Mass Definition and 1000 Threads
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Undergrad Cross Section & Mass: Is There a Relation?
In the sentence "WIMP-nucleon cross sections of 1.2x10-47cm2 at 1 TeV/c2 WIMPs", there is a relationship between cross section and mass. Is there a general formula that relates the two quantities, in that if there is a certain cross section that means it will be associated with a certain mass?- Ranku
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- Cross Cross section Mass Section
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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Mass: Uniting Quarks & Antimatter in Unexpected Ways
Mass behaves opposite that of other quantum numbers when combining matter (quarks) and antimatter. Why?- talanum52
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- Antimatter Mass Quarks
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Power and Efficiency without mass?
Really perplexed me as the answer provided does not solve for mass ... seemingly wants to use mass as a unit of height? Or perhaps I'm off base ... really just curious if this is even correct or possible? Thanks in advance- sbrads87
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- Efficiency Mass Power
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Undergrad 1-loop Fermion mass correction in toy EFT
Where does the ##m## in ##(3.2)## come from? It doesn’t seem to enter anywhere in Feynman rules for the given diagram- Siupa
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- Correction Effective field theory Fermion Mass Renormalization
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- Forum: High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics
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Undergrad How does the mass of the wheels affect the car's acceleration?
Hi, I found this interesting thread, https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/accelerating-a-car-including-the-moment-of-inertia-of-the-wheels.930374/ but as it has been closed to replies, I decided to ask here. The thread ended up with the equation: where τ - 200Nm engine torque provided on...- kielbasa
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- Acceleration Mass Wheels
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Why does the war-wolf reach its maximum speed at the vertical position?
For this problem, For part(a) the solution is, However, how did they know that the max speed is reached in the vertical position? For part (d) the solution is, However, I thought the solution would be because there is net gravitational torque in clockwise direction (torque due to small mass...- member 731016
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- Mass Max Speed
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Friction, Mass and Acceleration: Analyzing Block Motion
The block starts to slide if friction can no longer hold the block. F=u*n and F=(m1+m2)a so: (m1+m2)a=uN=>am1+am2=uN=>am2=(uN)/(am1) So:am2=(uN)/(am1) is the force. The answer is F=(u*m1g(m1+m2))/m2 I do not see how the acceleration terms are canceled. Is my answer equivalent to this?- as2528
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- Acceleration Block Friction Friction forces Mass Motion Second law
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Graduate Black hole mass coupled to expansion -- astrophysical source of dark energy?
[FONT=arial]Observational evidence for cosmological coupling of black holes and its implications for an astrophysical source of dark energy [FONT=arial] Comments?- Bandersnatch
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- Articles Black hole Black holes Cosmology Coupled Dark energy Energy Expansion Hole Mass Source
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- Forum: Cosmology
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How Do You Derive and Analyze the Matrix for 3 Coupled Oscillators?
Hi, I am not sure if I have derived the matrix correctly, because of my results in task b I solved task 1 as follows, I assumed that all three particles move to the right $$m \dot{x_1}=-k(x_1 - x_2)$$ $$2m \dot{x_2}=-k(x_2-x_2)-3k(x_2-x_3)$$ $$3m \dot{x_3}=-3k(x_3-x_2)$$ Then I simply...- Lambda96
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- Coupled Mass Oscillators
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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High School Mass of Space (B but approaching I)
Since space is expanding, and that expansion moves things, then those moved things must be moved by something. If moved by space itself, then space must be providing the energy. And if gravity is a function of space and time interacting, then what is the energy or mass of a volume of space... -
Undergrad Change in orbit when mass is doubled
A satellite is orbiting a planet in a circular orbit. The planet's mass doubles instantly. What happens to the orbit of the satellite? I think it would move to an elliptical orbit with major axis equal to the old radius and a minor axis equal to either 1/2 or sqrt(2)/2 times the old radius. I'm... -
Insights Why There Are Maximum Mass Limits for Compact Objects
Continue reading...- PeterDonis
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- Compact Limits Mass Maximum
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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The direction of flux vectors in derivation of conservation of mass
In the derivation of the conservation law of the conservation of mass, the flux on one side enters and the flux on the other side leaves the control volume. I presume this is due to the assumption that the volume is infinitesimally small and hence v(x,y,z,t) will not change directions...- Mart1234
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- Conservation Conservation of mass Derivation Direction Flux Mass Vectors
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Proving SHM for charged spring mass system in electric field
For part (f) Solution is I don't understand why the bit highlighted in yellow is true. Would anybody be kind enough to help.- Nway
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- Charged Electric Electric field Field Mass Shm Spring Spring mass system System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Shouldn't quantum gravity be an interaction between mass and spacetime?
