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DaveE replied to the thread Undergrad Why is a Gaussian function used to represent a wave packet?.Because when your only tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? It sure makes the math easier to model with gaussians. -
DaveE reacted to berkeman's post in the thread Physics/math: how much knowledge does a high school teacher need? with
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I'm not sure I like the metaphor of "standing above their pupils", at least in a STEM teaching environment. I've tutored numerous folks... -
DaveE reacted to PeterDonis's post in the thread Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool? with Like.
Physics is not about opinions. Different QM interpretations say different, and mutually inconsistent, things about what the wave...
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DaveE reacted to timmdeeg's post in the thread Is the quantum wave function a real object or a mathematical tool? with Like.
Whether or not the wave function real is in the sense of ontic is interpretation dependent.
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DaveE reacted to renormalize's post in the thread Paradox in Induced Dipole Forces: Does it violate Newton's Third Law? with Like.
In Physics Forums you should use ## to wrap in-line LaTeX equations and $$ to wrap display equations. I've reformatted your post below...
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DaveE reacted to Baluncore's post in the thread How Far is Due East From Due West on Earth? with Like.
Rudyard Kipling answered the question in 1889, with: The Ballad of East and West. " Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the...
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DaveE reacted to Danieldsouza's post in the thread Embedded Engineer Exploring and Contributing to the Community with Like.
Hello everyone, My name is Danieldsouza, and I’m an embedded engineer with over 10 years of experience in embedded systems and...
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DaveE replied to the thread Danish Scientists.At least to add Niels Bohr, he was about as famous as you can get in Physics.
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"Due east" and "Due west" are directions, not locations. So there is no distance.
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DaveE replied to the thread How Far is Due East From Due West on Earth?.How far is up from down?