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    Searching for some good popular science books

    Hi all, I read "The New World of Mr Tompkins" by George Gamov and Russell Stannard and "Flatland/Sphereland" by Edwin Abbott and Dionys Burger. Would any of you have some more very good and interactive vulgarization science books, mainly on physics? (I have a Master in Elec Eng and did a few...
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    Understanding the Q-Factor of Inductors in Resonant Systems

    Hi all, For a resonant system, there is usually a transfer of energy into another kind of energy back an forth (kinetic to potential; electric to magnetic, etc). for an LC tank or an RLC circuit, we know that the energy is transferred from as an electric field between the capacitor's plate to...
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    Integral of Momentum - Questions Answered

    Hi, QUESTION 1 ??=dF/dt F =ma=dp/dt (force) p =mv=d?/dt (linear momentum) ? =mx A) Is there a quantity defined as the mass times the position or as the integral over time or the the linear momentum? B) Is there a quantity defined as the derivative wr to time of the force...
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