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    Unlock the World of Quantum Mechanics: Top Book Recommendations for Beginners

    Check Gasoriowicz: Quantum Physics, Landau&Lifschitz and possibly Merzbacher. On eof my lecturers wrote some amazing notes: http://brandes.umist.ac.uk
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    C/C++ Efficient Computation of Large Hermitian Polynomials in C++?

    Im having difficulty computing large Hermitian polynomials in C++. I fear I may have to steer away from a recursive formula. Any help would be greatly appreciated. John
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    Varying Fine Structure Constant?

    This question may have been asked a thousand times on here so please diredt me to the relevant post if that is the case. During a particle physics lecture I was told that although the fine structure constant is widely regarded as being 1/137 at normal lab energies, it seems to tend towards...
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    Can someone explain what the 4th Dimension is?

    I always think of it like this. The universe is expanding, right? So if you wanted to tell me where to find some distant star you would have to tell me where to look (3 dimensions) and when (4th dimension) cos it aint always going to be there. Kind of hard to express but I hope this helps.
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    Why do accelerated charges emit e/m radiation?

    Hi first time post here and the site is awesome. Question is in the title really. I am a second year physicist at UMIST, manchester, England and worry about why an accelerated charged particle loses energy via e/m radiation. For example Bohr's model of the atom consisting of electrons...
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