Electron Definition and 999 Threads
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Electron moving inside a region of homogeneous electric field
a) since the eletric field is perpendicular to the inicial velocity, the x component is constant, hence Vf.cos45=Vo. This gives Vf=0,6√2.C b) Ei=γi.Eo , γi=5/4 , Ef=γf.Eo , γf=5/(2√7) Finally, Ei+e.E.d=Ef. Apparently this is incorrect, why??- Moara
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- Electric Electric field Electron Field Homogeneous
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Finite quantum well, multiple choice question
Homework Statement:: Consider an electron trapped in a one-dimensional finite well of width L. What is the minimum possible kinetic energy of the electron? A) 0 B) Between 0 and h^2/8mL^2 C) ≈h^2/8mL^2, but it is not possible to find the exact value because of the uncertainty principle D)...- Theodore0101
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- Choice Electron Finite Kinetic energy Multiple Multiple choice Quantum Quantum physics Quantum well
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Why Doesn't Electron Shielding Block RF Radiation?
I am watching this video; at the 8:20 mark it shows that a proton in a magnetic field will align with the magnetic field very easily if there is no shielding from electrons, and therefore will require energy to shift to the opposite spin state; makes sense to me. I also understand that when...- CuriousBanker
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- Block Electron Radiation Rf Shielding
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B Can Hydrogen Atoms on Earth and the Moon Share Electrons?
Is it possible to find a hydrogen atom which atomic nucleus is on Earth and electron is on moon?- tasiz
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- Atom Electron Hydrogen Hydrogen atom
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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B What is the speed of electron movement in atoms at different temperatures?
I am just asking how fast an electron spins around the nucleus of the atom at lower temperature such as indoors? and at high temp such as explosion or fire? I know that electricity electrons and energy transfer are much quicker, but I am just asking how fast an electron goes around the nucleus...- SovietComics
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- Atoms Electron Movement
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Relativistic motion of an electron in a uniform electric field
dv/dt is the acceleration, so I thought I could find the acceleration from F = qE = ma = dp/dt. But this is a relativistic case, so the proper acceleration is a = F/mγ3, where v in the gamma is the v of the electron and F = eE. However, I'm not sure if this is correct, because the constant τ...- Natchanon
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- Electric Electric field Electron Field Motion Relativistic Uniform
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Can we accurately determine the trajectory of an electron using a SG detector?
Would this be an accurate portrayal of measuring the spin of an electron with a SG detector?: The electron is in a superposition of spin-up and spin-down; Upon entering the magnetic field of the SG detector, the electron enters a superposition of an upward trajectory and a downward trajectory...- entropy1
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- decoherence electron measurement spin superposition
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- Forum: Quantum Interpretations and Foundations
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I Why does the energy level of an electron in an atom have a width?
Electron in atom at higher level(excited state) of energy has tendency jump to lower level of energy.Then the state of electron is unstale,so there is uncertainty in energy of the electron(the level of energy has a width).What cause the level being a band of energy but not a thin line of...- fxdung
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- Atom Electron Energy Energy level Width
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Many Worlds and the Measurement of an Electron
Summary: How does many worlds deal with the measurement of an electron's position in space? Hi all - I am reading Sean Carroll's book on quantum mechanics and reached the end of the section on "branching and splitting" without getting an answer. I will lay out my assumptions and then get to...- PhyCurious
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- Electron Many worlds Measurement
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- Forum: Quantum Interpretations and Foundations
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Moving electron under two magnetic fields
In this question, I would have to calculate the force in respect to time. However, the question gives me the value of the mass of the electron. In my attempt, I didn't take that into account. I just replaced ##v## with ##\frac{d}{t}## and made the Lorentz force undergone by the particle...- merdeka
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- Electron Fields Magnetic Magnetic fields
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electron with circular trajectory in a magnetic field
I'm not sure how I'm able to calculate the velocity of the particle using the formula without knowing the force exerted on it. Also, I don't understand why the question also provides the mass of the electron.- merdeka
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- Circular Electron Field Magnetic Magnetic field Trajectory
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electron in a triangular quantum well with triangular barrier
Hi, it's been so long since I learned quantum mechanics. So the only thing I can solve now is the square quantum well problem. But I need help because I have to solve this problem of quantum well. I tried some calculation but not far.I try to draw the capacitance-voltage profile by drawing the...- Drone0
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- Electron Quantum Quantum well Schrodinger equation
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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B What happens during electron capture physically?
