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Undergrad An attempt to find the total differential of a two-variable function
Let ##\quad z=h(x, y)## and ##x=f(t) ; y=g(t)## Let the change in the function z be given by ##\Delta z=h(x+\Delta x, y+\Delta y)-h(x,y)## We can also write the change as ##\begin{aligned} \Delta z=h &(x+\Delta x, y)-\\ & h(x, y)-h(x+\Delta x, y) \\ &+h(x+\Delta x, y+\Delta y)... -
Time Dependence of Wave Function
I started out by finding the w (omega) value for all of the three states but I'm not sure where to go from there.- sarahjohn
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- Function Time Time dependence Wave Wave function
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Calculate (and argue) the critical points of an exponential function
Hi everybody We can't differentiate ##x^x## neither like a power function nor an exponential function. But ##x^x=e^{x\mbox{ln}x}##. So ##\dfrac{d}{dx}x^x=\dfrac{d}{dx}e^{x\mbox{ln}x}=x^x(\mbox{ln}x+1)## And here comes the doubt: prove the domain of ##x^x## is ##(0, +\infty)## Why is only...- mcastillo356
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- Critical points Exponential Exponential function Function Points
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Determine whether the given function is odd or even
##f(x)=x^3+3x−1##- chwala
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- even Function
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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MHB How Can You Rewrite an Equation to Express y as a Function of x?
$\tiny{6.5.95 Kamehameha HS}$ Express y as a function of x. $\quad C>0$ $3\ln{y}=\dfrac{1}{2}\ln{(2x+1)}-\dfrac{1}{3}\ln{(x+4)}+\ln{C}$ rewirte as $\ln{y^3}=\ln{(2x+1)^{(1/2)}}-\ln{(x+4)^{(1/3)}}+\ln{C}$ then e thru and isolate y i think looks like it will be ugly- karush
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- Function
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- Forum: General Math
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High School How can y be written as a function of x?
##x## is a function ##f(\alpha)## of ##\alpha##: $$\displaystyle x\, = \,\ln \left( {{\rm e}^{ 0.6931471806\,{\alpha}^{-1}}}-{{\rm e}^{ 0.2876820724\,{\alpha}^{-1}}} \right)$$ and ##y## is a function ##g(\alpha)## of ##\alpha##: $$\displaystyle y\, = \,\ln \left( {{\rm e}^{...- Ad VanderVen
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- Function
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- Forum: Calculus
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High School I want to smooth this function plot
Hi, I have the following function, which is computed by: (x+n)/(x+y+n+m), where x, y are real numbers n, m are natural numbers What techniques I can use to smooth the function preventing it to jump up or down at an early stage. I would appreciate your suggestion. Thanks -
Graduate Fourier Transform of an exponential function with sine modulation
I want to know the frequency domain spectrum of an exponential which is modulated with a sine function that is changing with time. The time-domain form is, s(t) = e^{j \frac{4\pi}{\lambda} \mu \frac{\sin(\Omega t)}{\Omega}} Here, \mu , \Omega and \lambda are constants. A quick...- tworitdash
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- Dft Exponential Exponential function Fourier Fourier transform Function Modulation Sine Transform
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- Forum: Calculus
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Undergrad Why the integral of a differential does not give the function back in 2D?
Let f be a 2 variables function. 1) ##f(x,y)=g(x)+h(y)\Rightarrow df=g'(x)dx+h'(y)dy\Rightarrow\int df=g(x)+k(y)+h(y)+l(x)=f(x,y),\textrm{ if } k=l=0## 2) ##f(x,y)=xy\Rightarrow df=ydx+xdy\Rightarrow\int df=2xy+k(y)+l(x)\neq f(x,y)## Why in the second case the function cannot be recovered ? -
High School Distribution of particles, given a function
I am not that super expert of statistics, so feel free to shift my formulation of the problem into the right one.First, for a physicist, the basic formulation of the problem. Let us say that you have a gravitational field and you have a fully symmetric problem on a flat world without other...- Omega0
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- Distribution Function Particles
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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What is the difference between an implicit and explicit domain in a function?
