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Charge on disk with non uniform surface charge density
$$Q=\int_{0}^{R} \left(\frac{a}{x} \times 2\pi x \right)dx$$ $$=2\pi aR$$ But the answer key is ##4\pi aR##. Where is my mistake? Thanks- songoku
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- Charge Disk
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I The Faraday disk in the context of the theory of relativity
Good afternoon! I would like to understand how the Faraday disk works and get answers to two questions. The working conditions are as follows: 1) we rotate the external circuit with a voltmeter relative to a stationary disk; 2) the external circuit is not in a magnetic field. Questions: 1) will...- Ivan Nikiforov
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- Disk Electric Faraday
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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I The potential on the rim of a uniformly charged disk
This comes from Griffiths' Electrodynamics and is problem 2.51 or 2.52, the disk has a surface charge density and my usual approach to solving these problems is to pick an area element and find a way to create a vector to the point(s) at which the potential is evaluated at. I sent a picture of...- chaos333
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- Charged Disk Potential
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Perfectly inelastic collision between Projectile and a hinged disk
I'm asked to find 2 things: 1) The minimum value of the velocity ##v_0## that allows ##m## to complete a full revolution around the disk 2) the value of the pulse provided by the pin to the disc at the moment of impact. My thinking: I don't understand why the problem asks me to find a minimum...- Thermofox
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- Angular momentum Disk Inelastic collision Projecile
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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A falling resistive disk in uniform magnetic field
The original question was to find the final velocity after falling from the height ##H## In many correct solutions to this problem, they consider the current density between the two surfaces to be ##\displaystyle J=\frac{1}{\rho } .\mathbf{E^{*}} =\frac{\mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{B}}{\rho }##...- AmanWithoutAscarf
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- Disk Magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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A small disk and a bigger half disk
I need to find ##v_1## and I know what are the initial conditions: ##\theta(0)=\pi## and ##\dot{\theta}(0)=0##. Then what is ##v_1## and how to find it? Thanks!- billtodd
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- Disk Velocity
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Potential and Electric Field near a Charged CD Disk
Hi! I am a very lost physics student here. I got a) but I have no idea how. The formula I used was from an online source and it was: I think I need a contextual explanation of this formula before I attempt b). My understanding of electric potential is that it is NOT potential energy, but...- cherry
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- Disk Electric potential
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Why Won't a Disk Rotate on a Frictionless Bearing?
I was able to solve first part I.e. time period of the system when bearing has friction I am unable to figure it out why disk will not rotate when it is mounted to frictionless bearing ? I know that due to absence of friction disk cannot rotate but then Mg is also there which can rotate the...- Lil123
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- Disk Pendulum Rod
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How can I calculate the cumulative mass of a disk using disk mass density?
I want to find the cumulative mass m(r) of a mass disk. I have the mass density in terms of r, it is an exponential function: ρ(r)=ρ0*e^(-r/h) A double integral in polar coordinates should do, but im not sure about the solution I get.- independentphysics
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- Density Disk Integral Integral calculus Integrate Mass
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Density of a patch of an accretion disk
In the frame of the patch ##-(1/\rho) \nabla p = - \nabla \phi##, and putting ##\nabla p = (\partial p/\partial \rho) \nabla \rho = c_s^2 \nabla \rho## and taking the ##z## component gives\begin{align*} -\frac{c_s^2}{\rho} \frac{\partial \rho}{\partial z} = -c_s^2...- ergospherical
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- Accretion Accretion disk Density Disk
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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A Forces on rotating disk object
Forces on rotating disk object Hi. Is it convenient to ask following question. Suppose we have solid circular object and 5 different moments like in the picture:In moment 1 we apply force (downwars direction) so as to start rotating the object around center of the mass (green dot) , Only...- StoyanNikolov
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- Disk Forces Rotating Rotating disk
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Circular Motion: A coin on a rotating disk
I believe I've solved this problem, however, I got through it pretty quickly and since it's the last problem on the assignment, I feel that I may have had an oversight. For part a, I got: fs=md(α^2)(t^2) and for part b, I got: ω=Sqrt((µs*g)/d) Could someone confirm my answers? I've attached a...- AzimD
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- Circular Circular motion Disk Motion Rotating Rotating disk
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Wrong B-Field Result: What Should I Have Done?
