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berkeman replied to the thread Graduate Does a moving particle count as a wave?.Apologies if this has been asked already in this thread, but how do you apply the Wave Equation to your mass density discontinuity (your... -
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berkeman reacted to Herman Trivilino's post in the thread Graduate Does a moving particle count as a wave? with
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No. A theory is an attempt to describe the way Nature behaves. The words you use to describe that behavior have no effect on the theory... -
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berkeman reacted to gleem's post in the thread High School Can alpha radiation make other materials radioactive? with
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To give you an idea of why α particles are inconsequential to activating materials, in the lab to get signifcant amont of interactions... -
berkeman reacted to renormalize's post in the thread Graduate Free‑Carrier Index Modulation in Thin Transparent Layers at Visible Wavelengths with Informative.
I'm by no means expert on this topic, but doped-silicon optical modulators can apparently accomplish this (although not necessarily in...
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Such is Mathematics.
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Hi @LUFER. Your post is difficult (for me at least) to follow. Here are some comments... In the original question the phrase, "a...
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berkeman reacted to Jark5455's post in the thread Other Trying to find research opportunities but I am doing something wrong with Informative.
I don't know if I classify as a 4th year student or 2nd year student. This is my 2nd year of actually being in university. All my gen...
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berkeman replied to the thread Other Trying to find research opportunities but I am doing something wrong.Welcome to PF. :smile: Do you mean you are a 4th year undergraduate student? How can you graduate from a 4-year university in 2 years?
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berkeman reacted to rcc01's post in the thread Graduate Feasibility of Micro‑Plasma–Induced Refractive‑Index Phase Modulation with Like.
Thank you, Andy — this is very helpful. Yes, the structure I’m considering involves a very thin gas layer, so I was hoping the plasma...
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berkeman reacted to .Scott's post in the thread Positive wing wash-in dynamic soaring one side with Informative.
Yes. Wing wash-out is used to keep the ailerons useful as the plane enters a stall. From what I gather, he is using "washin" (ie...
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berkeman reacted to Dale's post in the thread Undergrad Diodes and low grade thermal energy harvesting with Like.
Or you could just look at the spec sheet. These things are usually pretty well characterized by the manufacturer...
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berkeman reacted to AZeee1781's post in the thread Admissions Could anyone offer some advice on my college choice for Physics/Astro? with Like.
Update: Just committed to Harvey Mudd College! Thank you all for your help!
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berkeman reacted to AZeee1781's post in the thread Admissions Could anyone offer some advice on my college choice for Physics/Astro? with Informative.
CCS stands for College of Creative Studies, which is something like a honors college within UCSB.
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