Ron Larson stated: "The domain of a function can be described explicitly or it can be implied by the expression used to define the function. The implied domain is the set of all real numbers for which the expression is defined." 1. How is a function defined explicitly? 2. How is a function...- nycmathguy
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- Domain Function
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Determine which set is a function
Here is the fuzzy definition of a function as presented by Ron Larson. Definition of Function A function f from a set A to a set B is a relation that assigns to each element x in the set A exactly one element y in the set B. The set A is the domain (or set of inputs) of the function f, and...- nycmathguy
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- Function Set
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Undergrad How Can the Logit Function Be Modified for a Specific Output Range?
Hi, I am looking for changing the logit f(z) = 1/(1+exp(-z)), where z range is [-inf,+inf]. I want to adapt it as follows: if z > 0.5 then f > 0.5 z < 0.5 then f < 0.5 Thanks -
Graduate Backward Euler technique vs. periodic function: Damping out?
So I've been programming the BDF methods and for some reason I have an issue with the Backward Euler technique. Given the differential equation y" + y = 0 (with y(0) = 2, y'(0) = 0), my backward Euler solution goes like this: Obviously this is not possible as the function should be a...- maistral
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- Damping Euler Function Periodic
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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Investigating Limit of Piecewise Function
Use the graph to investigate (a) lim of f(x) as x→2 from the left side. (b) lim of f(x) as x→2 from the right side. (c) lim of f(x) as x→2. Question 20 For part (a), as I travel along on the x-axis coming from the left, the graph reaches a height of 4. The limit is 4. It does not matter...- nycmathguy
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- Function Limit Piecewise function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Investigate Limit of Piecewise Function
My apologies. I posted the correct problem with the wrong set of instructions. It it a typo at my end. Here is the correct set of instructions for 28: Use the graph to investigate limit of f(x) as x→c. If the limit does not exist, explain why. For (a), the limit is 1. For (b), the limit DOES...- nycmathguy
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- Function Limit Piecewise function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB ACT.trig.01 What is the period of the function csc 4x
$\tiny{ACT.trig.01}$ What is the period of the function $f(x)=\csc{4x}$ $a. \pi \quad b, 2\pi \quad c. 4\pi \quad d. \dfrac{\pi}{4} \quad e. \dfrac{\pi}{2}$ well we should know the answer by observation but I had to graph it looks like $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$- karush
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- Function Period
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- Forum: General Math
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Finding the potential function of a vector field
Hello! So I need to find the potential function of this Vector field $$ \begin{matrix} 2xy -yz\\ x^2-xz\\ 2z-xy \end{matrix} $$ Now first I tried to check if rotation is not ,since that is mandatory for the potentialfunction to exist.For that I used the jacobi matrix,and it was not...- sylent33
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- Field Function Potential Vector Vector field
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Is the level-set for a given function unique?
Let ##f,g:\mathbb{R}^2\longrightarrow\mathbb{R}## be defined, and denote ##D=f(\mathbb{R}^2)##. Assume without loss of generality that ##g(\mathbb{R}^2)\equiv f(\mathbb{R}^2)##. Define a function ##\varphi_f:D\longrightarrow \mathbb{R}^2## as follows: ##\varphi_f(z)=\{(x,y):f(x,y)=z\}##, and...- Eclair_de_XII
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- Function
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- Forum: Calculus
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Why Does Stoke's Stream Function Represent Fluid Flow?
Summary:: Stoke stream function [Mentor Note -- Thread moved from the technical forums, so no Homework Template is shown] Why the quantity of fluid that crosses the surface of revolution formed by the vector OP is ?- chriswong
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- Function Stream
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Confirm Limit Existence for Function f w/o Piecewise Def.
