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VVincf replied to the thread High School Confusion about one of Maxwell's equations.In the reference frame attached to the magnets, the electric field has a conservative circulation, and therefore: $$ \oint \mathbf{E}...
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VVincf replied to the thread High School Confusion about one of Maxwell's equations.The question of whether the Maxwell–Faraday equation plays a role—that is, whether the electric field has a non-conservative...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.There is a flaw in my previous argument. Using the impulse response assumes zero initial conditions, in particular that the input...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.It is possible to see what happens when we replace the Heaviside echelon with a more regular entry. For simplicity, I restrict myself to...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.I had not understood that the OP was specifically asking for the value at t = 0. In the general case, if one modifies the circuit in...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.To be more precise, let me complete the analysis using the Laplace transform, which is very straightforward since: ##E(p) =...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Capacitor Voltages at t = 0: Zero or Split?.This is a very classical situation when a Heaviside step is applied to a capacitor, or to an arrangement of capacitors forming a closed...
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VVincf replied to the thread If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?.Am I missing something? Apart from scenario 2, in which the system is moved as a whole, are the others not practically feasible?
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VVincf replied to the thread If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?.In continuum mechanics, one defines a mass-specific internal energy density by $$ e = u + \frac{1}{2}\,\rho\,v^2, $$ where...
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VVincf replied to the thread If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?.As previously mentioned in this discussion, "heat" is a mode of energy transfer, and therefore the term "heat" is inappropriate. We...
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VVincf replied to the thread If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?.I don't know if that answers the question. One possible answer would be that you can convert all the kinetic energy of the "cold" ball...
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VVincf replied to the thread Undergrad Curl of velocity vector in rotational motion.In continuum mechanics, one defines the vector field $$ \boldsymbol{\omega} = \frac{1}{2}\,\nabla \times \mathbf{v}. $$ It measures the...
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VVincf replied to the thread Paradox in Induced Dipole Forces: Does it violate Newton's Third Law?.Your mistake comes from differentiating the dipole moment as well, whereas it must be kept constant during the differentiation. To...
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VVincf replied to the thread Graduate Horizontal component of the electric field of an infinite uniformly charged plane.I received a warning message about "Unacceptable references or topics." I'm new to this site. Does this mean I have to delete the...
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VVincf replied to the thread Graduate Horizontal component of the electric field of an infinite uniformly charged plane.I prefer to pose the question this way: I have a finite charged plane and a point ##M## above the charged plane at a height ##z## much...