2d Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. Z

    Solving 2D Elastic Collision of (3.5 kg, 5 kg) Bodies

    Hallo ! I am working on a problem. The data of the problem is: Two bodies are coming towards each other: Body 1: Mass = 3.5 Kg Body 2: Mass = 5 Kg The velocity of body-2 before hitting was 3m/sec and angle was 45 degree. The velocity of body-2 after hitting is 3.26197 m/sec and the...
  2. maverick280857

    C/C++ Visualizing the 2D Ising Model with Monte Carlo Algorithm

    Hi, So I'm trying to solve the 2D Ising Model using a simple Monte Carlo algorithm, for small square lattices, imposing periodic boundary conditions. Before I compute any thermodynamic quantities though, I want to study the energetics of the system with only nearest-neighbour interactions...
  3. S

    Exploring 2D Fermi Surfaces and CDW Effects

    why cdw occurs at low dimensional solids with anisotropic fermi surfaces that have prominent nesting vectors?/ what it means : cdws are also common at the surface of solids??where they are more commonly called surface reconstruction or dimerization . PLZ tell me about two dimensional Fermi...
  4. Kawakaze

    Complicated path question - 2D vectors

    Homework Statement A model car of mass m moves on a horizontal track so that its displacement r from a fixed origin at time t is given by r(t)=2cos(t)i + sin(2t)/sqrt2j where 0<t<2pi (a) If r is the position vector of a particle, explain the physical significance of r . r and show...
  5. H

    Deriving the 2D KdV Equation for Overcoming Nonlinear Theory Challenges

    Does anyone know of a derivation or has a reference to the derivation of the 2D KdV equation (known as the KP equation I believe). I have done the linear theory for this problem and the results look good but the next stage is the weakly nonlinear theory and I am having trouble with a certain...
  6. H

    MATLAB Matlab code for 2D inverse Fourier transforms

    I have written some routines that compute the 2D inverse Fourier transform, if anyone thinks that this may be useful at all then please let me know and I will gladly post the code.
  7. S

    Mathematica Mathematica: mean of 2d function

    Dear all, I wonder if there is a function implemented in Mathematica to find the average value of a 2d function f(x,y). So averaged over a specified domain. Thanks in advance for any help! Sue
  8. M

    Solving 2D moments about point O

    (a) The moment the force, F, makes about O is 15 N-m clockwise, and θ = 30˚, find the magnitude of F. (b) If the force F = 100 N, determine the angle θ so the force develops a clockwise moment about point O of 20 N-m. Limit your answers to a range of 0º ≤ θ ≤ 90º. I'm a little lost can...
  9. W

    2d absolutely elastic vector collision

    Homework Statement I have mass of two points ma and mb than their vertical horizontal vector velocity parts before collision vxa0 vya0 vxb0 vyb0 and i need to calculate vector velocities after collision vxa1 vya1 vxb1 vyb1 I found something like the same vector componets of momemtums will...
  10. R

    Converting Standard For Loop to Mathematica Code for 2D Iteration?

    here is the pseudo java (processing) code I'm trying to run float x0,y0,x,y,t; x0 = 2; //arbitrary value y0 = 5; //arbitrary value x = x0; y = y0; for(int t = 1; t <= 100; t++){ //one hundred iterations t =atan2(y,x); x += cos(t); y += sin(t); print( x...
  11. B

    A particle in a 2d circle with potential

    Hello, What would be the right approach to solve for a particle's wavefunction/ energy eigenvalues inside of a 2d cicrle with a potential V(r) where r is the radial distance of a particle from the center of the circle? V(r) is known and is some sort of a well potential going to infinity at R...
  12. J

    What is the significance of k-values in a 2D quantum well system?

    It is a classic 2DE quantum well problem. I do not understand few things. I haven't seen the solution anywhere on the new, so this is why i ask here. It is a quantum well - Lx is it's dimension along x-axis Ly is it's dimension along the y-axis.There is a potential as in picture let's call it...
  13. A

    Mapping function from 2D to 1D

    I have 2D elements distributed in a space of [-4, +4] and want to convert any point in the 2D space to a 1D real-valued number 0~1.0 such that 1st quadrant [+, +] should have higher values (importance) suppose 0.4~1 , 2nd and 3rd quadrant [+, -] and [-, +] should be next 0.2~0.4, and the 4th...
  14. N

    2D Collision : Glancing Collision

    Homework Statement Two balls of equal mass m undergo a collision, the velocities of the balls make angles of 25.5° and -45.9° relative to the original direction of motion of the moving ball. (a) Draw and label a diagram to show the balls before and after the collision. Label the angles...
  15. P

    Solve 2D Momentum Problem: Car1 Velocity at Impact

    Homework Statement Car 1 weighing 1000 kg crashes into the rear of parked car 2 weighing 1100 kg and stops. Car2 moves ahead 2 ms2. What is the velocity of car1 at impact? Homework Equations (m1v1+m2v2)=(m1v3+m2v4) The Attempt at a Solution (m2V4)/m1 (1100*2)/1000 2.2ms2=...
  16. P

    C/C++ Creating 2D Vectors in C++: A Quick Guide

    I decided to make the switch from C to C++ and I'm having trouble with vectors. In C, I prefer to use dynamically allocated arrays when doing multidimensional arrays. But in C++, I know that there is the new function which replaced malloc. I read that when dealing with multidimensional arrays in...
  17. Spinnor

    2D H.O., graph phase space in R^2?

    Can I graph the phase space of a 2D harmonic oscillator in R^2 in the following way? Let one vector in R^2 represent for position of the point mass and let another vector represent momentum. Together these two vectors in R^2 can represent a single vector in R^4? Do we loose any "information" in...
  18. G

    2D heat equation bounday conditions for different intervals

    Homework Statement I have boundary conditions on my heat equation ## \dot{T}(x,t) = T''(x,t) ## ## T(0,t) = T(L,t), ## ## \frac{\partial T(0,t)}{\partial x} = \frac{\partial T(L,t)}{\partial x} ## Then at ## T= 0## ## T(x,0) = 1 ## for ## 0<x<L/4 ## ## T(x,0) = 0 ## for ## L/4<x<L ##...
  19. G

    Solving the 2D laplace equation. Quick question about the final stage

    Homework Statement ## \frac{\partial^2 V}{\partial x^2} +\frac{\partial^2 V}{\partial y^2} = 0 ## it's defined for ##V=0 ## for ## x=0, 0<y<b##, ## x=a, 0<y<b##, ## y=0, 0<x<a## ##V=V_0 x/a ## for ## y=b, 0<x<a## Homework Equations None. The Attempt at a Solution I've got ##V(x,b) =...
  20. A

    Mathematica Plot 2d image from 3D data Mathematica

    hello guys, I have a CSV file with hyuge set of data devided into 3 cols. Y position X position and corresponding intensity values. I want to plot the image , my thesis is laser- microscopy. so a 2D plot ( density plot ) based on these values. The following is what I have tried so...
  21. A

    Product of gradients at intersection of null clines in 2D system

    Hi all, it seems that there is a rule of thumb used by some researchers looking at nonlinear systems whereby they determine the stability of fixed points based on the product of the gradients of the null clines at the point where they intersect. in particular if the product of the gradients...
  22. T

    Calculate 2D matrix using the unitary group

    It's problem #5 on this homework set: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9c8sp75B5ZRMHAxYXB3MWdhYk0 I can calculate (\pi/4)(n1σ1 + n2σ2 + n3σ3) easily, but I have NO clue how a matrix M = exp[(\pi/4)(n1σ1 + n2σ2 + n3σ3)].
  23. F

    Mathematica Multiple 2D plots in Mathematica

    I posted this first in the homework section, but no one answered it. I figured this might be a better section... I have multiple 1D data sets, let's call them data1, data2, data3, etc. Each data set has the same number of entries. Each one is either a row or a column (I can just use...
  24. A

    Comp Sci 90 degree rotation of a 2D array in c++

    Homework Statement I am trying to rotate a 2D array of type string. I am not sure what the problem is with my function. Flipping does occur but for some reason, it's not by 90. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution The program consists of a function and the main. Here's...
  25. Krunchyman

    Designing a 2d autonomous system

    I want to create a programming project that involves creation of a discrete autonomous system. It is very similar to cellular automaton as the simulation environment is composed of 2D cells on an unbounded grid. Cells have attributes assigned to them which makes them behave and function together...
  26. A