If you are told something holds if the limit exists, and given a function f (specifically not piecewise defined), is it enough to show that the limit as x approaches c = the function evaluated at c? With a piecewise defined function, it is easy to check both sides of a potential discontinuity...- Haku
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- Existence Function Limit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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The integral of a function ##f(x)## from its graph
Problem statement : I start by putting the graph of (the integrand) ##f(x)## as was given in the problem. Given the function ##g(x) = \int f(x) dx##. Attempt : I argue for or against each statement by putting it down first in blue and my answer in red. ##g(x)## is always positive : The exact...- brotherbobby
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- Area under curve Function Graph Indefinite integral Integral
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Showing continuous function has min or max using Cauchy limit def.
Problem: Let ## f: \Bbb R \to \Bbb R ## be continuous. It is known that ## \lim_{x \to \infty } f(x) = \lim_{x \to -\infty } f(x) = l \in R \cup \{ \pm \infty \} ##. Prove that ## f ## gets maximum or minimum on ## \Bbb R ##. Proof: First we'll regard the case ## l = \infty ## ( the case...- CGandC
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- Cauchy Continuous Function Limit Logic Max Real analysis
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- Forum: Math Proof Training and Practice
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Using params from gsl function in integration routine
I'm trying to pass through some parameters of a function to the gsl integration routine but my code is currently not returning correct values. I attach a version of my code using dummy example functions and names. struct myStruct_t { double a; }; double func(double z, void* params)...- CAF123
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- Function Integration
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Undergrad How do I do this calculation involving the SIN function?
Hi, I am new here and hope I have posted my thread in the right forum. I have the following SIN function in Excel: =1*(SIN(2*PI()*1,6667*0,45)) The result is -1. That is what I want, so no problem. But what I want is a function that calculates the Time t value, in this example the value 0.45...- Francis Bacon
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- Calculation Function Sin
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Why Choose This Function for Solving PDEs?
Hello! (Wave) I am looking at the following exercise: Find the solution $u(t,x)$ of the problem $$u_t-u_{xx}=2 \sin{x} \cos{x}+ 3\left( 1-\frac{x}{\pi}\right)t^2, t>0, x \in (0,\pi) \\ u(0,x)=3 \sin{x}, x \in (0,\pi) \\ u(t,0)=t^3, u(t, \pi)=0, t>0$$ At the suggested solution, it is stated...- evinda
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- Function
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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Undergrad Find P(X+Y>1/2) for given joint density function
Hey everybody, :smile: I have a joint density of the random variables ##X## and ##Y## given and want to find out ##P(X+Y>1/2)##. The joint density is as follows: $$f_{XY}(x,y) = \begin{cases}\frac{1}{y}, &0<x<y,0<y<1 \\ 0, &else \end{cases}$$ To get a view of this I created a plot: As...- Peter_Newman
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- Density Density function Function Joint Probability Random variables
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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Find maximum of the function N(t) without Calculus
How would you go about finding maximum value for this function without Calculus? You can draw in it a CAS tool like Geogebra, NSpire or Maple. And use the maximise ability. But is possible to do it by hand? Pre-Calculus?- Mathman2013
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- Calculus Function Maximum
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Undergrad What is the indefinite integral of Bessel function of 1 order (first k
Hi When we find integrals of Bessel function we use recurrence relations. But this requires that we have the variable X raised to some power and multiplied with the function . But how about when we have Bessel function of first order and without multiplication? How should we integrate it ?- AhmedHesham
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- Bessel Bessel function Function Indefinite Indefinite integral Integral
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- Forum: Calculus
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Writing the charge density in the form of the Dirac delta function
Hey guys! Sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm having some trouble to express this charge distribution as dirac delta functions. I know that the charge distribution of a circular disc in the ##x-y##-plane with radius ##a## and charge ##q## is given by $$\rho(r,\theta)=qC_a...- approx12
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- Charge Charge density Delta Delta function Density Dirac Dirac delta Dirac delta function Electrodynamics Form Function Writing
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Find FT of Function: Solution & Explanation
I need to find the FT of this function. Here is my attempt: $$H(f) = \int_{0}^{\infty} ke^{-2 \pi i f t}dt$$ We know that ##\delta(t) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{2 \pi i f t} df##, the part with sin in this integration vanish, so that, and knowing that cos is a even function, we can write...- LCSphysicist
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- Function
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB How can we rewrite a modulus function?
