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Why do the formulas for planck's units use h instead of hbar?
On the Answers.com page on Planck length, I see two almost-same formulas for the Planck length that differ only by the use of h and hbar. However, the constants are the same, and my calculator gives ...
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Formula for implementing a simulated weighing scale
Background:
I'm on the pledge drive committee for a non-profit group, and there is an issue that is always contentious within this group; thankfully the group is amicable, although competitive, about ...
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inductance value of a single turn thin circular coil
the question may seem simple but I haven't found any fitting formula yet. The problem is the following:
consider a single-turn, circular coil made of reasonably thin wire (diameter of the wire much ...
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What formulae for calculating fluid pressure change involves these parameters? [closed]
Okay... this is a bit desperate...
I am reverse engineering an excel program that is used for calculating outputs for a pressure vessel used for industrial process fluid heating.
There is a part in ...
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How to deduce E=(3/2)kT?
It says in my course notes that a particle has so-called "kinetic energy"
$E=\frac{3}{2}kT=\frac{1}{2}mv^²$
Where does this formula come from? What is k?
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Any resources to learn how to interpret formulae/diagrams?
Are there any materials exploring intermediate levels (of any sub-subject) which give plain English descriptions along side formulas/equations/notation?
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How do formulas get figured out?
Many of the formulas I learn in school are derived from more basic formulas — as long you your math is right and assuming the more basic formulas you used are correct, you are bound to get to a ...
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How to calculate concentration of vapor at the surface of a water drop
I'm reading a paper that examines the evaporation rates of water. In the final formula, it has the following constant:
$c_s - c_\infty $ where $c_s$ is the concentration of the vapor at the sphere ...
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What are the coefficients α, β, and κ in this equation for decompression-induced gas bubble growth?
I am reading a text about gas nuclei I encountered the following formula:
$$r = \alpha + \beta \left( \frac{T}{P} \right)^\frac{1}{3} + \kappa \left( \frac{T}{P} \right)^\frac{2}{3}$$
$r$ is the ...
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What is the general formula for a trebuchet?
What I'm really looking for is a formula for a trebuchet that I can input the desired initial velocity after launch and mass of the object, and from that figure out how long the long arm, short arm, ...
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Relation between between linear momentum and translational kinetic energy
The momentum $m v$ of a particle is formally the same as the derivative its translational kinetic energy $\frac{1}{2} m v^2$ with respect to $v$.
Similarly the angular momentum $I \omega$ is the ...
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Vehicle acceleration
What I'm essentially doing is Kalman Filter. If anyone is familiar with (but it doesn't really matter in this case). Consider the following formulas:
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How to calculate the dependency of speed and weight of a servo? [closed]
Here is a digital servo:
Servo
By using the information of details of that thing what is the way to calculate the dependency of the speed of the movement of the car if the load upon the servo is N kg ...
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Calculate time to go from one point to another point [closed]
in a 2D football game I want to calculate cycle(time) until ball go from one point
to another point.
in this link exist all fomulas that we need for my problem but anyone does not have any parameter ...
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Formula for getting energy required to accelerate to a certain speed?
I am curious how many newtons it takes to accelerate an object with a given coefficient of drag, reference area, weight, and air pressure? I know this may sound like a simple equation but I have no ...
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Is There a List of Physics Formulas? [closed]
I am looking for a list of simple physics formulas - like $F=ma$. Is there any website/book that is a list of such equations?
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Is there a formula to measure how much something would bend with weight on it? [closed]
Is there a formula to measure this?
If you know please share, thanks.
