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Undergrad Why do central forces, such as gravity, only act in one dimension?
hrm I'm not sure I understand when you say that gravity would never decrease in one dimension, can you explain a little more please? Because, the way I understand it, Central forces such as gravity actually are only in one dimension; that is directly towards the source of gravity. This is why...- thepaqster
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Graduate Find Legendre Polynomials of Order 15+
Hey there, does anyone know where I could find a list of Legendre Polynomials? I need them of the order 15 and above, and I haven't been able to find them on the net. Thanks!- thepaqster
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- Legendre Legendre polynomials Polynomials
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- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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Undergrad Help finding thermal insulation physics paper
hey there, I was asked to write a paper on the physics of beverage containers for a prof, and i was wondering if anyone had any ideas/references i could look up? I will be discussing different types of beverage holders (cans, glass and plastic bottles, styrofoam cups, mugs, beer kegs ect) and...- thepaqster
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- Insulation Paper Physics Thermal
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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Time machine possible or impossilble
are you sure you don't mean that time was slower in his frame of reference by 1/50th of a second due to relativity? i highly doubt that he went back in time...- thepaqster
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad How Does Ram Pressure Affect Meteors?
oh ya... umm... that's what i meant... :D- thepaqster
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Undergrad How Does Ram Pressure Affect Meteors?
ram pressure hey! the way i understand ram pressure is that it affects anything moving through the atmosphere. it is actually the compression of air in front of an object as it moves (i.e a baseball or a comet). the air in front of the object is compressed until it starts heating up and this...- thepaqster
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- Forum: Mechanics