Box Definition and 1000 Threads
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I Expectation value of the momentum for an electron in a box
In studying the Aharonov-Bohm effect, a model of an electron confined in a box is used, for example, on page 353 of Modern Quantum Mechanics by Sakurai et al. The box makes one turn along a closed loop surrounding a magnetic flux line. In the derivation, there will be an integration involving...- Haorong Wu
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- Box Electron Expectation value
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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B Would the following test be proof of a successful propulsion system?
If an apparatus was placed in a sealed box, and was then fixed to the seat of a childrens swing or a pendulum. And then, if it could propel itself (total mass 10kg) forward approximately 5 inches with a single pulse independently of any outside assistance and also without repositioning any...- Fizzics
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- Box Propulsion
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Max distance a truck can travel without box falling off
The equation at the bottom is me attempting to solve for the distance. Without knowing the mass of the box and truck my approach to this problem isn't possible?- I_Try_Math
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- Box distance Truck
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Conservation of Energy when lifting a box up off the floor
So, I cannot for the life of me write a conservation of energy statement, when an object is lifted up by a force. So in my example there is a box on the floor with v = 0, and then a force of magnitude F, where F > mg, acts on the ball, now the net force is F-mg, and hence the work done is (F -...- nav888
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- Box Conservation Conservation of energy Energy Energy conversion Lifting
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Minimum stopping distance so a box on a truck doesn't slip (friction)
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- Box Friction Minimum Slip Stopping distance Truck
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Acceleration & Normal Force of a Box: 4 m/s2 & 418 N
What is the acceleration of the box? Paper says the answer is 4 m/s2. What is the Normal force acting on the box? Paper says the answer is 418 N. I know that for most cases FN=Fg=W. So, by definition the "original" Normal force is 245.25 N (am I correct?) I calculated the Fay which is...- Remle
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- Acceleration Box Force Normal Normal force
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Box Beam stress problem with welding
Hello All, I'm trying to figure out how to strengthen a box beam that's been welded to another box beam. In the photo on the left is 2 beams welded to each other, they are 2x1" Aluminum 6061-T6, with a 1/8" wall thickness. The yellow lines indicate the location of the weld. A force of 216 lbs is...- Jackolantern
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- Beam Box Stress Welding
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Gas in a box with Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
I have considered two scenarios: 1) A particle that has just collided with the wall at ##z=L## is moving with a velocity ##v_z<0## moving away from the wall. Hence, the probability that this particle has of colliding again is ##0##, so its distribution is also ##0##. 2) A particle moving with...- rogdal
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- Boltzmann distribution Box Distribution Gas Gas dynamics Statistical mechanics
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I Is There a Better Model for the Relationship Between Friction and Velocity?
Let say a package is entering a conveyor belt (velocity ##w##) at zero initial velocity ##v## in the direction of the conveyor. Initially the package slips as its being accelerated (from rest) to conveyor belt speed. A linear drag force seems reasonable to me for a model: $$ \beta( \mu, N ) (...- erobz
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- Belt Box Conveyor
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Static Friction Between a Box and the Floor
I don't understand part (b) In part (a), I need to calculate the coefficient of the static friction: mg * \mu_static = 35 58.8 * \mu_static = 35 \mu_static = 35 / 58.8 \approx 0.6 So from part (a) I know that the force applied is equal to the static friction, meaning that the box cannot...- BurpHa
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- Box Friction Friction coefficient Static Static friction
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Choose a ball at random from a randomly selected box - alternative way
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/choosing-a-ball-at-random-from-a-randomly-selected-box.1034377/ First of all, I would like to point out that this is the same exact question from what is being discussed in the thread above. In that thread, the problem is solved by adding the probability...- Rikudo
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- Ball Box Random
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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I Shankar on constraints and free parameters for a particle in a box
On page 160 in Shankar, he discusses how we get quantized energy levels of bound states - specifically for the particle in a box. We have three regions in space; region I from ## \ - \infty, -L/2 ##, region II from ## \ -L/2, L/2 ##, and region III from ## \ L/2, \infty ##. For the...- kmm
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- Box Constraints Parameters Particle Shankar
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Probability of White Ball in Box of 120 Balls: Solved!
