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Homework Statement A particle of mass m is confined to a space 0<x<a in one dimension by infinitely high walls at x=0 and x=a. At t=0, the particle is initially in the left half of the well with a wavefunction given by, $$\Psi(x,0)=\sqrt{\dfrac{2}{a}}$$ for 0<x<a/2 and, $$\Psi(x,0)=0$$ for a/2...

I've only recently started learning basic electrodynamics, but I don't understand why a loop of coil with a small area and a magnet falling through will produce a larger peak to peak emf amplitude than a loop of coil with a larger area with the same magnetic field falling through. To clarify...

Thanks for answering guys. Yeah I think I'll just ask my university, I'm starting in a month which is why I haven't been able to see them yet.

Hi, I'm starting a (theoretical) physics degree this year and I have a choice between a rigorous proof based calculus/linear algebra class and a non-rigorous calculus/linear algebra class for the first semester. I wanted to ask which one is more useful for undergraduate physics. Here are the...

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll take a look at them.

I finished reading "Linear Operators for QM" by Jordan a couple of weeks ago, and it was extremely interesting for me. It introduced various topics in functional analysis that are relevant to the foundations of QM (Hilbert spaces, spectral theory, von Neumann algebras, etc.). I was wondering...

I can never remember the date for some reason. Often, I also have trouble remembering the month. Also phone numbers, names, any kind of information like that. Luckily it's not a problem when doing maths or physics because I can just remember mental pictures of things I've written down or thought...