained
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Going Back to the Past: Is it Possible?
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Struggling with 2D and Projectile Motion for Your Test?
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Understanding the AC Stark Effect: A Brief Description
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How Does Energy Transfer Differ Between Two Airplane Crash Scenarios?
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Condition of Chaos: Ljapunov Exponent & Strange Attractor
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Does Wheel Size Affect Fuel Efficiency in Cars?
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How Does a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Measure Film Thickness?
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What Unit is 4.8912e12 m2 kg/s^4?
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What is the relationship between Earth's kinetic energy and a falling object?
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A Level Physics Help: Questions Answered & Op Amp Study Guide
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Does Force Applied to Rigid Body Produce Equal Effect?
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Compressions and Rarefactions in longitudinal waves
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Container filled with gas - interaction between the molecules
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Why is the Sky Blue and What Causes This Color?
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How much liquid nitrogen is needed to maintain constant evaporation?
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Visualizing Protons: Beyond the Spherical Picture
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How can you smash glass without physical contact?
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Mass Established by Relative Motion: Implications in GR?
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