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Simple harmonic motion equations as a function of time
I conducted a mass-sprig experiment to see how stiffness of a spring and mass affect the frequency of oscillation. In addition to this to this i have to plot a graph to show displacement,velocity and acceleration of the mass as a function of time.From my research online For the displacement as... -
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Integral Involving the Dirac Delta Function
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- Delta Delta function Dirac Dirac delta Dirac delta function Function Integral
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Mathematica Derivative of the Real Part of a Complex Function (Mathematica)
When I type in this: D [ Re[ Exp[u + 10*I] ], u ] /. u->0.5 I get this output: Of course, I could just put the Re outside and the D inside, but it would be nice to know what is wrong with the above. What's with the Re' in the output?- Swamp Thing
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- Complex Complex function Derivative Function Mathematica
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- Forum: MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica, LaTeX
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I Is √9x a Bijection from N to R?
Let f : N −→ R and f(x) = √ 9x The domain is all natural numbers: {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} The codomain is all real numbers. The range i believe is [0, +infinity) I believe that although the above is a function since every input of x provides a output that fits in our codomain. I also believe that...- dirtypurp
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- Bijection Function
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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A Square of an integral containing a Green's Function
Let's say you have a tensor u with the following components: $$u_{ij}=\nabla_i\nabla_j\int_{r'}G(r,r')g(r')dr'$$ Where G is a Green function, and g is just a normal well behaved function. My question is what is the square of this component? is it... -
Finding the Range of the given function
##f(x) = 6^x + 3^x + 6^{-x} + 3^{-x} + 2## But, ## AM >= GM## So, ##f(x) >= 5 * 2 ^ {\frac{1}{5}}## But this is not the case. According to the graph, it is ## f(x) >= 6##. If I do the same thing without considering the constant '2' then I am getting the answer. let ##g(x) = 6^x + 3^x +...- Kaushik
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- function range
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Applying the implicit function theorem to a system of equations
My attempt: According to the implicit function theorem as long as the determinant of the jacobian given by ∂(F,G)/∂(y,z) is not equal to 0, the parametrization is possible. ∂(F,G)/∂(y,z)=4yzMeaning that all points where z and y are not equal to 0 are possible parametrizations. My friend's...- Mina Farag
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- Cramer's rule Function Implicit Multivariable calculus System System of equations Theorem
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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A Is this a known result? (hypergeometric function at special values)
Through some calculations in a graph counting problem, I have checked that for many values of N (a positive integer), the following is true: $$ \,_2F_1 [\frac{1}{2},-N;-N+ \frac{1}{2} ; z=1] = \frac{4^N (N!)^2}{(2N)!} $$ I would like to prove that this correct for arbitrary N, but I cannot find...- nrqed
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- Function
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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Plotting the radial wave function of Deuteron in a finite well
To plot ##u(r)## we need to find the solutions for each region. Which is in the relevant equations part. Now, I have to do this numerically. Using python 3.7 I made an ##u## which is filled with zeros and a for loop with if/elseif statement, basically telling it to plot values for whenever...- TopologyisGeometry
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- Deuteron Finite Function Plotting Quantum Radial Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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B Can 2(sinx) be called a 'trigonometric function'?
Recently I debated with a friend of mine, and the topic was 'Is it reasonable that we call 2(sinx) as trigonometric function?'. My friend said that if we can call y=2(sinx) as trigonometric function, we can call y=x as trigonometric too, because if we call the former 'correct', there is no...- Psi137
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- Function
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- Forum: General Math
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B Analyzing y as a Function of x
My classmates and I have a big dispute on this question. I think only the first one is right, and they think the third one and the fourth one are right. Please help us to analyze it. Thank you. The original title is as follows : Which of the following expressions represents y as a function...- liuhongwei
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- Function
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- Forum: General Math
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How to prove that a scalar multiple of a continuous function is continuous
Suppose ##\alpha=0##. Then ##\alpha f=0##, the zero map. Hence, the distance between the images of any two ##x_1,x_2 \in D## through ##f##, that is to say, the absolute difference of ##(\alpha f)(x_1)=0## and ##(\alpha f)(x_2)=0##, is less than any ##\epsilon>0## regardless of the choice of...- Eclair_de_XII
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- Continuous Function Multiple Scalar
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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A Closure of constant function 1 on the complex set
I'm watching this video to which discusses how to find the domain of the self-adjoint operator for momentum on a closed interval. At moment 46:46 minutes above we consider the constant function 1 $$f:[0,2\pi] \to \mathbb{C}$$ $$f(x)=1$$ The question is that: How can we show that the...- victorvmotti
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- closure Complex Complex analysis Constant Function Functional analysis Set Topology
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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I Significance of discovering a function which computes the n-th prime?
