Recent content by oristo42

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    Confused about dot product step while deriving the Liouville equation

    So, while textbook was deriving Liouville eq, this is one of step the book uses. I don't understand this step at all. Why is this step true?
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    Equation of motion in harmonic oscillator hamiltonian

    See attached photo please. So, I don't get how equations of motion derived. Why is it that x dot is partial derivative of H in term of p but p dot is negative partial derivative of H in term of x.
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    Applied Need to buy mathmatical background books for grad course

    In the syllabus of the class, it recommended three mathematical background books: Mathematical Methods for Physicists by Arfken Mathematical Methods in Chemistry and Physics by Starzak. Mathematical Methods in the physical sciences by Boas I don't know difference between these three. Any...
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    Programs Should I switch out of Chemical Engineering to other major?

    I am currently third year student doing Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Dual Degree and I am currently miserable. Like my many friends who became ChemE majors, I didn't know exactly what I was getting into. I imagined it is like chemistry except more complicated and advanced. I am doing quite...