Einstein showed (via general relativity) that spacetime is curved by mass, mass moves in relation to this curvature, and that gravitation arises as secondary effect. Why then are we looking for quantum gravity as some sort of mass<->mass interaction? Aren't the fundamental interactions better...- TerranIV
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- General relativity Gravity Interaction Mass Quantum Quantum gravity Spacetime
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- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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Undergrad Is the mass of a photon stationary in space?
I was reading a recent physics article on the google home page that stated that the current theory of mass is that it is a photon moving at light speed but stationary in space. My analogy of this was like a photon moving in a circle but it is not moving. I wish I could sight the article but...- azcowboy702
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- Mass Photon Space
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Undergrad Calculating Mass Inertia Product - Examples 1 & 2
How is the mass inertia product calculated? I have two examples and each one uses something different. Example 1: Example 2: moments and product of inertia of the cylinder- Guillem_dlc
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- Inertia Mass Product
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- Forum: Mechanics
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What Is the Connection Between Buoyancy and Apparent Mass?
my solution: a) F(upward)=Fb +Fw =(1.3+1.5)X9.8 =27.44N total Mass = 2.8kg b) Volume increased = π(0.2/2)^2 x 1.5/100 =4.7x10-4 m^3 T+Fb =mg T=mg-Fb T=2.2x9.8 -1000 x 4.7x10-4 x 9.8 T=17.4N T is the apparent weight of the rock, so the mass of the rock in the water...- TkoT
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- Buoyancy Mass Relationship
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Graduate Landau's Maximum Mass Limit Derivation in Shapiro & Teukolsky (1983)
In Section 3.4 of Shapiro & Teukolsky (1983), a simple derivation, due to Landau, of the maximum mass limit for white dwarfs and neutron stars is given. I will briefly describe it here and then pose my question. The basic method is to derive an expression for the total energy (excluding rest...- PeterDonis
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- Derivation Limit Mass Maximum
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad 3D Printed Piston | Lower mass = Power
This is a piston I had DMLS printed from AlSi10mg - the geometry is derived from generative design using some basic inputs and a starting shape. It's really just an experiment whether a consumer grade design and print can be bolted in and work for a time. After machining, it is predicted to... -
Experimental Design: Pulley and Mass Hangers
^ This is my personal drawing of the diagram, I couldn't take a picture of the actual one. The setup is a pulley wrapped with a cord and mass hangers attached to each end. My first thought when approaching this problem was to first determine the rotational inertia of the pulley, then use some...- uSee2
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- Design Dynamics kinematics Energy Experimental Mass Momentum Pulley Torque
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Undergrad Effective mass from the Lagrangian
Hello! I have the following Lagrangian: $$L = \frac{1}{2}mv^2+fv$$ where ##v = \dot{x}##, where x is my coordinate and f is a function of v only (no explicit dependence on t or x). What I get by solving the Euler-Lagrange equations is: $$\frac{d}{dt}(mv+f+\frac{\partial f}{\partial v} v) =... -
Undergrad Time dilation from galactic gravitational mass
I've been thinking about how rotational speeds don't fall off high distances from galactic centers, for which dark matter is generally an explanation for the increase in acceleration Speed = distance / time But time is relative What "time" is used in these calculations? Wouldn't time be...- marcosdb
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- Dilation Gravitational Gravitational mass Mass Time Time dilation
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad How hard of a Hit force does it take to make a mass jump?