Problem: In a box there are ##120## balls with ## X ## of them being white and ## 120 - X ## being red for random variable ##X##. We know that ## E[ X] = 30 ##. We are taking out ## k ## balls randomly and with returning ( we return each ball we take out, so there is equal probability for each...- CGandC
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- Ball Balls Box Expectation Probability Random variable
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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A box with the mass m = 25 kg is sliding up a hill
What I have already attempted is on my Ipad and I don't know how to upload it on here. With hope of help DJ- Danielheidarr
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- Box Hill Mass Newtons law Newtons laws of motion Physics Sliding
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Finding the Volume of a Slightly non-Rectangular Box
I have a storage tote that has a larger top than bottom. How do I figure out its volume? Is this like a 3D trapezoid? Can I measure the volume of the rectangle assuming the top is the same as the bottom, then as if the bottom were the same as the top, then just subtract the two?- LightningInAJar
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- Box Volume
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Force and Kinematics -- Accelerating a 10kg box vertically
I realize that there is a downward force of gravity weighing the object toward earth’s surface, equaling F = mg (downward). The upward force would have to be something at least as much as the downward force in order to lift the object up ”such that it is accelerated from rest to a velocity of 5...- theanswer2physicsisu
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- Box Force Force equation Kinematics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Two workers pull horizontally on a heavy box
My solution for finding the direction of the smaller pull is slightly off from the text solution. I am unsure why. Assuming the larger vector is ##\vec B##, the smaller ##\vec A##, and the resultant ##\vec C##. My solution for the direction of this smaller pull (for the smaller pull in quadrant...- rstor
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- Box Pull
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Minimum Length of Cuts for Unfolding Box Into Flat Sheet?
Hi everyone I got 36 cm as the answer for the following problem, but it's supposed to be 32cm. These are the cuts I have 4 x 5cm = 20cm 2 x 3cm = 6 cm 1 x 10cm = 10cm which adds up to 36cm. I can get 32cm with 4x3=12 2x5=10 1x10=10 But I don't think that would be the correct net. Is...- Darkmisc
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- Box Flat Length Minimum
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Particle in a box that suddenly expands
My approach was: $$\psi_{2g} = \sqrt{1/L}sin(\frac{n \pi x}{2L}) = \sum c_n \sqrt {\frac{2}{L}} sin(\frac{n \pi x}{L})$$ Summarizing what i have done after that (Fourier series and sum of infinite series), we get the result realizing that, what we want matematically is ##P## $$P =...- LCSphysicist
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- Box Particle
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Mechanisms to secure items in a box
Hi I am having some difficulties in my design and I hope I can get some insights on this. I am using a robot to transfer a stack of thin rectangular blocks (roughly 5mm each) into a box. However, I am having some difficulties thinking how to secure the items in the 3 axis without compromising on...- engineeringdude
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- Box
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Rectangular Box with two non zero potential faces
I believe what I have to do to solve this problem is find the potential at each end face and then use the super position principle to find the net potential. So my boundary condition v and iv will give the potential at each respective position. Im just a bit confused about my boundary V...- guyvsdcsniper
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- Box Potential Rectangular Zero
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Interpreting Statistical Questions: Ice Hockey Player Diff.
The solution in my book: 5/4 = 1.25. That is 25 % more. What I came up with: I thought that now we have totally 9 players. So A: 4/9 and B: 5/9. The difference is 1/9 which is about 11%! A friend told me : The difference between B & A is 5-4=1 The changing rate is (5-4)/5 = 0.2 ! So B has 20...- Pouyan
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- Box Differential Ice Percent Static
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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SUVAT Problem: Box moving on inclined plane
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- Box Inclined Inclined plane Plane Suvat
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Friction on a box in the bed of a pickup truck accelerating up an incline
hey i would like to get some help with this question i try to answer it but it was not correct i like to know what i did wrong and how i can fix it:- yesmale4
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- Box Friction Incline Truck
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I Schrodinger equation for N particles in a box
[Pathria, statistical mechanics][1], pg2 ,when discussing ##N## particles in a volume ##V## "...there will be a large number of different ways in which the total energy E of the system can be distributed among the N particles constituting it. Each of these (different) ways specifies a...- Kashmir
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- Box Particles Schrödinger Schrodinger equation
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Back of the envelope estimate, energy flow in a box of plasma
Say we look at a spherical region of the sun where energy is mainly transported by radiation. Say this happens between some particular radius R and R + dr. Let the temperature at R be giving by T(r). At this particular radius let the gravitational acceleration be a reasonably well know function...- Spinnor
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- Box Energy Estimate Flow Plasma
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Engineering Black box which contains 5x 1ohm resistors
You are given a black box with three terminals, as shown below. The box is known to contain five 1-ohm resistors. Using an ohm-meter, you measure the resistance between the terminals to be the following: A - B: 1.5 ohms B - C: 3 ohms A - C: 2.5 ohms Determine the configuration of the five...- altruan23
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- Box Circuit analysis Circuits Resistors
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Microstates for a gas of hard spheres in a box
Hi, I have to found the number of microstates for a gas of N spheres of radius r and volume v in box taking into account the reduced volume after each sphere. V sphere << V box. I'm struggling to find the microstates in general. I don't see how to find the number of microstates without knowing...- happyparticle
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- Box Gas Hard Microstates Spheres Thermodaynamics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Help Designing a Resonance Box for Tuning Forks
I got these tuning forks from someone. However, I do not have the resonant box for amplification of the sound. I decided to get it made so that I can experience the fundamental frequency (and other harmonics) more clearly. I am planning to provide this design. In summary, the box would be...- KedarMhaswade
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- Box Designing Experiment Resonance Sound Tuning Tuning fork
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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What Is the Variational Method's Role in Determining Energy Expectation Values?
