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Undergrad Is the energy of this system conserved?
In this system (consisting of just the gas) heat is transferred to the gas by means of a reservoir. So this means energy is added to the system. Does this necessarily mean that the work done on the lead shot due to an increased pressure will equal the heat that enters the gas? We are assuming...- rtareen
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- Energy System
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Verifying Coordinate System for Electric and Magnetic Forces
The attached file is the coordinate system I've used a) $$\vec{E}=\dfrac{\vec{F_e}}{q}=\dfrac{1,10\cdot{10^{-13}}\hat{j}\;N}{1,6\cdot{10^{-19}}\;C}=6,88\cdot{10^5}\hat{j}\;N/C$$ b) $$\sum{\vec{F_{net}}}=\vec{0}=\vec{F_e}+\vec{F_m}$$...- mcastillo356
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- Coordinate Coordinate system Electric Forces Magnetic System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How big could a system of caverns be without collapsing?
In the horror novel, the Descent, by Jeff Long, Earth has a system of deep caverns so extensive that they constitute a virtual "sub-planet," a kind of partial lower deck in the Earth's crust, whose mutated human inhabitants have horns and decorate their bodies with extensive scarification...- Lren Zvsm
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- Geology Physics Speculation System
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- Forum: Science Fiction and Fantasy Media
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Graduate Equipartition theorem and Coupled harmonic oscillator system
Dear all, While simulating a coupled harmonic oscillator system, I encountered some puzzling results which I haven't been able to resolve. I was wondering if there is bug in my simulation or if I am interpreting results incorrectly. 1) In first case, take a simple harmonic oscillator system...- Karthiksrao
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- Coupled Harmonic Harmonic oscillator Oscillator System Theorem
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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High School System of linear equations: When are we guaranteed a unique solution?
I was reading about systems of linear equations. Even if we have the same number of unknowns and equations, we may still have infinitely many or no solutions. But if in addition to that the determinant of the matrix of coefficients does not vanish, then does it necessarily imply that we have a...- kent davidge
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- Linear Linear equations System
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- Forum: General Math
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High School Tidal Locking question about the Earth-Moon system
This section of the Wikipedia article on tidal locking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking#Mechanism states: (Note : A is the earth; B is the moon) I am having trouble understanding that last "whereas" bit (bold font). It seems to me that if we consider lower and lower rotation speeds...- Swamp Thing
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- System Tidal
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Torque on Left Foot of Man in Rotating System
I saw that the solution states that the torque about the center of mass is zero, since the man does not rotate about its center of mass. However, I then thought about taking the torque about the left foot (so the right foot for the man's POV). Hence: $$\tau_{left} = \tau_{0} + \textbf{R}\times...- KDPhysics
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- Rotating System Torque
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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High School Does Removing Planets Affect the Sun's Energy?
If I take away the planets in the solar system and leave the sun alone, would the sun have less energy than before?- sqljunkey
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- Solar Solar system System
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Flux in a rotated cylindrical coordinate system
##\vec F= 2x^2y \hat i - y^2 \hat j + 4xz^2 \hat k ## ## \Rightarrow \vec \nabla \cdot \vec F= 4xy-2y+8xz## Let's shift to a rotated cylindrical system with axis on x axis: ##x \to h, y \to \rho cos \phi, z \to \rho sin \phi ## Then our flux, as given by the Divergence theorem is the volume...- Kaguro
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- Coordinate Coordinate system Cylindrical Flux System Vector calculus
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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System subject to a driving force
The displacement of the end of a spring varies as , the block on the spring is subject to a viscous force proportional to the velocity. Spring stiffness k. (a)Find the displacement of the block: (b)When γ -> 0 First of all, i have a doubt i we could start saying the component of the force is...- LCSphysicist
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- Force System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Solve this vector system containing sum and dot product equations
Seems to me the answer is a specific vector: The second forms a plane, while the first X is just a vector. The intersection between the λX that generates the (properties of all vectors that lie in the...) plane (i am not saying X is the director vector!) How to write this in vector language?- LCSphysicist
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- Dot Dot product Product Sum System Vector
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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MHB Finding the Unique Solution of a Polar System with Variable Radius?
Hello! Brand new to the forums, hopefully someone here can help me out. Paths start out at the edge of a circle and "flow" along a polar equation that determines phi based off the initial phi (phi0) and a variable radius (ie. as your radius grows, your phi is changing). Hopefully this image...- Jiggerjaw
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- Polar Radius System Variable
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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Analysing System of Equations: 2kx2 + kx1 = mx2 & 2kx1 + kx2 + kXocos(wt) = mx1
Well, i think the important here is the system, what you think about?: -2kx2 + kx1 = mx2'' -2kx1 + kx2 + kXocos(wt) = mx1'' After this, is just solve, i found: x2 = (k*xo*cos(wt)*(4k/m - 2w²))/(2m*(k/m - w²)*(3k/m - w²)) The cool is that if we put w equal the two normal frequency x2 tends to...- LCSphysicist
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- System System of equations
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Solar System Dynamics page at NASA/JPL
Stumbled across this and found it interesting. Solar System Dynamics pages at JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab)/NASA. Has Bodies, Orbits, Physical Data, Tools, etc. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?site_map Cheers, Tom- Tom.G
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- Dynamics Solar Solar system System System dynamics
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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How to calc the period of this mass spring system?
This is a problem very easy to deal with if we consider the effective spring constant, however, i want to avoid this solution, and see how to justify the period of this motion just by analyse the forces or the energy, what seems a little hard to me. First of all we would need to find the force...- LCSphysicist
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- Mass Mass spring system Period Spring System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Blockchain as a decentralized system
Hello, I am learning about blockchain this summer. I sort of get the big idea (skipping the middle man, encryption based decentralized system where everyone that is on the database can see everybody else transactions). Isn't the fact that everyone can see any transaction unsafe and against the...- fog37
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- System
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- Forum: Computing and Technology
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MHB Solve System of 4 Equalities: x+y+z+w=22, xyzw=648
Solve the following sustem 1) $$x+y+z+w=22$$ 2) $$xyzw=648$$ 3)$$ \frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}=\frac{7}{12}$$ 4) $$\frac{1}{z}+\frac{1}{w}=\frac{5}{18}$$- solakis1
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- System
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- Forum: General Math
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Rotation around a non fixed axis + linear motion of a system
I have had a thought experiment in my head for a while now and I am unable to find clear enough examples/info that deal with similar issues, to solve it on my own. This is why I hope that someone in this forum can at least point me towards a solution or provide hints as to where should I be... -
Graduate Functional Determinant of a system of differential operators?
So in particular, how could the determinant of some general "operator" like $$ \begin{pmatrix} f(x) & \frac{d}{dx} \\ \frac{d}{dx} & g(x) \end{pmatrix} $$ with appropriate boundary conditions (especially fixed BC), be computed? And assuming that it diverges, would it be valid in a stationary...- Yellotherephysics
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- Determinant Differential Functional Functional analysis Operators Path integral Path integral formulation Path integrals System
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Calculating Forces in a Pulling System: Fp, Wp, Wm
Fp = Fg +Ff Fp = (21*9.81*sin(31)) + (0.2*21*9.81) Fp = 147.30 Fp*d = 147.3 *4.5 Wp = Wm = 662.87 = 663 J I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Should I subtract the force of friction from the force of gravity? Have I assumed that the pulling force is equal to the sum of gravity and friction...- Thea Woods
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- Forces System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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How are ancestors classified in a cladistic system?
Hi all, When I first learned about cladistics, it seemed like an elegant and objective way of classifying life - forget about subjective physical similarities, classify purely based on scientifically testable ancestry, and have all taxa be monophyletic clades, so everything in one taxon is more...- Amaterasu21
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- Classification Evolution System
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- Forum: Biology and Medical
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Which system of units is coherent for mechanics?
So, should i write All of these as accodring to wiki pedia maxwell applied coherence concept to FPS, CGS, and SI is already coherent so answer will be All of these ?? Am i right or MKS because question is restricted to mechanics only ?- core1985
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- Coherent Mechanics System Units
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Graduate 2-electron system under compression
I did some calculations for the ground state energy and wave function of a system of two electrons put in a finite-depth 2D potential well. Regardless of the shape of the potential well (square or circular), the expectation value of the electron-electron distance ##\langle r_{12}\rangle =...- hilbert2
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- Compression Ground state energy Potential well System
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Graduate How to calculate the interband velocity matrix in a graphene system
In graphene system, the velocity operator sometimes is v= ∂H/ħ∂p, and its matrix element is calculated as <ψ|v|ψ>, i.e., v_x = v_F cos(θ) and v_y = v_F sin(θ) [the results are the same with Eq. 25] for intraband velocity. Recently, I see a new way to calculate the velocity matrix (Mikhailov...- Sunny Huang
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- Graphene Matrix System Velocity
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Solving a Closed System w/Conservative Forces: Is E1=E2 Always True?
This problem is very easy to solve considering that the two particles belong a closed system under action of conservatives force. My doubt is if it is possible to solve the problem by consider one particle by time, that is: Suppose that we know the particle m one is under gravitational force...- LCSphysicist
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- Closed Closed system Forces System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Reaction torque in a traction system
Hello PF, I am building a traction assembly for a self balancing bot project and I am having some conflict with my intuition and practical testing results. The setup consists of a motor mounted to a chassis, the shaft coupled to a wheel that rests on a surface with non-zero friction. Below...- PhysicoRaj
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- Reaction System Torque Traction
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- Forum: Mechanics
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Comp Sci RSA system with p=17, q=11 and e=3. Find m corresponding to c=156
OFFICIAL SOLUTION: d=e^(-1) mod 160=107 mp= c^(d) mod p=7 mq:=c^(d) mod q=7 MY THOUGHTS: I understand how d = 107, but I got that by using m = (17-1)(11-1) = 160. What I don't understand is the next two lines (from the official solution). I am aware of the P = C^d mod n (decryption) formula...- s3a
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- Cryptography Security System
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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MHB Solving System of Equalities: x^2-y\sqrt xy & y^2-x\sqrt xy =3
Solve the following :A) $$ x^2-y\sqrt xy=126$$ $$ y^2-x\sqrt xy=-63$$ B) $$\frac{x} {y}+\frac{y}{z}+\frac{z}{x}=\frac{y}{x}+\frac{z}{y}+\frac{x}{z}=x+y+z=3$$- solakis1
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- System
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Solve System of Equalities: x^2+xy+y^2, x^2+xz+z^2, y^2+yz+z^2
solve the following system: $$ x^2 +xy +y^2=37$$ $$ x^2+xz+z^2=28$$ $$y^2+yz+z^2=19$$- solakis1
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- System
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- Forum: General Math
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MHB Solve System of Inequalities: 2x+3y-4, 3x-4y+5
Solve the following system of imequalities: 2x+3y-4>0 3x-4y+5>0- solakis1
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- Inequalities System
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- Forum: General Math
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Equations of motion of a system with non holonomic constraints
Hello, I have a system with 2 degrees of freedom with 2 non-holonomic constrains that can be expressed by:##A_1 dq_1 +Cdq_3 + Ddq_4 = 0## ##A_2 dq_1 + Bdq_2 = 0##Being ##q_1, q_2, q_3## and ##q_4## four generalized coordinates that can describe the movement of the system. And ##A_1, A_2, B...- DannyJ108
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- Constraints Equations of motion Mechanics Motion System
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Internal forces acting on a dive system
Hello please be aware that my understanding of physics is basic, but I want to learn - and I will if explained simply enough please. I looked on here and found the cube in space query from last year, and I just about understood it, but the scalars and vectors did throw me, so hopefully it will...- Boyles
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- Forces Internal Internal forces System
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Graduate How Do You Determine the Mapping Functions in a Curvilinear Coordinate System?
Hello, the physical domain in the (y, z) space is mapped to a rectangular computational region in the (ŋ,Ƹ)-space, where (ŋ,Ƹ) are the new coordinates. This technique frees the computational simulation from geometry restriction. after transforming the governing equations ( PDEs) to the...- zaki
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- Coordinate Coordinate system Curvilinear System
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- Forum: Topology and Analysis
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The figure represents a system composed of pulleys
The figure represents a system composed of two ideal fixed pulleys that support three masses A, B, and C of the same mass M, suspended by light and inextensible threads. Massor A is simultaneously suspended by two wires, one connected to massor B (wire 1) and the other to massor C (wire 2). We...- leticia beira
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- Figure Pulleys System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Forces acting on a support point after the system is released
Summary:: What is the force N which acts on a support point at the moment just after system is released? [Thread moved from the technical forums, so no Homework Template is shown] A light bar with m1 and m2 masses (m1≠m2) at the ends placed on the support point (in the middle of the bar)...- IgorT75
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- Forces Point Static Support System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Projectile-car system and momentum
I have done question 1. But I'm struggling with the other one. So since the only thing I know about the rocket is the mass and the velocity, I guess I have to use momentum to solve this problem. From the first question, I found out that the x-velocity of the projectile is ##v_x=5...- Kolika28
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- Momentum System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Undergrad Falling EM system contradicts the equivalence principle?
The following is an improved version of my previous post https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/falling-electric-dipole-contradicts-the-equivalence-principle.964594/ Consider the following system comprising a particle on the left with charge ##+q## that is a large distance ##d## away from two...- jcap
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- Electromagnetism Em Equivalence Equivalence principle Falling Principle System
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Sign conventions for work done by/on a system
I am a bit confused on the definition/convention of work. In some books I see statements that say : "If work is done on the system, its sign is positive. If work is done by the system, its sign is negative." And in other books I see things like: "By convention, work is regarded as positive...- cookiemnstr510510
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- Sign System Work Work done
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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MHB System of Equations: Find Triples $(x,y,z)$
Find all triples $(x,\,y,\,z)$ of real numbers that satisfy the system of equations $x^3=3x-12y+50\\y^3=12y+3z-2\\z^3=27z+27x$- anemone
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- System System of equations
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- Forum: General Math
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Question about the solution of this system of equations
hi given such system of equations ## \begin{cases} \rho^2 = 2 \rho \\ 2\theta= -\theta+2k\pi , k\in \mathbb Z \\ \end{cases} ## in the solution of the professor the system is solved is solved as follows. ## \begin{cases} \rho=0 , \rho=2 \\ \theta= -\frac 2 3 k\pi , k = 0,1,2 \\...- DottZakapa
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- System System of equations
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- Forum: Calculus and Beyond Homework Help
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Suggest a geometry for headphone's speaker system
Summary:: Suggest a geometry Hello! I have difficulties with this question. It is translated from Swedish so if something's weird tell me. The speakers in headphones often work with the help of magnetism, when a varying voltage is applied across a coil attached to the speaker membrane. The...- mirreb9
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- Electromagetic field Electromagetism Geometry Speaker System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Pressure loss pipe system: Conversion from known fluid1 to fluid2
Hello, everyone, I am currently working on the following (real) problem, where I am not getting anywhere. It would be super nice if you could have a look at this. Thank you very much :-). I have a pipe system (Black Box) of which I only know the following things: At a set flow rate with a...- Brainface
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- Loss Pipe Pressure System
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- Forum: Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering Finding the system output by convolution
Since there are initial conditions stated, I would have to craft the s equation in mind, in order to find the impulse by laplace inverse; which is this: ##(s^2Y(s)-sy(0)-y'(0))+8(sY(s)-y(0))+16Y(s)=x(s)## ##(s^2Y(s)+\frac{1}{2}s-1)+8(sY(s)-1)+16Y(s)=x(s)##...- jisbon
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- Convolution Output System
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- Forum: Engineering and Comp Sci Homework Help
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Why gravitational potential energy is a system property?
Spring has more potential energy when it is compressed or stretched from its initially balanced state. As external work is done, it stores energy in the form of potential energy. Here, we know energy is stored in spring but For the Earth-ball system, where the energy stored? -
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Undergrad This linear system has a solution? (Gauss' elimination)
I don't know the terms so I'm sorry if the informations at summary above is unclear. But I add a detailed photo of my calculations below. I use Gauss' Elimination laws.- requied
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- Elimination Gauss Linear Linear equation Linear system System
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- Forum: Linear and Abstract Algebra
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Undergrad Invariance of a system under symmetry operations
I'm trying to understand the precise reason we claim that a value being conserved means that the system in question is invariant under the corresponding symmetry transformation. Take parity for example. If the parity operator satisfies the commutation relation ##[P, H] = 0## for a given...- sophiatev
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- Invariance Operations Symmetry System
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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A general potential energy for a multi-particle system
For a system of two or more particles, it is customary to define potential energy functions ##V_{ij}## between pairs of particles, so that the total conservative force (not necessarily total) on any given particle is $$\mathbf{F}_i = \sum_{j\neq i} -\nabla_i V_{ij}$$as a sum over all other...- etotheipi
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- Energy General Potential Potential energy System
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- Forum: Mechanics
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New amplitude of a spring-mass system when a 2nd mass falls on the first
I am confused about conservation of momentum for this question. I take the system as two objects, each having mass m. For first object (the one performing simple harmonic motion), there is net external force acting on it in horizontal direction (restoring force of spring). For second object...- songoku
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- Amplitude Mass System
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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MHB Find real solutions to a system
Suppose that $x$ and $y$ are positive real numbers. Find all real solutions of the equation $\dfrac{2xy}{x+y}+\sqrt{\dfrac{x^2+y^2}{2}}=\sqrt{xy}+\dfrac{x+y}{2}$.- anemone
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- System
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- Forum: General Math
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Undergrad Total energy of an isolated system
If a closed system has kinetic and potential energy such as the total energy (the sum of the two) equals zero for all times, what does that mean? In other words, what does it physically mean that the total energy is always zero for a closed system? I think I have a small misunderstanding of the...- Hajarmq
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- Energy Isolated system Newton mechanics System Total energy
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- Forum: Classical Physics