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From what I understand the Piezoelectric effect occurs when there is a change in dipole moment. If a crystal was to be accelerated along the x direction then the crystal will undergo a length contraction. My question is, would this not cause a change in dipole moment from an outside observer and...

It's known that the Density of States in 2D is given by, g_2(E)dE = \frac{a^2m}{\pi\hbar^2}dE The density of states in 1D and 3D are as follows, g_1(E)dE = \left(\frac{a}{\pi}\sqrt{\frac{2m}{\hbar^2}}\right)\frac{1}{\sqrt{E}}dE g_3(E)dE =...

Can anyone recommend a good book on computational physics. I have a good understanding of C and would like the book to be based around C. Thanks =D

I understand that Newton thought that the effect of gravity was instantaneous, however Einstein believed it to 'travel' at the speed of light. I also read that in 2002 scientists concluded that gravity traveled at 1.06 times that of the speed of light but with an error of plus or minus 0.21...

How did you go with the rest of the assignment =P

The equation was written by a computer scientist and it producing a real world value is beside the point. The way I wrote my program to solve for theta was start with the lower limit of theta, trial it and see how much it deviated from d and if this deviation was more than 0.0001 then...

Assumed you meant my code. http://pastebin.com/X0Ni4ebz

Inputted by the user. I forgot to to say that theta will lie in the range arctan(\frac{v^{2}}{g*d})\le \theta \le 90 degrees

Homework Statement Firstly sorry if this is in the wrong place. I have never submitted a question on this forum about a comp sci question. I got an assignment that asked me to solve for a variable using Bisection of successive approximations. This however is not why I am here as I know you...

Homework Statement Lithium has an atomic number Z = 3. Two of its electrons have the quantum numbers {n, L, m{l}, m{s}} = {1,0,0,+1/2} and {1,0,0,-1/2}. Write down the corresponding set of quantum numbers for the third electron in the lowest energy state of the Li atom. Briefly explain the...

exactly what I wanted. thank you

Sorry I wasn't very clear. I have seen it before and done it countless times I just always have a memory of a teacher saying don't tell a pure mathematician about it.

How accepted is it? I am doing a double degree in pure mathematics and physics. If I was to do this in my pure maths classes would I be stoned?

Homework Statement From \frac{de_{s}}{dT} = \frac{L_{v}e_{s}}{R_{v}T^{2}} derive e_{s}(T) = 6.11 e^{\frac{L}{RV}(\frac{1}{T}-\frac{1}{273})} Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution The way my lecturer derived it was he 'split' the derivative and took them to their respective sides...

Think the posts above me explain it well enough. All I can add is it is not m/s/s...this would mean ms/s = m. Acceleration is m/s^2