I integrated B within the limits of a (from 0 to 0.007) teh result was 3.64E-10 T and it was wrong. the correcto one would be 5.8 E-4 T and it is a major diference (aprox 1 million times ) Waht shoud I have done? Regards- rmrribeiro
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- B field Disk Field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electric Field due to a disk of radius R in the xy-plane
Hello, This question, which I found in various electricitiy and magnetism books (e.g. Introduction to electrodynamics grif.). There are many variations of this question, I am mainly interested in the following setup of it: -Suppose there is a charged disk of radius R lying in the xy-plane, and...- neroE
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- Disk Electric Electric field Field Radius Xy-plane
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Analyzing the Force of Two Disk Magnets on a Metal Plate
The situation is as follows. We have two disk magnets. One is fixed on the ground, table, or surface and has the north pole facing up. Then we have a metal plate fixed on the vertical axis rod or something similar such that it can't move up or down, but only rotate horizontally with as less...- Kupa140
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- Direction Disk Force Magnetic force Magnets Plate
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Why is electric field at the center of a charged disk not zero?
The electric field strength at the center of a uniformly charged disk should be zero according to symmetry of concentric rings about the center, where each ring is contributing to the electric field at the center of the disk. For a thin ring of uniform charge distribution the formula is ##E =...- vcsharp2003
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- Center Charged Disk Electric Electric field Electric field strength Electrostatics Field Zero
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Describing Rolling Constraint for Rolling Disk With No Slipping
Let ##R=\sqrt{x^{2} + y^{2}}##. Then \begin{align}v_{tangential}&=\frac{dR}{dt} \nonumber\\ &=\frac{dR}{dx}\frac{dy}{dt} + \frac{dR}{dy}\frac{dy}{dt} \nonumber\\ &=\frac{x}{R}\frac{dx}{dt} + \frac{y}{R}\frac{dy}{dt} \nonumber\\ &= cos\phi \frac{dx}{dt} + sin\phi \frac{dy}{dt}.\nonumber...- theshape89
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- Constraint Disk Rolling Slipping
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Finding Area of Ring Segment to Find Electric Field of Disk
Hi! For this problem, Why is the area of each ring segment dA equal to (2π)(r)(dr)? However, according to google the area of a ring segment (Annulus) is, Many thanks!- member 731016
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- Area Disk Elecricity Electric Electric field Field Ring
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Disk with holes falling on water
Just yesterday evening I saw a video of a few minutes where metal disks with holes in them were let fall into a basin of water.The water went up in twisted columns and made the most astounding and beautiful patterns. I thought I would show it to other people who might be interested - but I have...- epenguin
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- Disk Falling Holes Water
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Why can't I treat the disk as a point mass?
Since the question made no indication of the disk rotating about its center, I just straight up assumed that the disk did not rotate about its center, and instead treated it as a point mass. However, to my surprise my calculations did not bear me any fruit. Below is my first attempt at the...- cory21
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- Disk Mass Point
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Torques exerted on a vertical disk by multiple forces
This was how the solution was arrived in the text, Net torque = F block x d block x sin ϴ0 + F rod x d rod x sin ϴ0 - T R sin 90 0 = 2mg x 2R x sin ϴ0 + m x R x sinϴ0 - T R T = 5 mg sinϴ0 I'm wondering do we have to resolve the forces for rod and block in to...- paulimerci
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- Disk Forces Multiple Torques Vertical
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How Does the Wedge's Movement Change with the Disk's Motion Upward?
So, when the mass reached the peak, its horizontal velocity will be the same as the wedge's. Using conservation of momentum : $$ mu = 2mv$$ $$v = \frac u 2$$ With v is the final velocity for both objects. Now, what we need is the acceleration of the wedge, which we can find by using Newton's...- Rikudo
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- Disk Sliding Wedge
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A spring, disk and pulley system
(a) By setting up a coordinate system with the x-axis pointing to the right and the y-axis pointing downward we have ##\begin{cases}-kx_{eq}+T_1+F_{s}=0\\ -RF_{s}+rT_1=0\\ r_p (T_2-T_1)=0\\ -T_2+mg=0\end{cases}\Rightarrow x_{eq}=\frac{mg}{k}\left(1+\frac{r}{R}\right)## which coincides with the...- lorenz0
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- Disk Mechanics Oscillation Pulley Pulley system Rigid body dynamics Spring System
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Angular momentum of a disk about an axis parallel to center of mass axis
I am using the following formula to solve this problem. $$ L_a= L_c + \text { (angular momentum of a particle at C of mass M)}$$ Because the point C is at rest relative to point A, so the second term in RHS of above equation is zero. Hence, the angular momentum about A is same as angular...- vcsharp2003
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- Angular Angular momentum Axis Center Center of mass Disk Mass Momentum Parallel Rotational motion
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Moment of inertia of a disk about an axis not passing through its CoM
I have come up with two different approaches, but I'm not sure which one is correct since they give different answers. We use the following equation to get the total moment of inertia. ##I_o## = moment of inertia of disk about O axis + moment of inertia of road about O axis Approach 1...- vcsharp2003
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- Axis Disk Inertia Moment Moment of iinertia Moment of inertia Rotational motion
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B Time Dilation on Rotating Disk: Clocks on Disk Perspective
Obviously, a third observer who is at rest with respect to the disk will see that the clock on the outside has a much faster velocity than a clock on the interior of the disk, so clearly the outside clock will show that it has measured less time. But that's one question. What about looking at...- Thadriel
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- Acceleration Clocks Dilation Disk Rotating Rotating disk Special relativity Time Time dilation
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Find Free Software to Log Disk Usage & Monitor Processes
I'm after a piece of (preferably free) software, or even a built in Windows 11 Home tool, that will log disk usage throughout the day, and what processes and application are using the disk, when, and by how much. For far too long now, I notice my laptop get into a frenzy of being at 100% disk...- StevieTNZ
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- Disk
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- Forum: Computing and Technology
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A Mass dropped onto rotating disk
Picture a flat disk of radius r with a radial vane. The disk is rotating at angular velocity w. Assume the vane is straight, starts at the center and ends at the perimeter of the disk. A very small round mass ( of m grams) is dropped onto the disk very near the center. The vane contacts it and...- Jazzjohn
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- Centrifugal Disk Mass Rotating Rotating disk
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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I Can you solve a Disk, Washer, Shell method problem without drawing a graph?
