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    Graduate Help me to make best fit with error

    Hi, I have a set of datapoints (x_i,y_i) and I am going to make a best fit to y = c*Exp(a/x) Making the fit isn't the problem (Mathematica, etc. can handle this), but what I need is the error on a. What I have done so far is something like this: P(c,a | {x_i,y_i} ) = k * P( {x_i,y_i}...
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    Classical particle distribution in a harmonic potential question

    I can add some more information about my question: What I have is a list of position, velocity and acceleration values at each timestep in a verlet simulation. If I make a histogram of the positions I get what I should get (high bars at the turning points). This histogram should give a...
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    Classical particle distribution in a harmonic potential question

    Hi, I have a question regarding how to find the probability of finding a classical particle at position x, in a harmonic potential. I have a general probability function P(x) = C*exp(-1/T * V(x) ), where T is the temperature, but this just gives a Gauss-function naturally, but what I want...
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    How Do You Calculate a(t+dt) Using the Velocity Verlet Algorithm?

    Homework Statement I am going to use the velocity verlet algorithm to simulate the position, velocity and acceleration at time t of some particle. Homework Equations We got the Langevin equation: a(t) = -v(t)/tau - U'(x) / m + F_f(t) / m Where tau is the mass divided by the friction...