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    A On the same origin of quantum physics and general relativity

    oh wow, never seen her stuff before. some sweet vids
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    A On the same origin of quantum physics and general relativity

    This pop up on anyone radar? Electron mass different throughout the universe? I don't see how this section could have passed peer review: The masses of electrons, muons, and tau can be explained by the different curvatures of universe, galaxy, and solar system, respectively. I've seen crazy...
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    I Gravity vs Entropy: Reconciling Two Opposing Trends

    huh? this is news to me. Google is no help. Can someone point me to something that talks about this? are we talking about gravitons? or are you talking about gravity exciting the vacuum quantum field of photons such that a creation operation happens?
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    Alternative to Mie Theory for Analysis of Homogenous Sphere

    maybe if you add additional boundary conditions to the equations in 3.5.2 (link below) you can get a solution suited to your needs... otherwise derive from maxwell... http://evan.ucsd.edu/class/sioc251/Lecture_Notes_files/mie_detailed.pdf
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    Quantitative analysis -- manufacturing Furfural from bagasse

    what about raman or ftir? what were the hang ups for gas chromatography (volatilizing, volatility, thermal stability, derivitization)? maybe NMR?
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    Metallurgical questions about alloying of Sn with Cu/Ag/Au

    If a rod of Cu, Ag, or Au is placed in molten Sn, which of the rods would melt away fastest? -whichever has the lowest melting temp for a given composition Is there a threshold temperature up to which the solid metals won't melt/alloy? Or do they start alloying as soon as they are placed in...
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    B How to make the wave collapse in double-slit experiment

    seeing the light is a matter of dispersion of photons from the water vapor (freezer) or talc particles. After the light goes through the slits the intensity is diminished due to absorption/reflection by the black plastic, and thus there are fewer photons to be dispersed by the water/talc...
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    PhD Metallurgy Research Design Template Request

    i don't have a template for you but i had a similar experience working on my masters in MatE. there was one advisor who got on my panel that was pretty relentless. he was suggested by my graduate advisor, but after he signed on everyone came out with horror stories. as bad as he was, in terms...
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    B How is mass converted and released as energy?

    in regards to mfb's statement about "how" statements: i thought "why" was the question to shirk away from. i think differentiating "how" from "is" is somewhat semantic. "how" connotes an explanation, whereas "is" is book keeping; so i may venture to say that "how" is epistemological whereas...
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    What Are Some Engaging Physics Club Activities for Sixth Form Students?

    invite speakers and do field trips to places with cool equipment.
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    Do Photons Have Mass and Why Does it Matter?

    perhaps if you looked into why anything has mass and came up with a reason why photons are not subject to such, you could find something like an answer. something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_mechanism#The_photon_as_the_part_that_remains_massless unfortunately its not simple.
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    Sound Insulation Testing Standards - Advice Needed

    C634 Terminology Relating to Building and Environmental Acoustics E90 Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements E336 Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Sound Attenuation between Rooms in Buildings E596 Test Method for...
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    High school teacher looking for data students can work with

    there are some reasonably priced slit experiment setups. photoelectric effect work function experiments are also reasonable to set up. maybe some kind of squid experiment (superconductor), or hall effect (not super quantum, but can talk about holes and positrons, which is modern). also, i...
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    Size of specimen and compressive strength of concrete

    here is some info on correction factors for different geometries: http://www.buildingresearch.com.np/services/mt/mt1.php
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