Is there a way to solve a Disk,Washer,Shell method problem without actually creating a graph? -
Any suggestions for an open source Windows 10 disk encryption app
The summary says it all, really, but in addition, I've done a lot of googling and am finding it hard to identify trustworthy options. LibreCrypt, DiskCryptor and VeraCrypt are candidates, but I have not used any of these tools so am wary of jumping in and finding that I have bricked my PC.- Melbourne Guy
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- App Disk Encryption Open source Source Suggestions Windows Windows 10
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Disk with rod attached rotating about the center of the disk
1) Since the rod is uniform, with mass m and length l, it has a linear mass density of ##\lambda=\frac{m}{l}##, so ##I_{rod_O}=\int_{x=r}^{x=r+l}x^2 \lambda dx=\frac{\lambda}{3}[(r+l)^3-r^3]=\frac{\lambda r^3}{3}[(1+\frac{l}{r})^3-1]=\frac{1}{3}mr^2[3+\frac{3l}{r}+\frac{l^2}{r^2}].##...- lorenz0
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- Center Disk Mechanics Moment of inertia Rod Rotating Rotational dynamics Torque
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Why is the angular momentum negative in a disk and stick collision?
figure 11.12 I need someone to explain why the angular momentum of the ball is ## L_{f} = -rm_{d}V_{df} + I\omega## rather than ## L_{f} = rm_{d}V_{df} + I\omega ##. How to distinguish the sign of the angular momentum?p.s. ##\Delta\vec{L}_{total} = \vec{L}_{f} - \vec{L}_{i} = (-rm_{d}v_{df} +...- hhjjy
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- Angular momemtum Collision Disk Rotation
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Problem parameterising an off-center disk
Greeting (x-3/2)^2+y^2=1/4 x^2+y^2-3y+9/4=1/4 r^2-3*r*sinθ+2=0 Δ=9sinθ^2-1 r=[3rsinθ-sqrt(sinθ^2-1)]/2 is my approch correct? thank you!- Amaelle
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- Disk
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Engineering Finding the force acting on a point charge with a disk around it
Question: Here's my attempt with the relevant equations: The correct answer is F = -99.4 az μN. Could someone please figure out my mistake?- falyusuf
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- Charge Disk Force Point Point charge
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Python Numerical integration over a disk with polar coordinates
In my job, I was given the task of calculating a force that operates an ultrasound transmitter on a receiver. The calculation is made by assuming that each point on the transmitter is a small transmitter and integration should be made on the surface of the transmitter. Since the transmitter is...- uzi kiko
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- Coordinates Disk Integration Numerical Numerical integration Polar Polar coordinates
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Calculate the electric field due to a charged disk (how to do the integration?)
I am interested in particular in the second integral, in the ##\hat{r}## direction. Here is my depiction of the problem: As far as I can tell, due to the symmetry of the problem, this integral should be zero. $$\int_0^R \frac{r^2}{(x^2+r^2)^{3/2}}dr\hat{r}$$ I don't believe I need to...- zenterix
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- Charged Disk Electric Electric field Electromagnetism Field Integration
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What is the final angular displacement of a disk hit by two masses?