I wonder if someone could explain what is known about electron capture in which a proton captures an electron which then becomes a neutron? I have read that a proton which has two up quarks and a single down quark will have the the creation and destruction of multiple quark - antiquark pairs...- intothefire
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- Capture Electron Electron capture
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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How can O- and COO- act as an electron releasing group in a π system?
can anyone explain me how O negative and COO negative acts as electron releasing group,I understood how alkyl groups acts as electron releasing group but I can't understand this -
A What Are the Key Insights into Electron Triplet States in Quantum Physics?
How did you find PF?: internet question about electron triplet states I'm a retired accelerator physicist entertaining myself by trying to understand physics questions like entanglement better. I calculate the expectation value of the product of two electron spins in the singlet state with...- allisonpw
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- Electron Physics States
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How do we know the mass of an electron?
I've been researching the proof of subatomic particles given the fact that we have never seen them before. It has always been recognized that protons, electrons, and neutrons exist; but I question how we know for certain they exist. Across my studying I've realized that in 1897, J. J. Thompson...- Fr0stBite
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- Cathode ray Cathode ray tube Electron Mass Subatomic particle
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Finding the displacement of an electron between 2 charged rods
Since electron will stop eventually due to efield, equation is : ##v^2 = u^2 +2as## Where v = 0 , u = ##1.04*10^8 m/s## ##a = \frac{qe}{m} =\frac{(1.6*10^{-19})(e)}{9.11*10^{-31}}## ##e = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon(1)}+\frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon(4-1)}## Are the equations correct? Or is my concepts wrong?- jisbon
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- Charged Displacement Electron
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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B Is the Velocity of Electron Spin Calculable Using Classical Models?
Addressing to electron as being rigid body that precesse is probably controversial. Are there any attempts to stick to that model and to calculate its quantize tangent velocity?- Dilema
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- Electron Electron spin Spin Velocity
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Ionization -- Efficiently ionizing every electron off of atoms
Is there a radiation method for efficienctly ionizing every electron off of atoms to produce strictly protons and neutrons Without generating tremendous heat?- dsaun777
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- Atoms Electron Ionization
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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Can Electrons Carry Infinite Energy?
Are electrons limited to how much energy they can carry(if that term can be used)?- sqljunkey
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- Electron Energy Energy level Limit
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Details of the electron cloud in a magnetron: density and size?
In a standard kitchen-microwave magnetron, like all magnetrons, a cloud of electrons forms which whizzes around and generates GHz electric currents in an outer ring electrode. For such a standard kitchen appliance, 800W made with ferrite magnets, what is the typical volume and density of the...- cmb
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- Cloud Density Electron
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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I Are electron bands symmetric in the reciprocal space?
Hi, in the lecture notes my professor gave us, it is stated that, due to Kramers theorem, the energy in a band must satisfy this condition: $$E(-k) = E(k)$$ But, judging from actual pictures of band structures I don't find this condition to be true. Here's a (random) picture I guess it looks...- dRic2
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- Electron Reciprocal Space Symmetric
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- Forum: Atomic and Condensed Matter
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A Effective mass of the electron for Si
https://ecee.colorado.edu/~bart/book/effmass.htm#short Looks like the effective mass for holes in Si can either be 0.57 or 0.81, according to the link above. Is there a temperature regime where one effective mass should be used instead of the other? Is anyone able to explain in layman's terms...- ZeroFunGame
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- Effective mass Electron Mass Si
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- Forum: Atomic and Condensed Matter
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I Bohr model for electron energy states
I know that we use quantum mechanic and wave function to calculate probability of finding electrons but is there anything valid about bohr model that we still use it?- Iceking20
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- Bohr Bohr model Electron Energy Energy states Model States
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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How far should an electron be fired so it stops before reaching the plate?