We can rewrite |x-3|<10 in the following way. -10<x-3<10 But can rewrite |x-3|+|x+1|+|x|<10 in the following way? -10<x-3+x+1+x<10. If we cannot, will anybody please explain why we cannot?- Nousher Ahmed
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- Function Modulus
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- Forum: General Math
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KarhunenLoeveDecomposition function in Mathematica
Hello everyone. I have a vector, stochasticData.mat, it contains a matrix of size 211302*50, being 211302 measurements of 50 realizations of a stochsatic process. I want to use the Karhunen-Loève expansion and the software Mathematica to calculate the uncorrelated random variables. For that, I...- confused_engineer
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- Function Mathematica
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- Forum: Programming and Computer Science
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Finding Absolute Minima & Maxima of a Function
Good day, I have a question regrading how to find the absolute minima maxima of a function , I understand that first we need to calculate the Hessian Matrix to find the relative minima /maxim but after we need to check the borders of the region ( a rectangle in our case) for example we put x=-2...- Amaelle
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- Absolute Function Maxima Minima
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Undergrad Can Lagrange multipliers be used to find a function?
Problem statement : Let ##f\in C^\infty ([-1;1])## with ##f(1)=f(-1)=0## and ##\int_{-1}^1f(x)dx=1## Which curve has the lowest (maximal) absolute slope ? Attempt : Trying to minimize ##f′(x)−\lambda f″(x)## with Lagrange multipliers but to find f not x ? I got... -
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MHB Piecewise function: differentiable but not continuously differentiable
Hey! :giggle: We have the function $$f(x,y)=\begin{cases}x^2\sin\left (\frac{1}{x}\right )+y^2\sin\left (\frac{1}{y}\right ) & \text{ if } xy\neq 0 \\ x^2\sin\left (\frac{1}{x}\right ) & \text{ if } x\neq 0, y=0 \\ y^2\sin\left (\frac{1}{y}\right ) & \text{ if } x= 0, y\neq 0 \\ 0 & \text{ if...- mathmari
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- Differentiable Function Piecewise function
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Volume of a solid of rotation, obtained rotating a function around x=2
At first, I inverted the function(##f^{-1}(x)=g(x)##) and calculated the volume through the integral: $$V=\pi\int_{0}^{4}[4-(2-g(x))^2]\ dx$$ but then I questioned myself if the same result could have been obtained without inverting the function. To find such a strategy, I proceeded as follows...- greg_rack
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- Function Rotating Rotation Solid Volume
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Problem with units? (trying to solve a normalized function)
I'm trying to solve for this in a deuteron problem. But can't seem to get the right answer. The reduced mass of the deuteron is 469.4 MeV, the binding energy Eb is 2.226 MeV and R = 1.5fm. Using hbar = 6.5817x10^-16 eV.s I get Kappa = sqrt((2(469.4)*2.226)/(6.5817*10^-22)^2) = 6.94*10^16...- Labboi
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- Function Units
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Undergrad Problem with function approximation
We have a function: ## f(x,y)=\sqrt{\frac{1−2x}{1−y^2}} = \frac{\sqrt{1−2x}}{\sqrt{1−y^2}}## for small x and y, we can use standard approximations: ## 1/\sqrt{1−x}=1+x/2+... ## and ##\sqrt{1−x}=1−x/2−... ## Ok. Now we can approximate the whole function f(x,y) First method: ##... -
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I deriving a pupil function in a coherent imaging system
Hello all. I have a question about building the coherent transfer function and specifically how I would go about deriving the pupil function for this figure. I have not come across this in my class yet and am a bit stumped. Any help would be appreciated.- silentt
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- Coherent deriving Function Imaging System
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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High School Helping a 5-Year-Old Integrate a Function in Kindergarten
A newbie who knows basic math is helping a five year old do his kindergarten project. The boy has to integrate a function ##f(x,y)## over the boundary of the first quadrant denoted ##\partial \Omega## where ##\partial\Omega = \{ x=0, y\geq 0 \} ∪ \{ x\geq 0, y=0 \} ## How would I explain to...- docnet
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- Function Integrate
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Undergrad Why is it important to convert angle units when using trigonometric functions?
