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    High School Confusion about one of Maxwell's equations

    Yes. But ##\Phi_B = \int \int_\Sigma {\vec B \cdot d\vec S}## changes over time, because the angle between the magnetic field and the normal to the rotating surface changes over time. ##\Phi_B (t) = SB \cos {(\omega t + \alpha})##, where ##S## is the area of the loop. ##EMF = - {d\Phi_B...
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    Undergrad Why is the Lorentz Force always perpendicular to velocity?

    For geometric intuition: In Geometric Algebra, the electromagnetic bivector can be written in the following way as the sum of a projection on the parallel and a rejection on the perpendicural part. The sandwitch product ##uFu^{-1}## is a reflection with respect to the hyperplane with normal...
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    Undergrad Why is gravity a fictitious force?

    I think in GR tidal gravity, it just has to be small enough and insensitive enough.
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    Undergrad Why is gravity a fictitious force?

    Is it a matter of adoption of a definition, what a true force is? I think a true force can be measured with an accelerometer.
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    Undergrad Why is gravity a fictitious force?

    Why? I think a true force creates a deviation from the geodesic.
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    Undergrad Why is gravity a fictitious force?

    I don't think so. If for example an asteroid breaks in tidal gravity, the related forces are electrical forces between parts of it.
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    This video shows, how to use ##\LaTeX## in MS word.
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    This is not a full solution for problem (3b), but maybe a useful hint. When I substitute the RHS of (3b) into (3a), the two Levi-Civita-symbols share 2 indices, like in the given identity. Problem (3b) with renamed indices: ##F^{\gamma \delta}=(space/time-part)+\epsilon^{\gamma \delta}{...
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    Additional insight: The 4-vector ##E_{\vec U}^\alpha## from problem (3a), multiplied with charge ##q##, gives the Lorentz 4-force on a test charge with 4-velocity ##U##. ##f^\alpha=qE_{\vec U}^\alpha=qF^{\alpha\beta} U_\beta##.
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    The following refers to special relativity. It is sufficient to prove the validity of the equation of part (b) in only one basis. This would prove automatically it's validity in any basis. The headline of problem (3) is: “3+1 split of the electromagnetic field". A "3+1" split is...
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    Undergrad Small question about constantly accelerating charges

    According to Wikipedia, this is a non-relativistic equation. The relativistic equation is shown below in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham%E2%80%93Lorentz_force#Definition_and_description The same question regarding the relativistic equation is discussed in the Wikipedia article...
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    What may help is the following hint in the description of problem #3: ##\vec{e}_{\hat 0} = \vec U## In special relativity, in the restframe of the observer, his 4-velocity has the following components: ##U^\alpha = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ 0 \\ \end{pmatrix}## You may right-click ("Show...
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    Help with problem in MIT open course general relativity

    As delimiters, you can use double $ or double # on each side. See in below LaTex Guide link under "Delimiting your LaTeX code".
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    Undergrad KE of rotating disc

    For a rotating disk with only 3 rings (because of Wolfram Alpha calculation limitations): ##\lim_{v \rightarrow 1} {E/M} =## ## \lim_{v \rightarrow 1} {\sum_{i=1}^3 \frac{2i}{12\sqrt{1-v^2i^23^{-2} }}} = \infty## Calculation
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    Undergrad KE of rotating disc

    I get from Wolfram Alpha 44.676683503771391589009225229630072178116008914652013623324856498 Calculation