Let's say the function is of a form F(x), where F(n) gives us the value of the n-th prime number, for all values of n. And it computes and discovers subsequent prime numbers directly without using any form of brute-force computation.If such a function is discovered, how ground-breaking would it...- tade
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- Function Prime Significance
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- Forum: General Math
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Spatial Wave function of two indistinguishable particles
Hi, I just need someone to check over my work. I am having trouble with the next part of this question and I just wanted to check that this part was correct first. I have two particles in an infinite square well (walls at x=0 and x=L). I need write an expression for the spatial wave...- Zero1010
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- Function Particles Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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A Elliptic trigonometric functions as basis for function expansion ?
Hey everyone . So I've started reading in depth Fourier transforms , trying to understand what they really are(i was familiar with them,but as a tool mostly) . The connection of FT and linear algebra is the least mind blowing for me 🤯! It really changed the way I'm thinking ! So i was... -
Propagation of uncertainty with tangent function?
For a lab, I needed to calculate the uncertainty of a refractive index that was found using Snell's law. I found an equation online for propagation of error for any general function, which was I thought that since my equation was I could just get rid of the variable y, and have After...- Cheesycheese213
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- Error propagation Function Propagation Tangent Uncertainty
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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What is the work function of a metal?
Question: I have tried this and got work function to e 5.1eV My concern is that for these type of questions, do I need to take into account the signs of some values; such as the negative sign for the charge of an electron? Or could I just take the magnitude for all the values Any help...- Bolter
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- Function Work Work function
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Where is this function larger then zero?
I do not know how to proceed.- Ad VanderVen
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- Algebra Calculus Function Zero
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I How do I calculate the derivative of the function T_el with respect to yd?
Hello, I would need some help in calculating the derivative of the function T_el in the attached image. I want to calculate d T_el /d yd, where yd is the variable and it appears in the term I called A_elSide. Its expression is again in the image. Numbers you see are not important.Just to... -
I Fractional Integral of which function is equal to Riemann's Zeta-Function?
So the problem I’m attempting to solve is ##\lim_{x\to a} I_{\alpha}f(x)=\zeta (\alpha )## for f, and a, where ##\zeta (\cdot )## is the Riemann zeta function and ##I_{\alpha}## is the Riemann-Liouville left fractional integral operator, namely the integral equation $$\lim_{x\to...- benorin
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- fractional Fractional calculus Function Integral
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Partition function of 2 bosons in two energy level 0 and E
For 2 bosons each of which can occupy any of the energy levels 0 and E the microstates will be 3 0 E a a aa - - aa the partition function is therefore $$z=1+e^{-\beta E}+e^{-2\beta E}...(1)$$ Another approach to do.. The single particle partition function is $$z=1+e^{-\beta E} $$...- Apashanka
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- Bosons Energy Energy level Function Partition Partition function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Help with adding air resistance into my projectile trajectory function
Hey, I am working on a video game in which there will be archers who have the ability to shoot at enemies. My game is two dimensional and I am trying to calculate the angle at which the archer, given an initial velocity, has to shoot in order to hit the target perfectly. I came up with the...- CraterHater
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- Air Air resistance Function Projectile Resistance Trajectory
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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I Expressing the Matrix Transpose Function: Is There a Different Approach?
One way to express a function of a matrix A is by a power series (a Taylor expansion). It is not too difficult to show that two functions f(A) and g(A) with such a power series representation must commute, i.e. f(A)g(A) = g(A)f(A). But matrices typically do not commute with their own transpose...- madness
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- Function Matrix Transpose
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra
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Confusion about the independent variable of function in magnetostaics.