    Comp Sci Transfering data from a text file into a 2D vector array in c++

    Homework Statement I am attempting to transfer the data from a file into a 2D vector array. The data look like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 However, the dimensions must be detected dynamically. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution There are two files in this code, but I attempted to...
  27. J

    3D spherical vs 2D radial waves

    The Green's functions for a 3d wave are like δ(r - ct)/r -- so if you have static source at the origin that is turned on at t=0, you get an expanding ball around it of radius ct, with strength 1/r. If you look just at the XY plane, you see an expanding disc of value 1/r. Similarly, if you...
  28. R

    2D Momentum and Collisions Lab Help Grade 12

    Homework Statement For a lab, I have performed a completely inelastic collision using 2 masses. One mass is 0.583 kg, and the other is the unknown we have to find. Using an air table, I was given the dots to show the movements of the objects as they intersect and them move together. I have...
  29. L

    Solving a 2D Elastic Collision Problem with Two Unknowns

    Homework Statement Let a particle of mass 2M have an initial velocity of v0i (the i merely indicating it is traveling on the x axis) and undergo an elastic glancing collision with a particle of mass M initially at rest. After the collision, the M particle moves off at an angle of 45° above the...
  30. K

    What's it called when a 3D shape can be made of 2D surfaces of all the same size

    What's it called when a 3D shape can be made of 2D surfaces of all the same shape and dimensions? To make a cube, I can use 6 4-sided-squares (of course they're 4 sided) To make a pyramid (3 sided), I can use 4 3-sided-triangles I can do this with pentagon as well (i don't know what the...
  31. S

    Linear-Strength Vortex Unsteady Panel Method (2D)

    Hi everyone, I am working on a project for the development of a 2D Unsteady Panel Method for Airfoils. As often already suggested in this forum I have been using the book "Low Speed Aerodynamics" which has helped me a lot to produce the Steady State solver (I am writing the code in Matlab at...
  32. J

    Solving a 2D Physics Problem with Unknown Circle Equation

    Hello everyone! I've found a physics problem that i don't know the solution of(maybe because of my limited knowledge). The problem is something like this: Let's say an object travels in a circular path from P to Q and Q to R in which P, Q and Rare not the center of the circle(because P, Q, R...
  33. A

    Distribution of Euclidean Distance btwn 2 Non-Centered Points in 2D

    I would like to know the distribution of z as the euclidean distance between 2 points which are not centred in the origin. If I assume 2 points in the 2D plane A(Xa,Ya) and B(Xb,Yb), where the Xa~N(xa,s^2), Xb~N(xb,s^2), Ya~N(ya,s^2), Yb~N(yb,s^2), then the distance between A and B, would be...
  34. D

    Effect of sample size when using periodic boundary conditions in 2D Ising model

    Hi, I'm currently using the Monte Carlo Metropolis algorithm to investigate the 2D Ising model. I have an NxN lattice of points with periodic boundary conditions imposed. I was wondering if anyone could explain why the sharpness of the phase transition is affected by the size of N? I.e...
  35. T

    Mathematica 2D surface density plot in Mathematica

    I am trying to plot the following function: \sigma(r, \phi) = \frac{3r^2}{\sqrt{1 - r^2}} e^{i(2 \phi - \omega t)} where \sigma is a surface density, r is radius, and \phi is azimuthal angle. It is supposed to yield a "bar shape" for a galactic disk, but I'm not sure how to go about...
  36. D

    Mathematica Mathematica - 2D plot for function of 2 vars?

    I have a function of two variables, f(a,b). I want to create a series of 2D plots (on the same plot) of f(a,b) vs a, for a=1 to 10, for a set of discrete values of b (e.g. b=10,20,50,100). Is there a simple way to do this? Plot3D works, but I cannot find how to do it in 2D. DN
  37. R

    2D motion: frames of refrence: calculating velocity,heading and time

    °Homework Statement A pilot wishes to fly to city A, 800km north of the present location. The plane is capable of an air velocity of 300km/h. There is a wind blowing 120 km/h [S40°W] a) if she flies directly to city A, what will be her observed ground velocity? b) what should her orignal...
  38. S

    Expectation of position in a 2D system

    How does on calculate the expectation of the position operator x in a 2D infinite potential well (in the xy plane)? Do we only work with the Psi to the Hamiltonian in that particular coordinate when finding <Psi|x|Psi>?
  39. N

    Mathematica Solve 2D Particle Motion: NDSolve with Non-Constant Deceleration in Mathematica

    Hi I am succesfully using NDSolve to find the solution of a 1D equation of motion: solution = NDSolve[{x''[t] == -200, x[0] == 0, x'[0] == 100}, x, {t, 0, 1}]; ParametricPlot[{x[t], x'[t]} /. solution, {t, 0, 1}, PlotRange -> {{0, 100}, {0, 100}}] This is a particle decelerating constantly in...
  40. O

    How close is a 2D Gaussian to an Airy disk?

