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    Is it worth it for a physics undergrad to take a non-physics research position?

    Hello Physics Forums, and thanks in advance for your help. I'm a physics and computer science undergrad, currently in my second year. I'd like to go to grad school, and I know the importance of having research experience, but so far I don't really have anything substantial. I've been looking...
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    Accelerating Ions through semicircular plates

    Attached a diagram (sorry for the paint) if it helps make it clearer
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    Please Explain when an RC Circuit Opens - Effect on a Light bulb

    i could be wrong (noob here) but it seems to me that (from the now provided diagram) that the capacitor will be fully charged on the opening of the switch, giving no time for the current to ramp down so it will shut off quickly?
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    Accelerating Ions through semicircular plates

    Homework Statement Hey guys, this is from Purcell 3.19 "Ions are accelerated through a potential difference V_0 and then enter the space between the semicylindrical electrodes A and B. Show that an ion will follow the semicircular path of radius r_0 if the potentials of the outer and inner...
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