When we calculate the curl of magnetic field, that is the curl of Biot-Savart equation for magnetic field. Please consider these . The working of last equation $$ \nabla \times \mathbf {B} = \frac...- Adesh
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- Confusion Electromagetism Function Independent Variable
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Associated Legendre Function with Angles
In Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Legendre_polynomials, Section Reparameterization in terms of angles, I see this argument: Let ## x = cos\,\theta ## ## \sqrt{1 - x^2} = sin\,\theta ## This is also in Griffiths' Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Why is this a valid...- bryanso
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- Angles Function Legendre
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Finding an infinitesimal limit function
I have the function: ##\sqrt{\left(\frac{x}{h}+1\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{y}{h}\right)^{2}}-\sqrt{\left(\frac{x}{h}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{y}{h}\right)^{2}}## I would like to find an analytical solution, the equivalent function, in the limit of h approaching zero.Additional info which might be...- greswd
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- Function Infinitesimal Limit
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- Forum: General Math
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What is the toll for an electron to escape a metal surface?
Φ = hf = 6.626x10^-34x7.5x10^14 = 4.9695x10^-19 J- Jeff97
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- Function Work Work function
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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I Approximation of a function of two variables
In a manner analogues to the linearization of functions of a single variable to approximate the value of a function of two variables in the neighbourhood of a given point (x0,y0,z0) where z=f(x,y) using a tangent plane. The tangent plane must pass through the point we wish to approximate z... -
I Why f is no longer a function of x and y ?
Good Morning! If I have function of two variables ##f(x,y)## and if we write it like this $$ z = f(x,y)$$ then it means that for every point in the ##xy## plane there is a point above/below it and is related to it by ##f##. In simple words, every point in ##xy## plane has a point associated... -
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Position as a function of energy
I've seen position as a function of time in Newtonian physics and potential energy as a function of position, is there an inverse? Any instance where position is a function of energy eg KE, PE. Maybe this is more appropriate for quantum mechanics or modern physics. -
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Find the time-dependent wave function Ψ(x, t).
I thought I could start somewhere along the lines of ##\psi(x,t)= \psi(x,0)e^{-iE_nt/\hbar}##, but I'm not sure what ##E_n## would be. I also thought about doing the steps listed below in the picture, but I'm not sure how to decompose ##\psi(x,0)## like it says to in the first step. Any help...- gabriellelee
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- Function Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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I What is the average value of a bounded periodic function over a period?
Does it make sense to just talk about the average value of a function without specifying the range over which the average is taken? It seems a common occurrence in discussions of waves to just mention that the average value of the complex exponential ##e^{ix}## is zero. But it will be zero only...- kent davidge
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- Average Average value Function Value
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- Forum: Calculus
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I Question about an "exact" distribution function
Suppose I have an exact microscopic distribution function in phase-space defined as a sum of delta-functions, i.e $$F( \mathbf x, \mathbf v, t) = \sum_{i} \delta( \mathbf x - \mathbf x_i ) \delta (\mathbf v - \mathbf v_i )$$ Can I conclude that, in absence of creation/destruction of particles...- dRic2
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- Distribution Distribution function Function
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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I Integration of a hyperbolic function
The integral of cothx is ln|sinhx|+C. Does this mean the integral of coth2x is ln|sinh2x|+C? If not, does anyone have a link to a page on how it is achieved - I'm trying to compile a list of all common hyperbolic function derivatives and integrals. However, I can't find anything to confirm if...- penroseandpaper
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- Function Hyperbolic Integration
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- Forum: Calculus
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MHB Understanding Browder Proposition 3.14: Increasing Function & Discontinuities
I am reading Andrew Browder's book: "Mathematical Analysis: An Introduction" ... ... I am currently reading Chapter 3: Continuous Functions on Intervals and am currently focused on Section 3.1 Limits and Continuity ... ... I need some help in understanding the proof of Proposition 3.14...- Math Amateur
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- Function Increasing
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Time period of a periodic function
Consider the following periodic function: ## f(t) = \sin(ωt) + \cos(2ωt) + \sin(4ωt) ## What is the time period of the above periodic function? The following is given in my book: Period is the least interval of time after which the function repeats. Here, ##\sin(ωt)## has a period ##T_o =...- Kaushik
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- Function Period Period and frequency Periodic Time Time period
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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What is the complex conjugate of this wave function?
