Magnitudes Definition and 106 Threads

I have the measured magnitudes of a satellite object in four filters and I want to convert this into into Radiant Intensity. I was told that if I integrated the solar spectrum over my filter bandpasses , I could obtain the visual mag of the sun in each of these filters and use this to obtain the...

How to answer this question? I am working on this question. Any math help, hint or even correct answer will be accepted.

This is a question that I saw in a textbook: "If the magnitude of a+b equals the magnitude of a+c then this implies that the magnitudes of b and c are equal. Is this true or false?" The textbook says that this statement is true, but I'm inclined to believe it is false. I made a quick sketch to...

I calculate in this way as follows and get a correct answer. Howere I am not sure if I am using the right way. F R = (½ MR^2 + MR^2 ) a/R F = 3/2 Ma F - f = Ma f = 3/2 Ma - Ma = Ma/2

Can anyone please help me with the following? Three forces which act along the sides AB, BC and CD of a regular hexagon ABCDEF of side 2a, have a resultant which acts along DF. When a couple of 4Pa in the sense CBA is added in the plane of the hexagon, the resultant acts along CA. Find the...

Star magnitudes of brightness seem to use inverse logarithmic scales, is there a benefit to this? Why was this chosen, i can understand logarithmic might make it easier to interpret data in same way we do similar for earthquakes etc. But why inverse ? When i look at a HR diagram for example (...

Homework Statement I need to work out the errors of my corrected apparent magnitudes. The Colour Excess is 0.36 with uncertainty = 0.01 The star was observed in two wavebands. r-band = 2.285 g-band = 3.303 The 2.285 and 3.303 are the ratios R_V for the SDSS (Sloan digital sky servery) r and...

Homework Statement You have decided to use a CCD camera to check if a 16th magnitude quasar is variable. With your telescope/camera combination, you know that a star with a magnitude of 0 would deliver 1 × 109 photons/second to one pixel, so this allows you to work out the photons/second from...

Hello, Can you tell me please the mass flow rate of hydrogen and oxygen per unit of area of electrodes in fuel cells? Or if you have information on the mass flow rate of hydrogen and air per volume of fuel cell stack? I understand this may vary, but I am looking for publications or other...

I am having a issue with part a) of this question, I am not entirely sure if what I am saying is correct, could somone if possible check my logic 1. Homework Statement Two solar type stars (all physical properties are the same as for the Sun) are in a close binary system. Each individual star...

Homework Statement A transmission line is formed by two identical parallel tracks in a printed circuit board. The line has a length of 50 mm and all line terminations are of 70 Ω. The line can be assumed to be lossless. calculate the magnitude of the NEXT and FEXT voltages generated in the...

Homework Statement https://i.imgur.com/UtLzb34.png Homework Equations the law of cosinus The Attempt at a Solution I have not been available to scan my work, but I'm kinda stuck at the beginning. And our teacher have not show us this kind of physics yet. Thanks.

Can the magnitudes of speed and velocity be different for the same given situation?

Okay so, I am wondering if it is possible to find the actual cross product (not the magnitude of the cross product) from this information 1. magnitude of both vectors 2.angle between vectors 3.plane the vectors lie in Is there any way to calculate that cross product vector? Thank you very much...

Homework Statement Homework Equations equivalent tension coefficient tDE= applied force/distance between points D and E = 17/SQRT(1[^2+2^2+4^2) = 3.7097 The component of the 17kN in the x-direction = Δx X tDE = -1...

Homework Statement A biker is 40.0m to the east of a flag in a park, heading south at 10m/s. 30.0 seconds later, the biker is 40.0m north of the flag and heading east at 10.0m/s. For the biker in this 30.0s interval, what are: a) the magnitude and direction of the displacement? b) the magnitude...

Homework Statement The apparent total magnitude of a triple star is ##m_0 = 0,0##. The apparent magnitudes of two of its components are ##m_1 = 1,0## and ##m_2 = 2,0##. What is the apparent magnitude of the third component? Answer: 0,9 Homework Equations Since according to Norman Pogson...

Homework Statement Homework Equations ##m = m_0 − 2.5 log_{10} f## where ##m## is the absolute magnitude of an object, and ##m_0## is the zero point. The Attempt at a Solution I'm having difficulty with is part b, the answer to which I believe is required for the subsequent parts. I...

