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    Graduate Operator B has a commutator [A,B]

    I'm working on a question where the operator B has a commutator [A,B] which is not equal to AB-BA, and instead has a squared term in it. Maybe I just don't understand commutators but what does this mean/how do I use the commutator (to find eigenvectors of A)?
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    Undergrad Fluorescent Lamp/ plasma experiment

    I have a undergrad college class where we have to do some sort of experiment and we were going to try this one http://mesoscopic.mines.edu/mediawiki/images/9/93/Microwave_flourescentlamp.pdf Is a vacuum chamber required? The article states it's inexpensive and we're trying to figure out how...
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    Undergrad Raman Spectroscopy graph question

    What are some simple graphs that can be created (in Matlab) relating to Raman Spectroscopy or just basic equations that can somehow be related to it? So far all I've done is graph E=E_0 cos (wt + 1/2 αt^2). And any suggestions of things I should read up on about the topic and understand...
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    Undergrad Raman Spectroscopy: Freshman Physics Major Summer Research

    I'm a freshman physics major and I'm doing summer research on Raman Spectroscopy. I've read up on it a bit but I was wondering if there are any resources that would help me better understand or at least get a general idea of what this is.
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    Which Thermodynamics class to take?

    I'm a physics major and I have the option next semester to take thermodynamics in either the chemistry department or the engineering one. The chem thermo class is taken also by chem and chembio majors and the engineering one is taken by civil, naval, environmental, electrical, and computer...
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    Physics: Choosing Between Stevens Institute of Technology or NYU for Your Major

    Thanks! If its NYU, I live close enough to commute.
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    Physics: Choosing Between Stevens Institute of Technology or NYU for Your Major

    Yes, and thank you! :)
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    Physics: Choosing Between Stevens Institute of Technology or NYU for Your Major

    The problem there is that there's no way I'd make it into Columbia...
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    Physics: Choosing Between Stevens Institute of Technology or NYU for Your Major

    I plan on majoring in physics. Where would I be better off - Stevens Institute of Technology or NYU? If I was doing engineering I'd go for Stevens for sure...but is Stevens good for physics too?