    So we were taking measurements for an experiment in our radio astronomy lab. For the first part of the experiment, we recorded the intensity of a far away point source ( the signal from a TV satellite was used for the point source ) detected by commercial satellite dish and receiver. When we...
  41. L

    Heat Transfer Formula for 2D Vector Games

    I'm a game developer and I have an idea to make something heat up and cool off and I would like to use realistic style formulas to do the math. Instead of making it add dramatically over time. I basically need a formula for adding and removing heat from a 2 dimensional vector based on...
  42. H

    Perturbation of 2D Oscillator along one axis

    The problem given is a perturbation on the two dimensional harmonic oscillator where the perturbation is simply: H'=-qfy. It seems that all of the elements of the matrix H' are zero and so constructing a diagonal matrix in the subspace is eluding me. Any ideas?
  43. P

    Calculating Acceleration of a Mass in 2D Plane

    Homework Statement Three forces in the x-y plane act on a 2.6 kg mass: 13.3 N directed at 65°, 7.6 N directed at 160 °, and 10.1 N directed at 236° . All angles are measured from the positive x-axis, with positive angles in the Counter-Clockwise direction. Calculate the magnitude of the...
  44. T

    MHB Way to calculate/approximate 2D Fourier transform?

    Hi! I have a function for which I need to calculate or at least approximate the 2D Fourier transform, that is, the Fourier transform applied twice on the function but on different variables. The function is tanh(w)/w, where w is the absolute value of the vector (wx, wy). So the function can be...
  45. N

    Mathematica Is there a function in Mathematica for binning 2D data?

    Hi Say I have a data set (x_i, y_i) such as of the form { {4.4077, 8.41282*10^-7}, {9.39964, 3.3636*10^-6}, {14.3781, 7.56237*10^-6}, {19.3462, 0.00001343}, {24.3073, 0.0000209557}, } The first coordinate is time, the second a weight. The sum of the weights equal 1, so I am...
  46. T

    PDE, 2D Laplace Equation, Sep. of Variables, Finding Potential

    Homework Statement A square rectangular pipe (sides of length a) runs parallel to the z-axis (from -\infty\rightarrow\infty). The 4 sides are maintained with boundary conditions (i) V=0 at y=0 (bottom) (ii) V=0 at y=a (top) (iii) V=constant at x=a (right side) (iv) \frac{\partial...
  47. M

    Elastic 2D Collision with Lots of Unknowns

    Homework Statement Mass m1, moving to the right, collides with mass m2, which is at rest before the collision. The masses are m1 = 0.1 kg and m2 = 0.2 kg. The scattering angle of m1 will be 30 degrees above the horizontal. a) Calculate the recoil angle phi of m_2. b) Calculate the recoil...
  48. P

    Graphene How it contradicts 2D models and how can it remain stable.

    Hi guys, I am currently writing my dissertation on Graphene and I am investigateing how graphene remains stable, contradicting existing well established theory which states 2D materials cannot exist independently. With the main area of investigation looking at possible lattice distortions...
  49. V

    Physics 2d kinematics, projectile motion

    Homework Statement Dr. Evil runs out to his car which is parked at the bottom of a hill that is inclined with the horizontal at 20(degrees) and blasts up the hill at an acceleration of 6 m/s2. James Bond runs out behind Dr. Evil to a mortar that is located conveniently exactly where Dr...
  50. J

    Two boxes with same initial velocity on a 2d track but one is at top of a hill

    I'm trying to understand a problem someone gave me recently. there is a frictionless track that initially starts flat then there is an incline of 20 degrees then it levels out again at the bottom of the incline. you have two masses, 1 is .4 kg and is located at the top of the hill and has an...
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