Hello, Periodic trigonometric functions, like sine and cosine, generally take an angle as input to produce an output. Functions do that: given an input they produce an output. Angles are numerically given by real numbers and can be expressed either in radians or degrees (just two different...- fog37
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- Function Input Trig
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Linear combination of sine and cosine function
Hi MHB! I recently came across a problem and I was thinking most likely I was missing something very obvious because I couldn't make sense of what was being asked, and I so wish to know what exactly that I failed to relate. Question: Find the minimum of $6\sin x+8\cos x+5$. Hence, find the...- anemone
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- Combination Cosine Function Linear Sine
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- Forum: General Math
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Undergrad Could this function be approximated by Dirac delta function?
hi, there. I am doing some frequency analysis. Suppose I have a function defined in frequency space $$N(k)=\frac {-1} {|k|} e^{-c|k|}$$ where ##c## is some very large positive number, and another function in frequency space ##P(k)##. Now I need integrate them as $$ \int \frac {dk}{2 \pi} N(k)...- Haorong Wu
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- Delta Delta function Dirac Dirac delta Dirac delta function Function
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- Forum: Calculus
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Graduate Is a solution of a differential equation a function of its parameters?
Hi everyone, Imagine I have a system of linear differential equations, e.g. the Maxwell equations. Imagine my input variables are the conductivity $\sigma$. Is it correct from the mathematical point of view to say that the electric field solution, $E$, is a function of sigma in general...- Meaning
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- Differential Differential equation Function Parameters
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- Forum: Differential Equations
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Star collapse in general relativity — pressure as a function of star radius
What I've done is using the TOV equations and I what I found at the end is: ##e^{[\frac{-8}{3}\pi G\rho]r^2+[\frac{16}{9}(G\pi\rho)^{2}]r^4}-\rho=P(r)## so I am sure that this is not right, if someone can help me knowing it I really apricate it :)- Lilian Sa
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- Collapse Einstein field equation Function General General relaivity General relativity Pressure Radius Relativity Star Star collapse
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Graduate Fitness function for window length of filter
Fitness function for window length of filter On a sinusoidal signal with amplitude 1, and period P, an exponential moving average (EMA) (with alpha = 1/n), and a linear weighted moving average (LWMA) (with window length n) are calculated; when you subtract the EMA from the LWMA, it can be seen...- MisterH
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- Filter Function Length Signal analysis Sinusoidal Sinusoids Window
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- Forum: General Math
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Insights Computing the Riemann Zeta Function Using Fourier Series
Continue reading...- stevendaryl
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- Computing Fourier Fourier series Function Riemann Riemann zeta function Series Zeta function
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- Forum: General Math
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Is there a smooth function in the unit ball with compact support?
Is there a function that takes positive values only in the unit ball not including the boundary points defined by the set ##\{x^2+y^2+z^2<1\}##, and ##0## everywhere else?- docnet
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- Ball Compact Function Smooth Support Unit
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Verify this function is a solution of the heat equation
I spent hours looking at this and cannot figure out where the error is. I'm wondering if there is an error before the boxed expression. @Orodruin and @PeroK may I ask for your assistance?Consider a solution ##u:[0,\infty)\times \mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{R}## of the heat equation, ie...- docnet
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- Function Heat Heat equation
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help