I am looking for a formula that I can use to find out how high a steel rod or ball will jump up. If I hit mass M with force F how high will it jump up. If there is a program that would be great. every thing will be in pounds So if ball or rod of 10 lbs is hit on the bottem with 14 lbs of force... -
Variable mass, uniform body, force -- pulling a massive rope
So i got some equations but i think i am missing something, my main doubt is what is the relation between dx / dt and v(o) [ here] . Workings in attachment- Spector989
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- Body Force Mass Mechancis Newton 2nd law Rope Uniform Variable Variable mass
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Solving for 'a' with Torque, Force, and Mass Moment of Inertia
What I did was plug in the outer radius time the force into the torque and then the mass moment of inertia is equal to m*ro^2 so then I plugged in the mass times the radius of gyration squared into I and solved for a but this is not right.- haven
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- Force Inertia Mass Moment Moment of inertia Torque
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Is a Universe Without Mass and Energy Possible?
Is it possible to have a universe with only space and time but no mass ? I ask this question because a friend told me that time is an illusion. In fact, time does not exist. Because of the existence of matter, time can be felt through the movement of matter. If matter does not exist, time does...- alan123hk
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- Mass Space Space and time Time Universe
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Why can't I treat the disk as a point mass?
Since the question made no indication of the disk rotating about its center, I just straight up assumed that the disk did not rotate about its center, and instead treated it as a point mass. However, to my surprise my calculations did not bear me any fruit. Below is my first attempt at the...- cory21
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- Disk Mass Point
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Work and Energy for a mass sliding down a curved ramp (why does the ramp move?)
What force causes the surface to move to the left? Can I say that it's due to the force component of the weight along the vertical force of the surface?- MatinSAR
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- Energy Mass Ramp Sliding Work Work and energy
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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A box with the mass m = 25 kg is sliding up a hill
What I have already attempted is on my Ipad and I don't know how to upload it on here. With hope of help DJ- Danielheidarr
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- Box Hill Mass Newtons law Newtons laws of motion Physics Sliding
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How does this system work? (Four pulleys and a rope lifting a mass)
I used the regular way of solving problems with pulleys. I tried to find the tension forces, which must be the same in the rope, but I get it wrong- zuzelle
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- Lifting Mass Pulleys Rope System Work
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Conservation of Energy with Mass on Hemisphere
I tried approaching this question like this: F_N - mgcos(theta) = -mR(theta_dot)^2 and theta_dot = v/R since R is constant F_N = m(gcos(theta) - (v - v_0)^2/R) (with v being final velocity and v_0 being the initial velocity from the impulse) and then using energy conservation: at t = 0: E =...- ccndy
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- Conservation Conservation of energy Energy Force equation Hemisphere Mass
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Determine the net torque acting about the center of mass
Net torque = 2gx20xcos30 - 2gx35xcos20 - 2gx15xcos60 + 2gx30xcos80 = -357Nm Have I done it right?- paulimerci
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- Center Center of mass Mass Net Net torque Torque
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Angular Velocity from KE, radius, and mass
I tried using the equation w^2 = (4*K)/(mr^2) but I don't think this is right... I got my answer to be 3.2243 and that's not correct- aivilo775
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- Angular Angular velocity Mass Radius Velocity
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Is Mass Irrelevant in This Problem?
I'm not sure where to start, I feel like I'm missing the mass but it is not listed.- Arwing
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- Confused Kinetic friction Mass Physics
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Hanging mass on a massless pulley
I have a conceptual question about this problem. I can write the 3.5 kg block equation as Fnet(block 1)=(Force of tension)-(Force of friction)=m1a I can write the 2.8 kg block as Fnet(block 2)=(Force of tension)-(Force of gravity2)=m2a My question is this If I set the forces of...- kasnay
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- Mass Massless Pulley
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Could there be macro objects out there that convert energy to mass?
Stars are basically large objects that convert mass to energy as allowed by the mass-energy equivalence in special relativity. So I was thinking, following the same equivalence, shouldn't the reverse be possible too? I.e. a kind of reverse star that sucks in energy and converts it into mass? I...- Feynstein100
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- Convert Energy Mass
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Velocity comparison -- Which thrown mass hits the ground first?