I am trying to solve the following problem: My attempt at the problem: $$m = 9.11 * 10^{-31}kg$$ $$q = 1.6 * 10^{-19} C$$ $$V_0 = \sqrt{\frac{2KE}{m}} = \sqrt{\frac{2 * 1.6 * 10^{-17}}{1.6 * 10^{-19}}} = 5,926,739 m/s$$ $$F_{net} = -F_{e} = ma$$ $$a = \frac{-F_{e}}{m} = ma$$ $$E =...- Fontseeker
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- Electron Plate
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Electron traveling between charged plates
So I can understand how to find out velocity of electron moving between these 2 plates, by using: How am I supposed to find the 'minimum' velocity though?- jisbon
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- Charged Electron Plates
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Periodic electron motion in a perfect conductor using a semiclassical model
According to the semiclassical approximation, in response to a constant electric field I would get a periodic motion of the electron, like this: The sinusoidal type function is the velocity, while the function that goes to infinity is the effective mass. Thus I was wondering, since ##v## also...- dRic2
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- Conductor Electron Model Motion Periodic
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A Future of the electron neutrino mass limits
In five years also experiment KATRIN will give either the upper bound of electron neutrino mass (0,2 eV) or even the mass of the electron neutrino. https://www.katrin.kit.edu/ My question is, what we can expect from the astronomical and non-astronomical measurements to improve these data? I...- exponent137
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- Electron Future Limits Mass Neutrino Neutrino mass
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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B Energy Band Diagram: K.E. & P.E. of Electron in Semiconductor
Hi, Can anyone explain the concept of K.E. and P.E. in a semiconductor? Why Ec (lower level of Conduction Band) is considered as P.E. ? and why the Difference between the higher energy state and Ec is Kinetic energy ? I understand it if I look at the Bohr model but I am not clear how to look at...- Robotduck
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- Electron Energy
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I Is an atomic electron transition a phase transition?
Is atomic electron transition a phase transition? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_electron_transition- Huang
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- Atomic Electron Phase Phase transition Transition
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I How to choose the way an excited electron loses energy?
When electrons get excited they are unstable, therefore they want to go back to ground state. One way they do so is by creating photons (e.g. mirrors), but I've also read that they can create electricity (another electron?). Photoelectric is how it's called, right? If so, how can we choose...- GuillemVS
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- Electron Energy Excited
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I Spherical Symmetry & Electron Spin: An Exploration
Can an electron in a spherically symmetrical potential energy function have non-zero spin angular momentum?- Happiness
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- Electron Electron spin Exploration Spherical Spin Symmetry
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Why does an electron orbital have a preferred z axis?
Why is there a preferred z axis even though the potential energy function is perfectly spherical? Shouldn't the electron be around the nucleus in a spherically symmetrical way?- Happiness
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- Axis Electron Orbital
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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A Born's rule for the QED electron violates causality
Summary: Born's rule for the QED electron violates causality. [Since the thread where some of this material was presented was closed for further discussion, I summarize here the main content relevant for the above topic.] The free QED electron can be described in terms of a non-local...- A. Neumaier
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- born's rule Causality Electron Qed
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- Forum: Quantum Interpretations and Foundations
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I Voltage between electron and proton in ground state hydrogen atom?
I’m not sure if this belongs in classic or quantum physics... but here it is...Is it possible to calculate the “voltage” between an electron and a proton in a ground state hydrogen atom?I know the ionization energy is 13.6 eV, so I assume it's safe to say the voltage is 13.6 volts at a certain...- epotratz
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- Atom Electron Ground Ground state Hydrogen Hydrogen atom Proton State Voltage
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Electron helix in a magnetic field
I thought that a nearly parallel entry path would result in a helix of very small, but constant, radius. I would not expect the electrons to focus at a point, but continue along the infinite helix. What have I missed?- Basil Fawlty
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- Electron Field Helix Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Detect Single Electron: Fuji-Film & Kodak-Film?
When I want to detect single electron(double-slits experiment), can I use usual photosensitive film(like Fuji-film, Kodak-film)? And, what specification I need?- KYY
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- Detection Electron
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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I Spot Electron: Unveiling the Wave-Function Collapse
You have probably heard this a thousand times before, but here goes... We have an electron gun pointing at a double slit setup. We switch it on and emit a single electron. The electron approaches the double slit. At each instant that electron has a definite position. We do not consciously know...- AuntyMatter
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- Electron
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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A Electron Vertex Function in QED
In Peskin book they calculate the QED Vertex Function named Gamma which depend on two scalar functions called form factors F1(q^2), F2(q^2). they are calculating F1(q^2) and they do not really finish calculating for what I understand. They are just showing the Infrared divergent is canceled by...- Jamister
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- Electron Function Qed Vertex
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I Trying to understand electron orbitals
I'm having trouble understanding this process. The electron is absorbing the photon and has a changed orbital corresponding exactly to the photons energy. During the absorption the electron "jumps" energy levels, Is this process instantaneous? What are the equations that describe dynamics of...- dsaun777
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- Electron Electron orbitals Orbitals
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Why is a pair of an electron and a positron unstable?
We know that an electron and a positron will annihilate and emit gamma ray. But the electron and positron possesses initial kinetic energy meaning that it is difficult for them to really collide in each other. Just like Earth is not dropping into the Sun even with the gravitational pull. So I am...- Mayan Fung
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- Electron Pair Positron
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I Atomic Electron Jump Wavelengths
what is the shortest wavelength of light that an atom can radiate by electrons jumping shells, and longest wave length- philip porhammer
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- Atomic Electron Jump Wavelengths
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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Center of mass momentum of a photon and electron system
Suppose there is a photon with momtum p=h/lambda moving in the positive x-direction. Suppose it collides with an electron at rest and is completely absorbed by the electron, and that after the collision, the electron moves to the right with the same momentum of the photon. This seems...- e2m2a
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- Center Center of mass Electron Mass Momentum Photon System
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A Double copies and the black hole electron
Because they evaporate, quantum micro black holes resemble unstable elementary particles: you can create them by smashing stable particles together, and then they will decay back into particles, as if it was all just another scattering process. Certainly in string theory, elementary particles...- mitchell porter
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- Black hole Electron Hole
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- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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The volume of the nucleus to the volume of the electron
i'am trying to find the ratio between the volume of the nucleus for the hydrogen atom to its electron , but when i try to use the previous equations it seems wrong as i'am getting a low number like if the electron is bigger . i used the the classical electron radius as it was the only thing that...- patric44
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- Electron Nucleus Volume
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Eigenstates of a free electron in a uniform magnetic field
I started with the first of the relevant equations, replacing the p with the operator -iħ∇ and expanding the squared term to yield: H = (-ħ^2 / 2m)∇^2 + (iqħ/m)A·∇ + (q^2 / 2m)A^2 + qV But since A = (1/2)B x r (iqħ/m)A·∇ = (iqħ / 2m)(r x ∇)·B = -(q / 2m)L·B = -(qB_0 / 2m)L_z and A^2 =...- Zhuangzi
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- Eigenfunction Eigenstates Electron Field Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Quantum Uniform Uniform magnetic field
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A Are there phonons in a free electron gas?
It is well-known that the electron gas of volume V has an equation of state p=p(V) and thus has a bulk modulus $$B=-V(dp/dV)$$. Suppose the electron gas had no underlying lattice but was confined. Do phonons emit and absorb in such an electron gas at finite temperature? The reason I ask is...- bjnartowt
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- Electron Electron gas Gas Phonons
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- Forum: Atomic and Condensed Matter
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What forces are acting on electron in a circuit?
What forces are acting on electron in a circuit? What is the source of such kind of forces? Do electrons act on each other in electric current? If i have an ordinary electric circuit with only one resistor, then if i raise resistance, the electric current goes down. As I understand it happens...- Eugene567
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- Circuit Elecricity Electron Forces
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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A Does electron energy contribute to current
It is often said that in metals only the electrons having an energy within ##k_BT## of ##E_F## can contribute to a current. I do not understand where this ##k_BT## comes from. I know it enters the conductivity tensor because such a tensor can be written in terms of a surface integral over the...- fluidistic
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- Current Electron Energy
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- Forum: Atomic and Condensed Matter
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Why doesn't an electron influence itself in Maxwells theory?
Hello everyone, for quite some time I am struggling with the following question: If we consider the action for a single particle in Classical Electrodynamics $$S[x(\tau),A(x)]=\int - m\ ds - \int d^4x\ A_{\mu}(x)j^{\mu}(x) -\frac{1}{4}\int d^4x F^{\mu\nu}(x)F_{\mu\nu}(x) $$ with $$ds=...- DerHutmacher
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- Electron Theory
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- Forum: Electromagnetism