Homework Statement Two main sequence stars have the following properties: #1: apparent magnitude m_v=2.5, λ_eff = 551nm radius r=1.6R_sun #2: m_v = 5.77, r = 1.25R_sun 1) Calculate the apparent brightness of the system when #2 is in front of #1. Assuming that #1 has constant apparent...

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known dat Show that if you have a signal f and noise σf for a stellar flux measurement, then the uncertainty on the observed magnitude is given by σm = 1.0875 x σf / f Homework Equations (you should use the fact that when ε<<1 then log(1±ε) ≈...

1. Homework Statement Given the two vectors in the diagram, calculate their magnitudes if A+B-225j=0 Homework Equations sum of x component= Acos(42)--Bcos(56) sum of y component= Asin(42)+Bsin(56)--225j The Attempt at a Solution Find A and B use substitution A= [Bcos(56)]/cos(42) from x...

Why is impossible measurement of the magnitudes when his values are smaller than Planck units??

Let's say I place two different size conducting loops inside of a uniform magnetic field. For the sake of the diagram I have the loops share a point, but just treat them as though they are not touching. Then I decrease the value of the magnetic field very quickly. \frac{dB}{dt} =...

Suppose we have a galaxy at redshift z=4 with monochromatic UV luminosity λUV *LUV = 4.2×1046 erg /s and an absolute K -band magnitude of K = −23.5 mag (in the AB system). Assuming a K -band absolute magnitude M⊙,AB = 5.14 for the sun, how can i determine the luminosity L_K of the galaxy ?? I...

Homework Statement A person pulls on a rope attached to a 5 kg sled. The rope makes an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal. Sled accelerates horizontally at 1.7 m/s^2. There is no friction. Homework Equations ma = Fnet mg = Fgravity The Attempt at a Solution Fnorm = Earth force up on sled...

Homework Statement Six forces, each of magnitude either F or 2F, are applied to a door as seen from above in the figure. Rank in order, from smallest to largest, the six torques τ1to τ6 about the hinge. Homework Equations torque=RFsintheta The Attempt at a Solution τ1 = F*L/2 τ2 = 2F*L/4 τ3 =...

Why does the magnitude of a ket vector not matter? The motivation appears to be that a state vector only can decribe a particle, or no particle. But why shouldn't the magnitude of ket vectors not be used to represent the density of the particles, the average number of particles? I'm am fairly...

Homework Statement A binary star system at a distance of 85pc consists of two stars of equal luminosity that are so close together that they are observed in a telescope as a single image. If the apparent magnitude of the two stars combined is 10.7 what would be the apparent magnitude of just...

Homework Statement I need to determine the magnitude of velocity and acceleration for an aircraft moving away from a fixed position (for example a radar station). I need to calculate the magnitude of velocity and acceleration for each time step. The following table of information is given...

You’re hanging from a chinning bar, with your ;arms at right angles to each other. The magnitudes of the forces exerted by both your arms are the same, and together they exert just enough upward force to support your weight, 620 N. (a) Sketch the two force vectors for your arms, along with their...

Three identical bricks are pushed across a table at constant speed as shown. Rank the magnitudes of all the horizontal forces that you identified in your free body diagram. So I identified the horizontal forces of push, friction, system a on system b, and b on a. I understand the force will...

Homework Statement Two boxes have masses m1 and m2, and m2 is greater than m1. The boxes are being pushed across a frictionless horizontal surface. As the drawing shows, there are two possible arrangements, and the pushing force is the same in each. In which arrangement, (a) or (b), does the...

Homework Statement In the figure, M2 has more mass than M1 and M1 has more mass than M3. The questions refer to the magnitudes of tensions and weights. There is friction between the horizontal plane and M2 (μk ≠ 0). M2 is observed to travel at a constant speed. Assume that the pulleys are...

I just don't understand others way solving this problem to solve for the unknown magnitudes of the two vectors I have to sum up all of the components in x and y and set them equal zero and from there I'll get some systems of equation. I saw a method where they let the x-component of AB and BE...

