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On dragonfly motion
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How fast does a gram of H2O evaporate when introduced to a full atmospheric vacuum?
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Accidental, unplanned breakthroughs in physics
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Ray optics
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Explanation of the physics for the Goethe-Barometer?
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Why is stress defined in the way as it is?
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Is every measurement electromagnetic?
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Analyzing the cue tip at impact with a billiard ball
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How does a typical wave function decay at large distances?
commented Sep 22, 2023 in General Physics by Arnold Neumaier (15,787 points)
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Aligning effect in uniform field
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Why elements form substances?
answered Jan 27, 2023 in General Physics by Vladimir Kalitvianski (112 points)
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Computation of magnetic field defined by hysteresis curve
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Dimensions of quantum cell automata's state space
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bouncing a ball
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Tension of two mass and a rod satellite
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Conditional Time Evolution increases entropy?
edited Oct 13, 2020 in General Physics by Asaint (90 points)
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How much will your average acceleration be?
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Expression for the number of domains for a scalar field
edited Aug 12, 2019 in General Physics by JA (20 points)
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the law of energy conservation and transformation mathematical expression
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Understanding Inertia and Kinetic Energy
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Find the acceleration of each of the weights. All wires and pulleys are massless.
asked Apr 21, 2019 in General Physics by yoyojunk (-5 points)
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Estimating the maximum possible frequency of standing waves on a fixed string
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