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For alpha and beta radiation, that is what I thought. But gamma radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, right? So where does it come from during radioactive decay? A brief search seemed to indicate that gamma radiation during radioactive decay can come from the nucleus or orbiting...

Hello everyone, My name is Zachary and I am a Mechanical Engineering student and a TA for an Electricity and Magnetism course. Since my major usually focuses on the applied side of physics, I often get questions from the more inquisitive students in my lab section that push the limits of my...

Hello, I am a Mechanical Engineering student but I am a TA for an electricity and magnetism course, and I had a student ask a question that's a little bit outside my understanding. The question was related to the equation for a radiating electric field from an accelerating charged particle...