Homework Statement Vector A has magnitude 3 and points to the right. Vector B has magnitude 4 and points vertically upwards. Find the magnitude of vector C such that A + B + C = 0 The Attempt at a Solution C = SQRT[4^2 + 5^2] = 6.4

Homework Statement A plane traveling at a speed of 1300 km/h in a northernly direction at a height of 5 km above the the ground suddenly climbs at an angle of 45 degrees to to horizon. Maintaining the speed and angle it releases a projectile as it passes through 7 km in altitude. Find the...

Homework Statement Determine the magnitudes and directions of the currents in each resistor shown in the figure. The batteries have emfs of ##\varepsilon_1 = 9.1## V and ##\varepsilon_2 = 11.6## V and the resistors have values of ##R_1 = 15 \Omega## , ##R_2 = 33 \Omega## , and ##R_3 = 30...

Homework Statement The parallelogram linkage shown moves in the vertical plane with the uniform 6.8-kg bar EF attached to the plate at E by a pin which is welded both to the plate and to the bar. A torque (not shown) is applied to link AB through its lower pin to drive the links in a clockwise...

Consider two displacements, one of magnitude 3.3 m and another of magnitude 4.3 m. What angle between the directions of this two displacements give a resultant displacement of magnitude (a) 5.1 m, (b) 2.8 m, and (c) 4.7 m. Homework Equations I've been using the law of cosine to work out...

Homework Statement http://prntscr.com/p7dxt Here's a screenshot of the revision question. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Co-ordinates of each point A, (0, 60, 0) B, (40, 0, 0) C, (-40, 0, 40) D, (-60, 0, -60) Position Vectors rAB, 40i + -60j + 0k rAC, -40i + -60j + 40k rAD...

Homework Statement As shown, a roller at point A and a pin at point B support a uniform beam that has a mass 25.0 kg . The beam is subjected to the forces f1 = 50.0N and f2= 79.0N . The dimensions are l1= 0.750m and l2= 2.30m . (Figure 2) What are the magnitudes and of the reaction forces...

Homework Statement Given the magnitudes of vectors u and v and the angle θ between them, find sum of u + v. Give the magnitude to the nearest tenth when necessary and give the direction by specifying the angle that the resultant makes with u to the nearest degree. Homework Equations...

I'm trying to calculate the luminosity of the sun in the infrared (J, H and K filters). According to http://mips.as.arizona.edu/~cnaw/sun.html, the absolute magnitudes of the Sun in each of these filters are J: 3.64 H: 3.32 K: 3.28. The absolute bolometric magnitude of the Sun is about...

Hi, Consider P = \boldsymbol{\nabla} f +\boldsymbol{\nabla}\times \bold{A} where f and A are scalar and vector potentials, respectively, and P is strictly positive and well behaved, and only nonzero in a domain \mathcal{D}. I want to find how the magnitude of \int \boldsymbol{\nabla} f dV...

Hi everybody, I'd love to pick your brains about a problem in (seemingly?) linear algebra I've run into, trying to find the most efficient algorithm for solving a set of linear inequalities involving absolute magnitudes. During my research I've run into a problem that involves solving a...

Homework Statement Resolve the force F1 into components acting along u and v axes and determine the magnitudes of the components. Refer to first attachment for full problem with diagram. Homework Equations asinθ bcosθ The Attempt at a Solution Please refer to attachments for attempt...

Homework Statement The question is as follows: if |m| = 4, |n| = 3, and the angle θ between m and n is 5pi/6, find the norm of the vector m + 2n. Homework Equations Im attempting to use the equation : cosθ = (m * n)/(|m||n|) The Attempt at a Solution I determined using the...

Homework Statement A binary star system has two star of equal luminosity. The apparent magnitude of the two stars together is 11.2, and they are at a distance is 76pcs. How do I work out the apparent and absolute magnitudes of just one star? Homework Equations m=-2.5log(L)...

I have a complex matrix, \textbf{A}, and I want to left-multiply it by a unitary matrix, \textbf{U} (i.e. \textbf{U} is square and \textbf{U}^H\textbf{U}=\textbf{I}). The goal is to find the \textbf{U} which yields the optimal solution \textbf{B}_{opt} \triangleq \textbf{U}\textbf{A}, where...

I've seen that in English you refer to the measurable physical properties as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_quantity" , but some sites call them "physical magnitudes". Are both of them correct?. Do you consider them as synonyms? In Spanish we say "magnitudes físicas", and I wonder if...