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- Box Particle
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I Equiprobability of Particles in an Isolated Box
Suppose we've an isolated box having ##N## classical distinguishable particles in it, the box being hypothetically divided into two parts, left and right with both parts identical. Its said that the probability of having the configuration of ##n## particles in the left side is given as... -
I Does putting a hydrogen atom in a box mix angular momentum states?
If you put a hydrogen atom in a box (##\psi=0## on the walls of the box), spherical symmetry will be broken so ##n##,##l##,##m_l## are no longer guaranteed to be good quantum numbers. In general, the new solutions will be a linear combination of all the ##|n,l,m_l\rangle## states. I know that...- Twigg
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- Angular Angular momentum Atom Box Hydrogen Hydrogen atom Momentum States
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Writing the wave function solutions for a particle in a 2-D box
The final wave function solutions for a particle trapped in an infinite square well is written as: $$\Psi(x,t) = \Sigma_{n=1}^{\infty} C_n\sqrt{\frac{2}{L_x}}sin(\frac{n\pi}{L_x}x)e^{-\frac{in^2{\pi}^2\hbar t}{2m{L_x}^2}}$$ The square of the coefficient ##C_n## i.e. ##{|C_n|}^2## is...- Hamiltonian
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- Box Function Particle Wave Wave function Writing
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Particle in a box: Finding <T> of an electron given a wave function
If ##\hat{T} = -\frac{\hbar}{2m}\frac{\mathrm{d^2} }{\mathrm{d} x^2}##, then the expectation value of the kinetic energy should be given as: $$\begin{align*} \left \langle T \right \rangle &= \int_{0}^{L} \sqrt{\frac{2}{L}} \sin{\left(\frac{\pi x}{L}\right)}...- Mayhem
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- Box Electron Function Particle Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Newton's law problem: Helicopter lifting a box with a rope
Forces: Box--> W(weight) and T(tension) Rope-->T1(reaction of T) and T2(because of the helicopter) So first i calculated Weight: W=mg=400*10=4000N In order to find the acceleration i should use Newton's 2nd law so: (Box) : T - W = ma T - 4000=400a The problem is with the rope...- Stell
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- Box Helicopter Law Lifting Newton 2nd law Newton's law Rope
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Zero-point energy of diatomic hydrogen (particle in a box)
If we take ##H_2## as a "particle" in a box, can the zero-point energy of the overall molecule be calculated as the sum of the zero-point energies of all particles in ##H_2##? That is $$E_ {1,H_2}=\frac{2h^2}{8m_{\mathrm{H^+}}L^2} + \frac{2h^2}{8m_{\mathrm{e^-}}L^2}=...- Mayhem
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- Box Energy Hydrogen Zero-point energy
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I Changing the RPM of a frictionless spinning wheel in a box
Imagine a spinning wheel built into a hand size vacuum box. There is no friction between the axe bearings of the wheel and the box. Let's say that the wheel rotates with 60 RPM. Am I right if I assume: 1. The wheel continues to rotate, approximately as if in space. 2. It is not possible to...- SpaceThoughts
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- Angular momemtum Box Frictionless Rotation inertia torque Rpm Spinning Wheel
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- Forum: Mechanics
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MHB Calculate the Length & Potential Energy of a Sliding Box on a Ramp
A ramp rises 10cm for every 80cm along the sloping surface. A box of mass 50 kg slides down the ramp starting from rest at the top of the ramp. The coefficient of friction between the ramp and the box is 0.03 and no other resistance acts. The box is traveling at 2 m/s when it reaches the bottom...- Shah 72
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- Box Energy Length Potential Potential energy Ramp Sliding
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- Forum: General Math
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B Cosmological Red Shift in a Perfectly Reflecting Box
When a photon travels from a distant galaxy to us it undergoes an increase in wavelength due to the expansion of the universe during the time of flight. On the other hand, physical objects such as atoms and galaxies do not undergo a similar expansion because they are bound together by...- J O Linton
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- Box Cosmological Red shift Shift
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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I Box & Whisker Plot: When, How & Difference
I know the steps of box and whisker plot, but when should I use it? how can I classify its problems?, what is the difference between it and other statistical methods?- mohammed El-Kady
