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    Can Kinetic Energy in Electromagnetic Waves Explain Their Speed in a Vacuum?

    True, sound waves (kinetic energy dispersing through a medium) requires something to travel through. So how can photons transfer kinetic energy (and at such velocity) without a medium. Correct me if I am wrong (very possible) but photons carry kinetic energy as shown by the photo electric effect...
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    Can Kinetic Energy in Electromagnetic Waves Explain Their Speed in a Vacuum?

    Does anyone have an explanation for why kinetic energy carried by electromagnetic radiation travels at the speed of light? My understanding of the speed of sound is that the denser the medium, the faster the wave velocity. Since this is just kinetic energy propagating through a medium, how is...
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    What is the process to acheive hadronization?

    I am interested to know how to achieve hadronization (the specific details). Is anyone aware of a site where I could find this information (presented in a readable format)? I am also interested to know what types of hadron clusters result from this event. Thank you for any help you might...
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    Velocity of particle waves in an object?

    I just looked up the speed of sound in a material and now understand the compression/decompression of an object under force. Thank you very much as I have been puzzling over this for a long time. However, it has led me to another problem... I'm confident this question is stupid but I’m going...
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    Velocity of particle waves in an object?

    I require help with understanding the velocity of colliding particles along the length of an object under acceleration from a vector force... Problem: If a rod were constructed with a length of 1 light year and sufficient force were applied at one end to move the rod, it is assumed a pulse of...
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    What is the definition of energy?

    When we say that their are four fundamental forces are we saying that the universe is nothing more than a complex arrangement of those forces. Because if nothing in the entire universe is ridged, then it would seem that the entire universe is one enormouse field built with four component forces...
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    What is the definition of energy?

    I have a question I would like to raise on a broader philosophical issue of our understanding of energy. I have come to a conclusion that their is no evidence solid state particles exist. All energy appears to be formed from fields such as the electro magnetic and strong nuclear force acting...
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    Is the New Telecom Ad in OZ Promising Sci-Fi Tech for Real?

    Has anyone found any refference on the net about the new telecom add in OZ suggesting they will be marketing new sci-fi tech over the next decade? I've only seen it once and would like to know if they are full of crap or if they're for real.:confused:
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    Is It Possible to Create a 3D Movie Experience?

    I'm a gamer and I hope it's well within the ten year mark because I truly intend to be permanently hooked to affordable VR in my old age instead of having some nurse wiping my but for me and doing nothing all day except stairing out some window and slowly going insane...
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    Falsification for scientific theories

    If a theory does not correspond to the results of an experiment then it is not correct in those circumstances. If it does not correspond to any results in any relevant experiment and cannot be used in any application then it's a load of crap and needs to be disregarded. Aditionally, many...
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    Exploring the Role of Class Notes and Textbooks in Knowledge Transmission

    I am pretty certain that if you know the ground work leading to a textbook you will find it simpler but many of us are not as good as we think at our chosen field. Text don't spoon feed us the pre topic math, they just assume you know what's required in a thourough manner and move on from there.
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    Exploring the Role of Class Notes and Textbooks in Knowledge Transmission

    I agree with WARGRETMONKKTL. I started a physics/math degree with the preconception that I was at an apropriate level to do the work. However, I was not. Turns out that I was infact far short of the desired level in mathematics due to having skipped a vast area of study in years 7 and 8. Simple...
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    Understanding Time: Is it Real or Fictional?

    You have complicated the issue far to much. Time is change. We require a way to measure everything in science and the universal property of change is not excluded from this human desire. Time is the answer, a means by which to measure change in the universe and thereby compare observations as...
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    Are UFOs real? France opens archive of sightings and investigations

    Look, we don't know a lot about the universe and I think it's pretty safe to say that alliens are up their with the question of does God exist etc. Until they come say hello in a very forward manner we will always be considering the question so there's not much point dwelling on it. We simply...
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    Electrostatic Wall: David Swenson's 3M Anomaly

    Nope, I come from Australia and our biggest telecommunications company Telstra (the old telecom) is running adds that suggest they have the tech to do such a thing and will be selling it within ten years. I know it sounds like complete garbage to suggest it's possible and I was equally surprised...
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