On the test, I said they hit the ground simultaneously. However, that, in retrospect, doesn't seem to be the correct solution.- mathbrain9
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- Comparison Ground Mass Velocity
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Mass on a Spring semi-submerged in a liquid
Hi , Can someone tell me wether my answer is corrrect or false ?- MatinSAR
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- Liquid Mass Spring
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Derive angular frequency for mass spring system
tried writing the x position as x = Acos(wt) (ignoring the phase) so that d2x / dt2 = -w2x Substituting that into the individual motion equations would get the required result for the individual masses, but I am not sure how to combine the equations to get the reduced mass- so_gr_lo
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- Angular Angular frequency Derive Frequency Mass Mass spring system Spring System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How to find minimum possible mass
Unfortunately, this is not the right answer.- ssarpal
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- Collision Force Mass Minimum
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A 4kg mass sits on a frictionless table....
I got 13N but is that right because apparently, it's wrong Here's my work: F = mg = 2(10) = 20N F = ma a = F/m = 20/4+2 = 20/6 = 10/3 = 3.3m/s^2 T = mg - ma T = (2kg)(10m/s^2) - (2kg)(3.3m/s^2) = 13.4 N I appreciate it! And if I'm wrong could you show how you got your answer? Thanks- MrBeans
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- Dynamics Frictionless Mass Pulley Table Tension
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Tangran, Inertial Mass and Gravitational Mass
Imagine a tangran puzzle, in which an extra piece "y", identical to piece 'x', is maliciously added. No matter how hard the player tries, he will never be able to restore the game's original form, that is: a perfect square. This illustration has a clear purpose: If gravitational mass and...- dom_quixote
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- Gravitational Gravitational mass Inertial Inertial mass Mass
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Modal mass and kinetic energy in FEM modal analysis
So, I use Ansys (well known FEM software) and get the next output for a modal analysis toy problem (If you happen to know Ansys that's a pre, but I promise it shouldn't matter). The problem is a simple beam, clamped at one end. I used 160 20-node brick elements to solve it (so no Timoshenko...- Arjan82
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- Analysis Energy Fem Finite element analysis Kinetic Kinetic energy Mass Modal analysis
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Undergrad Orbital Velocities and Mass Distribution in Galaxies
Has anyone looked into the details of stellar orbital speeds and required (visible) mass distribution in the Milky Way? Doing some math here - if the local mass density is significantly higher in the inner 10-15% of the galaxy, and then lower and gradually thinning outwards in the disk, we will...- cosmologyscience
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- Astrophysics Distribution Galaxies Mass Mass distribution Orbital
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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High School Experimental evidence for effective mass increasing with speed
I am new to this forum and in line with its rules I am trying not to repeat a question already asked. I find that Jeremyfiennes original question I.e Experimental evidence for effective mass increasing with speed” is the question I want to ask but I am not satisfied with the answers given so...- Bastion
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- Effective mass Evidence Experimental Increasing Mass Speed
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Friction problem in HS physics -- Mass moving on an inclined plane
This is a homework problem of my grand daughter. The question is to find out the conditions of an object M on a slope with angle shown and applied force "F". I find there are 3 conditions, sliding up, sliding down and not moving. This is my work. I just want to get comments on my work: At the...- yungman
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- Friction Inclined Inclined plane Mass Physics Plane
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Undergrad Do objects of differing mass fall at the same rate in a magnetic field?
Gravity isn't a force in the strictest sense of the word, yet magnetism is exactly that: a force. As is strong, EW, etc. Therefore, it's possible that the more massive magnetic object gets drawn to the center of a magnetic source at a faster rate than the less massive magnetic object. Discuss!- Constellar
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- Fall Field Magnetic Magnetic field Mass Rate
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Undergrad F= - mg - kv ? (forces of gravity and friction on a mass)
Hi I'm just a student so this: F = - mg - kv (Being kv friction) doesn't sound intuitive. Looks like both are going in the same direction... I just don't get it. But that's what my book says (Symon mechanics) and my classmates are also using "-"kv . Can someone explain me please? Shouldn't...- One human
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- Friction Gravity Mass
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Undergrad The Wavefunction when Mass is Much Greater than Planck's Constant
I understand that the uncertainty is low when you're dealing with a "macro" scale area that is much bigger than Planck's constant. But what's confusing to me is when you know with extreme precision the location, but there's so many particles involved that there is little uncertainty since the...- JohnH
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- Constant Mass Uncertainty principle Wavefunction
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- Forum: Quantum Physics