1) By conservation of linear momentum: ##m_1 v_1-m_2v_2=(m+m_1+m_2)v_{cm}\Rightarrow v_{cm}=\frac{m_1}{m+m_1+m_2}v_1-\frac{m_2}{m+m_1+m_2}v_2=\frac{3}{8}\frac{m}{s}##; 2) By conservation of angular momentum: ##-Rm_1v_1-Rm_2v_2=I_{total}\omega=(I_{disk}+m_1R^2+m_2R^2)\omega## so...- lorenz0
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- Angular momemtum Conservation of momentum Disk Dynamics Moment of inertia Rotational dynamics Two masses
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Calculating the volume of a bottle of water using disk method
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- Disk Method Volume Water
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Clock synchronization for ring-riding observers on rotating disk
Hello, reading the wiki entry for Langevin observers on rotating disk - Born_coordinates I'm struggling with the following quoted sentence: But as we see from Fig. 1, ideal clocks carried by these ring-riding observers cannot be synchronized. I do not grasp why, starting from the figure...- cianfa72
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- Clock Coordinate system Disk Generalized coordinates Rotating Rotating disk Special relativity clocks Synchronization
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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How long does it take for the disk to stop rotating?
Question : Solution attempt : for- Istiak
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- Disk Rotating Rotation Torque
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to calculate the capacity of a disk drive
Good morning, I got a question like this- "A hard drive has 6 platters, each platter records data on both sides. There are 3000 tracks of nine sectors each. Each sector stores 512 bytes of data. How many read/ write heads are there and what are the capacity of the drive(in Gigabytes)?" I...- TanyaQ
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- Capacity Disk Drive
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Monopole and Dipole Terms of Electric potential (V) on Half Disk
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- Dipole Disk Electric Electric potential Monopole Potential Terms
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Dynamics motion problem with a disk in contact with a bar
First, I tried to model the disk-bar as a crank connecting rod, to the OA bar, and apply this: VP = VB + ω_BP x r_P/B, where P is the contact point between the disc and OA bar. I assumed VP = VP sin 30º i + VP cos 30º j (direction parallel to r_P/B), where r_P/B = sin 30º i + cos 30 j This...- Uchida
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- Contact Disk Dynamics Motion
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Determine the moment of inertia of a bar and disk assembly
I have been given an answer for this but I am struggling to get to that point $$ANS = 0.430\, kg \cdot m^2$$ So I thought using the moment of inertia of a compound pendulum might work where ##I_{rod} = \frac{ml^2}{12}## and ##I_{disc} = \frac{mR^2}{2}## (##l## is the length of the rod and ##R##...- TheBigDig
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- Assembly Compound pendulum Disk Inertia Moment Moment of inertia Parallel axis theorem
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Masses Moving Radially on a Rotating Disk
m = 60kg, ω0 = 2.094 rad/s, I of disk = 130 kgm^2 , outer position ro = 1.5m, inner position ri = 0.3m ∴Fifth object : Ffriction = m.ac μ.m.g = m. v^2 / R => vmax = √ 3. (1.5m) . (9.81 m/s^2 ) = 6.64 m/s => ωmax = 4.43 rad/s so when the fifth object move with greater speed than vmax...- hquang001
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- Disk Rotating Rotating disk
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Dipole moment of a rotating disk
I could do the first part of the question with ease but second part I am not sure how to proceed. Should we calculate the magnetic field at d(where the loop is) and infer something from that for it's motion?? Plz help me out Thanks in advance- VVS2000
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- Dipole Dipole moment Disk Moment Rotating Rotating disk
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Can we use the disk method in this integral?
Goodd day, I have a question regarding an exercice I have already posted Bvu was very nice and provided this darwing I already have the solution But y question is : can we use the disk method? because as you can see even though the intersection was at x=-1 the sphere goes deep into the...- Amaelle
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- Disk Integral Method
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Problem integrating with the disk method
Good day I have the following exercice and it's solved using spherical coordinates I totally agree with the solution but I have issue to find out why mine does not work I used the the integration by disk I divided the region of integration to 2 A1 and A2 (A2 is the upper half sphere and A1 is...- Amaelle
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- Disk Method
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Bronze Age or Iron Age? Age of Nebra Sky Disk is disputed
The age of the Nebra (from Germany) Sky Disk (claimed to be the oldest known representation of the heavens) is in dispute. It was found in the black market, so provenance is unclear. NY Times article here.- BillTre
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- Age Disk Iron Sky
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- Forum: Art, Music, History, and Linguistics
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A Life supported by radiation from the accretion disk of a black hole
For a planet to be able to support life, it needs to have a source of energy. In our case this energy comes from the sun. But in this paper, the author argues that a rogue planet (a planet that has been ejected from its stellar system and no longer orbits any star and is wandering in...- ShayanJ
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- Accretion Accretion disk Black hole Disk Hole Life Radiation
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics