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A Integral of a sinc squared function over a square root function
I want to find the analytical solution to the integral given below. \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{ sinc^2(\frac{k_yb}{2})}{\sqrt{k^2 - k_x^2 - k_y^2}}dk_y In other words, \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{ \sin^2(\frac{k_yb}{2})}{(\frac{k_yb}{2})^2\sqrt{k^2 - k_x^2 - k_y^2}}dk_y Can this be...- tworitdash
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- Function Integral Root Square Square root
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- Forum: Calculus
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MHB Increasing and decreasing interval of this function |e^x+e^{-x}|
Hello, I want to know what is the incresing and decreasing interval of this even function $|e^x+e^{-x}|?$ If any member knows the correct answer, may reply to this question.- WMDhamnekar
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- decreasing Function Increasing Interval
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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MHB Integral limits when using distribution function technique
I am not sure about finding the limit of the integral when it comes to finding the CDF using the distribution function technique. I know that support of y is 0 ≤y<4, and it is not a one-to-one transformation. Now, I am confused with part b), finding the limits when calculating the cdf of Y...- lemonthree
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- Distribution Distribution function Function Integral Limits
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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MHB Prove Monotony of Function: $f$ Strictly Decreasing
Let $f$ be differentiable from $(-\inf,0)$ to $(0,\inf)$ and let $f'(x)<0$ for all real numbers except 0 and $f'(0)=0$. Prove that f is strictly decreasing.- awsomeman
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- Function
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Reducing Bessel Function Integral
I tried integration by parts with both ##u = x^2, dv = J_0 dx## and ##u = J_0, du = -J_1 dx, dv = x^2 dx.## But neither gets me in a very good place at all. With the first, I begin to get integrals within integrals, and with the second my powers of ##x## in the integral would keep growing...- Jacob Nie
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- Bessel Bessel function Function Integral
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Determine the equation of the tangent line to the function given
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- Function Line Tangent Tangent line
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Obtaining the Dirac function from field operator commutation
Hi everyone, I'm new to PF and this is my second post, I'm taking a QFT course this semester and my teacher asked us to obtain: $$[\Phi(x,t), \dot{\Phi}(y,t) = iZ\delta^3(x-y)]$$ We're using the Otto Nachtman: Elementary Particle Physics but I've seen other books use this notation: $$[\Phi(x,t)...- abivz
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- Commutation Dirac Field Field operators Function Operator Qft
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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A Nowhere diffferentable continuous function
Weierstrass function is the classic example of a continuous function which is nowhere differentiable. What happens when a function is monotone? My guess that it cannot be nowhere differentiable. It seems to me the reverse is true - it is differentiable almost everywhere. Any light on the...- mathman
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- Continuous Function
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- Forum: General Math
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A Spatial Fourier Transform: Bessel x Sinusoidal
I(k_x, k_y) = \int_{0}^{R} \int_{0}^{2\pi} J_{m-1}(\alpha \rho) \sin((m + 1) \phi) e^{j\rho(k_x \cos\phi + k_y \sin\phi)} \rho d\rho d\phi Is there any way to do it? J is the Bessel function of the first kind. I thought of partially doing only the phi integral as \int_{0}^{2\pi} \sin((m + 1)...- tworitdash
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- Bessel Bessel function Fourier Fourier analysis Fourier transform Function Integral Sinusoidal Sinusoidal function Transform
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- Forum: Calculus
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MHB Minimize a function: Find value of x that result in lowest value of formula
Hi, I have this formula, What I want is to find the value of "x" (without trying all possibilities) so that the result of the formula will be the lowest possible value under the constraint when x !=0, and x<n. Here, values of A,B,C, Q, R,n are already known and fixed... -
Reaction kinetics + Gillespie algorithm: Propensity function?
I'm trying to simulate a simple series reaction stochastically using Gillespie's algorithm. I found this file: What is this 'propensity function'? Say for example I have the simple reactions: A --(k1)--> R R--(k2)--> S are these 'propensity functions' the rates (a wild guess)? I mean; α1 =...- maistral
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- Algorithm Function Kinetics Reaction
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- Forum: Materials and Chemical Engineering
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Function for the movement of a charged particle in a B field
The movement in the z-direction is easy to solve for, as it's only affected by the gravitational force. However, if there's a magnetic field pointing down along the z-axis, the particle is going to be accelerated along the y-axis (F=q*v *B). The force is always going to be perpendicular to the...- Eirik
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- B field Charged Charged particle Field Function Movement Particle
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Inverse Laplace transform of a rational function
I struggle to find an appropriate inverse Laplace transform of the following $$F(p)= 2^n a^n \frac{p^{n-1}}{(p+a)^{2n}}, \quad a>0.$$ WolframAlpha gives as an answer $$f(t)= 2^n a^n t^n \frac{_1F_1 (2n;n+1;-at)}{\Gamma(n+1)}, \quad (_1F_1 - \text{confluent hypergeometric function})$$ which... -
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Comp Sci Why Does Using an Uninitialized Pointer Cause a Segmentation Fault in Recursion?
double foo(int arr[], double *ave, int index){ double *s; *s=*ave; // calculation// return(foo (arr,ave,index)); // other calculation// } I want to keep the ave value during the recursion, because after ave is calculated, I will do another calculation is recursively in this...- anonim
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- Function Recursion
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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MATLAB How to calculate Bessel function of order zero?
Hello everyone. I try to plot a figure from a journal article. I gave the equations in the inserted image. I wrote the script given below for that. I expect to obtain a plot like the one given on the left but I end up with something totally different. So, the values of ##I_{0}## and ##I_{1}##...- positroncascade
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- Bessel Bessel function Function Zero
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- Forum: MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
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How Accurate is the Initial Mass Function in Predicting Stellar Distributions?
Assumptions: 1) The minimum stellar mass in this cluster is 0.1M⊙ 2) The maximum stellar mass in this cluster is 150⊙ First calculate the local stellar density constant (ξ0) for this cluster using eq 1: Having rearranged this equation and using the limits of the minimum and maximum stellar...- Physics Dad
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- Function Initial Initial mass function Mass
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I Vertex function, quantum action
I am looking at Srednicki ch 64 , how does equation 64.1 follow from 64.3 as stated. Explicitly in QED how does ## u_{s'}(p')V^{u}(p',p)u_{s}(p)=e\bar{u'}(F_{1}(q^{2})\gamma ^{u}-\frac{i}{m}F_{2}(q^{2})S^{uv}q_{v})u ## follow from the quantum action ## \Gamma =\int d^{4}x(eF_{1}\bar{\varphi...- The black vegetable
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- Function Quantum Vertex
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Is f(x) an Injective Function? Understanding Proof and Notation
I typed this up in Overleaf using MathJax. I'm self-studying so I just want to make sure I'm understanding each concept. For clarification, the notation f^{-1}(x) is referring to the inverse image of the function. I think everything else is pretty straight-forward from how I've written it. Thank...- CaptainAmerica17
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- Check my work Function Injective Proof
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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MHB Weierstrass Function: Continuous and Bounded on $\mathbb{R}$
Hey! :o I am looking at the following example of a continuous function $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ that is not differentiable at any $x\in \mathbb{R}$. For $x\in [-1,1]$ we define $\phi (x)=|x|$ and then we extend $\phi$ to the whole $\mathbb{R}$ such that $\phi (x+2)=\phi (x)$...- mathmari
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- Function
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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I Behavior of a function for large x?
I have a problem asking to show that a certain function approaches a quadratic for large values of the variable. And I realize now that this is a skill with which I am totally unfamiliar. Can't use a Taylor series in y= 1/x because the value at y=0 is infinite. Would appreciate a recommended... -
I Discriminant function analysis - stepwise or otherwise?
I’m using discriminant function analysis to determine the potential accuracy of several biometric measurements being used in conjunction for binary classification purposes for my BSc Biomed research project. Overall I've only got 110 data points so it's a stretch but hey, that's anatomy! What...- Cesca Roma
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- Analysis Biology Dfa Function Function analysis Statistics
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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Limit of a function as n approaches infinity
If there is no ##(-1)^2## factor, I can find the limit. But, now I have no idea how to find limit for the ##(-1)^\infty##. I thought ##(-1)^\infty## is an indeterminate form. So, how to modify this? Thanks!- agnimusayoti
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- Function Infinity Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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No. of solutions of an equation involving a defined function
Here is a pic of question My attempt-: I defined functions f(x-1) and f(x+1) using f(x).After defining them,I substituted their values in the equation f(x-1)+f(x+1)=sinA. For different ranges of x,I got different equations. For 1<x<2,I got 1-x=sinA. But now I am confused.For each different...- Physics lover
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- Function Functions
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Mathematica How to define such a simple function in Mathematica
A very simple question but I can't find an answer. I have an expression which depends on two integers, n,d. Now, I want this expression to be a) 1 when d=n=0, b) some expression (that I won't write here) when both d and n are >0 c) zero when wither d or n negative. At first I defined the...- nrqed
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- Function Mathematica
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- Forum: MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
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Evaluating an integral of an exponential function
the integral is: and according to mathematica, it should evaluate to be: . So it looks like some sort of Gaussian integral, but I'm not sure how to get there. I tried turning the cos function into an exponential as well: however, I don't think this helps the issue much.- dykuma
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- Exponential Exponential function Function Integral
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Roots of a Polynomial Function A²+B²+18C>0
If a polynomial $P(x)=x^3+Ax^2+Bx+C$ has three real roots at least two of which are distinct, prove that $A^2+B^2+18C>0$.- anemone
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- Function Polynomial Roots
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- Forum: General Math
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What units for the wave function of a string?
hello , hope all of you are doing well , i have question about the unit of the function of waves of string fixed in both boundary , the function of waves is function of two variables x and t , so it's function describe the displacement in function of place and time , Ψ(x,t)=φ(x)*sin(ωt+α)...- Zouatine
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- Function String Units Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Proving a function is injective
Hello, Let f: ]1, +inf[ → ]0, +inf[ be defined by f(x)=x^2 +2x +1. I am trying to prove f is injective. Let a,b be in ]1, +inf[ and suppose f(a) = f(b). Then, a^2 + 2a + 1 = b^2 + 2b + 1. How do I solve this equation such that I end up with a = b? Solution: (a + 1) ^2 = (b + 1)^2...- Cha0t1c
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- Function Injective
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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MHB Interval with Dirac function in a finite interval
Hello! (Wave) I want to calculate the integral $\int_{-1}^2\sin \left (\pi (t-1)\right )\delta (-t+1)\, dt$. I have done the following so far: $$\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\sin \left (\pi (t-1)\right )\delta (-t+1)\, dt=\int_{-\infty}^1\sin \left (\pi (t-1)\right )\delta (-t+1)\...- evinda
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- Dirac Finite Function Interval
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- Forum: General Math
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Why the existence of the potential function ##U## is not sufficient?
In Sommerfeld’s Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Vol II, Chapter 2, Section 6, Page 43 we derive an expression for the equilibrium of liquids as $$ grad ~p = \mathbf F$$ Where ##p## is the pressure and ##F## is the exertnal force. Then he writes, [ The equation above ]includes a very remarkable...- Adesh
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- Existence Fluid mechanics Function Potential Statics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Displacement as a discrete function of time
Given initial displacement ##X_0## and displacement at any time ##t## as ##x##. Where ##x(t)=f_t(X_0)## where the functional dependence of ##x## upon ##X_0## changes with time. For exm ##X_0=2## and ##x(t_1)=X^2_0=4,x(t_2)=X^2_0+1=5,x(t_3)=X_0^3+3=11...##and so on. From this, is there any method...- Apashanka
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- Discrete Displacement Function Time
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Splitting of a one-particle wave function
Hello all, I am a newcomer here. Not a physicist, just an enthusiast. ;) I was thinking whether it is possible to separate a one-particle wave function into two, "completely disjoint" parts. The following thought experiment explains better what I am thinking about. Let us suppose, that there...- Spacetime walker
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- Function Splitting Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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MHB Maximum value a function satisfying a differential equation can achieve.
Let $f:\mathbb R\to \mathbb R$ be a twice-differentiable function such that $f(x)+f^{\prime\prime}(x)=-x|\sin(x)|f'(x)$ for $x\geq 0$. Assume that $f(0)=-3$ and $f'(0)=4$. Then what is the maximum value that $f$ achieves on the positive real line? a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) Maximum value does not exist...- caffeinemachine
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- Differential Differential equation Function Maximum Value
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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MHB How to Find the Limit of a Power Function Using Desmos?
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Python Minimizing a function in python
The function is f(x)=x5-12x3+7x2+2x+7. I found the minimum of the function and compared the value to a calculator and it seemed okay. But I am confused as to how to incorporate the interval into my code. Has my code already sufficiently answered the question? from scipy import optimize...- ver_mathstats
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- Function Python
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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MHB What is the Limit of an Exponential Function?
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I Derivative of a complex function along different directions
Below are plots of the function ##e^{0.25(x-3)^{-2}} - 0.87 e^{(x-3.5)^{-2}}## The first plot is for real values. It has a minimum at the red dot. The second plot has in its argument the same real part as the red dot, but has the imaginary part changing from -0.3 to 0.3. It shows the resulting...- Swamp Thing
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- Complex Complex function Derivative Function
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- Forum: Calculus
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Computing the wave function of a square potential
The book's procedure for the "shooting method" The point of this program is to compute a wave function and to try and home in on the ground eigenvalue energy, which i should expect pi^2 / 8 = 1.2337... This is my program (written in python) import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as...- CrosisBH
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- Computational physics Computing Function Potential Python Quantum Square Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I Rewriting a piecewise function using step functions
Suppose we have a piecewise function f(t) = exp(c*t) when 0 <= t < 2 and f(t) = 0 when t >= 2. Can the above be rewritten as f(t)= exp(at)*[H(t-0) - H(t-2)], H is a heaviside function.- selig5560
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- Function Functions Piecewise function
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- Forum: General Math
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Potential energy as a function of the square of this angle
The problem of my question is the b part below: I know that the potential energy is just the gravitational potential energy, which is mgh(𝜃) = mg[(R+b/2)cos𝜃 +R𝜃sin𝜃], derived from the geometry. The equilibrium point is at 𝜃=0 and the system is a stable equilibrium for R>b/2. However, I have no...- Tony Hau
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- Angle Energy Function Potential Potential energy Square
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A Evaluation of an improper integral leading to a delta function
Hi, I have pasted two improper integrals. The text has evaluated these integrals and come up with answers. I wanted to know how these integrals have been evaluated and what is the process to do so. Integral 1 Now the 1st integral is again integrated Now the text accompanying the integration...- chiraganand
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- Delta Delta function Function Improper integral Integral
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- Forum: Calculus
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Partition function from the density of states
I'm given the following density of states $$ \Omega(E) = \delta(E) + N\delta(E-\Delta) + \theta(E-\Delta)\left(\frac{1}{\Delta}\right)\left(\frac{E}{N\Delta}\right)^N $$ where $ \Delta $ is a positive constant. From here I have to "calculate the canonical partition function as a function of $$...- snatchingthepi
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- Density Density of states Function Partition Partition function States
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Infinite Square Well with polynomial wave function
Some questions: Why is this even a valid wave function? I thought that a wave function had to approach zero as x goes to +/- infinity in all of space. Unless all of space just means the bounds of the square well. Since we have no complex components. I am guessing that the ##\psi *=\psi##. If...- Zack K
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- Function Infinite Infinite potential well Infinite square well Polynomial Quantum mechahnics Square Square well Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Partition Function for Spin-1 One Dimensional Ising Model
$$H=-J\sum_{i=1}^{N-1}\sigma_i\sigma_{i+1}$$ There is no external magnetic field, so the Hamiltonian is different than normal, and the spins $\sigma_i$ can be -1, 0, or 1. The boundary conditions are non-periodic (the chain just ends with the Nth spin) $$Z=e^{-\beta H}$$...- pauladancer
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- Function Ising model Model One dimensional Partition Partition function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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B What is the speed of a photon traveling along the sine function?
On the image you can see a photon starting at point A at t=0. The photons travels along the sine function and arrives point C. I knot that this takes T=λ/c. But this is the time for a object traveling directly from the origin to point C and not along the sine wave! If the photon travels...- somega
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- Function Photon Sine Speed
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Carnot function -- How can I prove f(t2,t1)=f(t2−t1,0)
If we have that quotient of heats ##Q_2/Q_1=f(t_2,t_1)##, where ##t_1,t_2## are emirical temperatures. Is this function satisfies : ##f(t_2,t_1)=f(t_2-t_1,0)## I try prove it with Taylor series of two variables, but i can't prove anything.- filip97
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- Carnot Function
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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Can I determine the phase angle of this equation by using the sin function?
I've got the answer for (a). It's k = 0.78 N/m. I'm having problems with (b). I know that the equation of displacement in this case should either be : x(t) = Asin(ωt + φ) or x(t) = Acos(ωt - φ) where A = amplitudeFrom what I understand, both the equation above should give the same result as...- nuclearfireball_42
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- Angle Function Phase Phase angle Shm Simple hamonic motion Sin Waves
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to prove this statement about the derivative of a function
My try: ##\begin{align} \dfrac{d {r^2}}{d r} \dfrac{\partial r}{\partial p} = \dfrac{\partial {r^2}}{\partial p} \tag1\\ \dfrac{\partial r}{\partial p} = \dfrac{\partial {r^2}}{\partial p} \dfrac{1}{\dfrac{d r^2}{d r}}=\dfrac{p-a\cos\theta}{r} \tag2\\ \end{align}## By chain rule...- oliverkahn
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- Calculus Derivative Differential eqautions Function Multivariable calculus Proof Real analysis
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Mean Value Theorem: Showing Change in a Function is Bounded
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A Can Bloch Waves Reveal Periodic Potentials in Quantum Mechanics?
I was thinking about a problem I had considered a long time ago in some thread, finding an example of a wave function ##\displaystyle \psi (x) =e^{iax}\phi (x)## with ##\displaystyle\phi (x)## being periodic with period ##\displaystyle L## and the corresponding Schrödinger equation...- hilbert2
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- Bloch wave Function Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Quantum Physics