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- Box Plot
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Mirror box with 1 candela of luminous intensity light source
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Motion of box on inclined plane connected by spring to a wall
a) When the system is in motion for the first time, the force causing ##M## to move is contact force with ##m## so: $$\Sigma F=M.a$$ $$N \sin \alpha=M.a$$ $$mg \cos \alpha \sin \alpha =M.a$$ $$a=\frac{mg \cos \alpha \sin \alpha}{M}$$ Is that correct? b) Is acceleration of ##m## the same as...- songoku
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- Box Inclined Inclined plane Motion Plane Spring Wall
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Momentum of Electron in a Box (IB Physics QM)
Here's the question ^ My first thought to solving this is to use Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. $$\Delta x \Delta p = \frac{h}{4\pi}$$ Now, we approximate ##\Delta x = \frac{L}{2}##. Then, plug and chug we end up with:$$p =\frac{h}{2\pi L}$$ I thought this was it, especially because this...- lekh2003
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- Box Electron Momentum Physics Qm
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Proton in a 1D Box: Energy, Probability, Speed
a proton is confined to an infinite potential well of width ##a=8fm##. The proton is in the state $$\psi(x,0)=\sqrt{\frac{4}{56}}sin\Big(\frac{\pi x}{8}\Big)+\sqrt{\frac{2}{56}}sin\Big(\frac{2\pi x}{8}\Big)+\sqrt{\frac{8}{56}}sin\Big(\frac{3\pi x}{8}\Big)$$ (a) What are the values of energy...- docnet
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- 1d Box Particle
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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What Is Energy Degeneracy in a Cubical Box?
For one-dimensional binding potential, a unique energy corresponds to a unique quantum state of the bound particle. In contrast, a particle of unique energy bound in a three-dimensional potential may be in one of several different quantum states. For example, suppose that the three-dimensional...- docnet
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- Box Degeneracy Energy
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I 100 boxes of Length L, an application of the famous Particle in A Box
Suppose I have 100 identical boxes of length L and the coordinates are x=0 at one end of the box and x=L at the other end, for each of them. Each has a particle of mass m. V=0 in [0,L], while it's equal to infinity in the rest of the regions. If I make a measurement on position of the particle...- PhysicsTruth
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- Application Box Length Particle Quantum-mechanics
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Basic Equation but with Box Brackets
This may be very simple but I'm having trouble working it out and the calculator isn't giveing me the result I need. Below is the example calculation: 1020000*0.5*[(1.10)1.5-1]= 78382 Here is the one I am having trouble working on 207559*0.5*[(1.10)1.5-1]= If someone could also show me how...- EE Nicole
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- Box Example Multiplication
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- Forum: General Math
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Operational Amplifiers & Resistors to form a Black Box
So basically I am trying to give an output of Vo = 10(V2-V1) From Figure 9 Example Gain of first Op Amp = Rf / R1, if R1 & R2 are equal. What's throwing me off is using 5 resistors to create a circuit rather than 6 or just 3. My initial thoughts were the following: To use the first loop...- Jason-Li
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- Amplifiers Box Form Op amp Operational amplifier Operational amplifiers Process control Resistors
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Engineering How to solve a circuit mystery box?
How can I solve a ciruit mystery box only knowing there are 5 identical resistors inside. I have two boxes to solve, one they're all in serie and the other is a combination serie and parallele. Each mystery box has 6 nodes and i can connect 2 nodes at a time to an ohmmeter. If i take the one...- Sage4
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- Box Circuit Mystery
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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How to solve a circuit mystery box
How can I solve a ciruit mystery box only knowing there are 5 identical resistors inside. I have two to solve, one they're all in serie and the other is a combination serie and parallele. My mystery box has 6 «plugs» and i can connect 2 plugs at a time to an ohmmeter. I've been trying for days...- Sage4
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- Box Circuit Mystery
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering