Physics - Q&A

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Meaning of complex frequency [closed]

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frequency electric-circuits

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Optically, why are circular eyeglasses lenses better than rectangular?

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optics

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Why can someone observe light, even when the light fails to illume that someone?

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light

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How are charges sorted?

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electrostatics capacitor charge-density

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Should I always write units in equation no matter if it looks like variable?

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units

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How can the kinetic energy equation be intuitively understood?

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classical-mechanics energy

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Are lamps, with blistering light bulbs exposed and facing down on the user, dangersome?

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light

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How electric displacement is proportional to surface charge?

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electrostatics charge conductor gauss-law dielectric

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Why did my roller luggage's wheels stop turning smoothly?

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motion friction

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Why can these Single Vision lenses slow myopia for kids, but not adults? [closed]

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optics

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Is $E=mc^2$ true for all frame of references?

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special-relativity mass energy relativistic-mass

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What is $\mathcal{O}$ in integration of potential?

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electromagnetism potential-energy potential

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Calculating Surface temperatures of a thermal insulator

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thermodynamics temperature

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What does Lagrangian actually represent?

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lagrangian-formalism

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Signal modeling as only digital, only analogue, or as both

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signal-processing

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Book suggestion on classical thermodynamics

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book-suggestion thermodynamics resource-recommendation education

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Conductivity with angle of light

1 answer · posted 7mo ago by MissMulan‭ · last activity 7mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

light solid-state optics semiconductor photons

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What is virtual work?

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classical-mechanics forces virtual-work

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Why do markers reflect light, even when the light source fails to illumine the space between the source and markers?

1 answer · posted 4mo ago by VLDR‭ · last activity 4mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

light

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What is "order" and "disorder" in entropy?

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thermodynamics entropy

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Is it possible to derive the Dieterici equation starting from assumptions about microstates?

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statistical-mechanics thermodynamics gases

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What is the meaning that the universe is flat?

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universe

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What's the equation of kinetic energy of charged particle?

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electrostatics kinetic-energy lagrangian particles

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Prove differential form of Lagrangian

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lagrangian-formalism

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Calculate inductance using laws of electromagnetism

1 answer · posted 16d ago by MissMulan‭ · last activity 13d ago by Olin Lathrop‭

electromagnetism inductors

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What does Laplace operator represent?

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laplace

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Calculate Center of Thrust

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force

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Applying Young-Laplace equation on meniscus formed due to rise of liquid on a single plate

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pressure young-laplace

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Superconductivity

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solid-state superconductivity

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How dangerous is mounting and firing a gun on another human's body part? [closed]

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by VLDR‭ · closed 1y ago by Mithical‭

classical-mechanics

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Calculating Max humidity for a house

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humidity temperature

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May it be that there are more than 8/9 planets in our solar system?

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planet

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Should Earth's moon colonies being deep underground ensure natural heating?

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Moon

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Clear up confusion on Minkowski signature

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special-relativity minkowski-metric coordinate-systems metric-tensor

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Unusual way to write spacetime coordinates/metric: Is there any downside?

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by celtschk‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by dmckee‭

special-relativity

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Are there areas in the observable universe which surely cannot support life as we know them?

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terminology

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Time dilation with current or very near technology of the next 100 years

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time acceleration

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What's the meaning of "outdated" in physics?

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terminology

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What is Ether theory? (I think the book I read is misinterpreting Ether)

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special-relativity relativity revolution aether

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Find jerk of time varying force

1 answer · posted 1y ago by MissMulan‭ · last activity 12mo ago by Mithrandir24601‭

newtonian-mechanics potential-energy acceleration

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What is Apsidal Vector?

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apsidal vectors

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What's the importance of Poisson brackets?

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hamilton-dynamics hamilton-formalism poisson-brackets

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Is that electron which jumps from one stationary state to another?

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quantum-mechanics atoms electrons particle-physics bohr-model

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How are the assumptions behind two ways of deriving the Rayleigh-Jeans law related?

1 answer · posted 7mo ago by HDE 226868‭ · last activity 7mo ago by Derek Elkins‭

thermodynamics blackbody-radiation

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Why series springs behave like parallel? A comparison between parallel resistance and series spring.

1 answer · posted 7mo ago by deleted user · last activity 7mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

classical-mechanics springs resistance

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Book suggestion for Classical Mechanics

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classical-mechanics book-suggestion

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What is inflation in cosmology?

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inflation cosmology

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Interaction terms in Srednicki's proof of spin-statistics theorem

1 answer · posted over 1 year ago by Ezekiel‭ · last activity over 1 year ago by Mithrandir24601‭

quantum-field-theory spin-statistics

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If planet 9 exists, is it correct to say that it is a "dark planet"?

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our-solar-system planet-9

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Is it plausible to desire a "universal" calendar applicable everywhere in our universe?

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time

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