I was planning to find the value of N by taking the integral of φ*(x)φ(x)dx from -∞ to ∞ = 1. However, this wave function doesn't have a complex number so I'm not sure what φ*(x) is. I was thinking φ*(x) is exactly the same φ(x), but with x+x0 instead of x-x0. Thank you- gabriellelee
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- Complex Complex conjugate Conjugate Function Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Prove that this function is nonnegative
What I wanted to do was set f(x)=##x^2##/2 - xcosx+sinx And show that f(x)>0. f'(x)=x(1+sinx) First I wanted to prove that f(x)<0 in the interval (0,∞) 0≤1+sinx≤2 And thus for all x> 0 f'(x)≥0 and therefore f(x)≥f(0)=0 And it doesn't help me much because I need to f(x)>0- sergey_le
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- Function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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I Macroscopic object wave function
A composite object made of many atoms has a large mass hence a small de Broglie wavethength...and we know that recent experiments succeeded to obtain interference patterns even for such objects (for instance the C60 molecule). Did theoretician understood how a wavefunction with such a small...- fhenryco
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- Function Macroscopic Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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I Collapse of the wave function under simultaneous measurement
Considering Bell’s theorem and the expected correlations between entangled particles or photons. In a measurement setup e.g. Like Alain Aspect‘s with 2 entangled photons. If we could make a setup that guarantees that the measurement on both photons is done at exactly the same moment, what...- Philippe H
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- Collapse Function Measurement Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Show that entropy is a state function
In a (reversible) Carnot cycle the entropy increase of the system during isothermal expansion at temperature TH is the same as its decrease during isothermal compression at TC. We can conclude that the entropy change of the system is zero after a complete Carnot cycle. The mentioned textbook now...- Philip Koeck
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- Entropy Function State State function
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- Forum: Thermodynamics
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MHB Determining the range for a function to be increasing
Hi, it would be really nice if someone could give me a correct answer with a little explanation to this question. Thanks. -
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Why can we always choose energy eigenstates to be purely real function
I couldn't quite answer, so looked at the solution. I just want to ensure I am undertsanding the answer correctly. The answer is given here on page 3. Q2a: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-04-quantum-physics-i-spring-2013/assignments/MIT8_04S13_ps4_sol.pdf Am I right in concluding that...- Irishdoug
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- Eigenstates Energy Function
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Volume average of mass function
I want to express <m(x,y,z)> over a sphere of radius R in terms of $$<\rho(x,y,z)>$$ e.g $$<m>=\frac{\int_{sphere R}m(x,y,z)dv}{\int_{sphere}dv}$$ $$<m>=\frac{\int_{sphereR}(\int \rho(x,y,z)dv)dv}{\int_{sphere R}dv}$$- Apashanka
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- Average Function Mass Volume
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Let function ƒ be Differentiable
What I've tried is: I have defined a function g(x)=f(x)-x^2/2. g Differentiable in the interval [0,1] As a difference of function in the interval. so -x≤g'(x)≤1-x for all x∈[0,1] than -1≤g'(x)≤0 or 0≤g'(x)≤1 . Then use the Intermediate value theorem . The problem is I am not given that f' is...- sergey_le
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- Differentiable Function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Increasing Function on an Interval .... Browder, Proposition 3.7 .... ....
I am reading Andrew Browder's book: "Mathematical Analysis: An Introduction" ... ... I am currently reading Chapter 3: Continuous Functions on Intervals and am currently focused on Section 3.1 Limits and Continuity ... ... I need some help in understanding the proof of Proposition 3.7...- Math Amateur
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- Function Increasing Interval
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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MHB Continuity of a Function .... Conway, Definition 1.7.1 .... ....
I am reading John B. Conway's book: A First Course in Analysis and am focused on Chapter 1: The Real Numbers ... and in particular I am focused on Section 1.7: Continuous Functions ... I need help with clarifying Definition 1.7.1 ...Definition 1.7.1 reads as follows: My question is as...- Math Amateur
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- Continuity Definition Function
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Multi-Choice Question: Differentiable function
be f Differentiable function In section [0,1] and f(0)=0, f(1)=1. so: a. f A monotonous function arises in section [0,1]. b. There is a point c∈[0,1] so that f'(c)=1. c. There is a point c∈(0,1) where f has Local max. I have to choose one correct answer.- sergey_le
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- Differentiable Function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Sketching the graph of a function
I have no idea why my sketch is wrong.- Setareh7796
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- Function Graph
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help