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On this infinite grid of resistors, what's the equivalent resistance?
I searched and couldn't find it on the site, so here it is (quoted to the letter):
On this infinite grid of ideal one-ohm resistors, what's the equivalent resistance between the two marked nodes?
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The “Nerd Sniping” problem. Generalizations?
This question is motivated by this xkcd comic strip
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The problem is indeed interesting, and my first recollection upon reading this was a similar problem in the book Problems in General Physics by ...
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Is it possible to mathematically derive the formula for resistance?
Resistance is given by $\rho L/A$, where $\rho$ is the material constant, $L$ is the length, and $A$ is the area.
Is there any way that this can be derived mathematically, or is the only way ...
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I don't understand what we really mean by voltage drop
This post is my best effort to seek assistance on a topic which is quite vague to me, so that I am struggling to formulate my questions. I hope that someone will be able to figure out what it is I'm ...
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Resistance between two points in an infinite metal sphere/cube
Let's imagine that we have a tridimensional metal object of infinite size, and decide to calculate the resistance between two arbitrary points. How would we go about doing this?
I have thought of two ...
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Resistor circuit that isn't parallel or series
What's the equivalent resistance in this circuit (between points A and B)?
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how calculate resistance between two points for arbitrary resistor grid?
I need to calculate resistance in an electrical grid.
Grid is a graph. Edges of a graph are resistors. How calculate resistance between any two vertexes for arbitrary graph?
I know Kirchoff law and ...
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Modeling stochastic process with frequency-dependent power spectrum
I'm trying to model of Johnson-Nyquist noise propagation in a nonlinear circuit. An ideal (linear) resistor can be modeled very nicely by the Fokker-Planck equation (equivalently, the drift-diffusion ...
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How does spring constant change with resistivity changes
I want to create a set of silicon based materials that have been doped with different materials and/or different amounts of dopants. The purpose of this is to see how the spring constant of silicon ...
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What would be the effective resistance of the ladder of resistors having n steps
I'm a tutor. This is a high school level problem. In high school, every one have might have solved a problem of effective resistance of a ladder of resistors having infinite steps. Now the problem is ...
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Equivalent RC circuit to a RRC circuit?
I'm in doubt about a situation that I've seen sometimes: imagine we have a resistor in parallel with a resistor and a capacitor in series. Since I don't know how to generate figures of circuits to ...
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Wheatstone bridge galvanometer error
We had to measure the resistance of $R_x$, we balanced the Wheatstone bridge and did calculations. My question is: we didn't include galvanometer error into calculations. Why is that? I read that it's ...
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General integral to find resistance
My question is: is there a simple and truly general equation for the resistance between two electrical equipotential surfaces?. Obviously, if so, what is it, and if not, why? It would be very ...
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The role of resistor in e.g. an AND gate
What is the role of the resistor in e.g. an AND gate like this one? :
One often sees lots of resistors in electric circuits, but I haven't really understood their role.
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Wheatstone Bridge
Why is using a Wheatstone bridge such an accurate way of calculating an unknown resistance? What are the benefits of using it over Ohm's law?
It seems that it has something to do with the wires ...
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Is equivalent resistance always lower if we add a resistor to a passive electronic circuit?
How to prove that equivalent resistance of any passive network is always lower if we add a resistor between arbitrary two nodes?
Note that this is not necessarily a parallel circuit, 2 nodes that we ...
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What electric potential is found over individual resistors connected in series to an AC power supply?
Given a set of resistors connected in series to an AC power supply:
What formula governs the peak-to-peak voltage which will be measured when voltage is probed over individual resistors and sets of ...
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Ohmic and Non-Ohmic devices
Why do some conductors follow Ohm's law and some do not? Isn't there any universal law that can explain the flow of current?
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Effective resistance of inductor
In a lab experiment, we connected a simple circuit: an AC voltage source, connected (in series) to a variable resistor and an inductor. We measured the current in the circuit, and the voltage that ...
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Is Joule heating only between charged particles?
The Wikipedia page for Joule heating explains
"It is now known that Joule heating is caused by interactions between the moving particles that form the current (usually, but not always, electrons) and ...
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Total Resistance of Infinite Resistor Grid?
The problem of the infinite resistor grid is very common. The solution for the resistance between any 2 nodes in an infinite resistor lattice is all over the internet.
My question is somewhat similar ...
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Parallel circuits - Overall resistance decreases with additional resistor
Let's say that there is a parallel circuit with two identical resistors in parallel with each other. If a third resistor, identical to the other two, is added in parallel with the first two, the ...
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Why is current not 0 in a regular resistor - battery circuit immediately after you closed a circuit?
In regular open circuits with either a capacitor or inductor element, (when capacitor is uncharged) with a battery, when a switch is closed to complete the circuit the current is said to be 0 because ...
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Fundamentality of voltage to current
From Ohm's Law :
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points.
I would like to know if ...
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How exactly does a resistance reduce current?
I've heard that resistors are used to decrease current to a particular appliance, such as in the regulator of a fan. However, I've also heard that the total current in a circuit is always the same- in ...
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Finding current using EMF & internal resistance
What exactly is the difference between internal resistance and resistance?
This came up in the context of a homework problem I have been given:
The circuit shown in the figure contains two ...
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What defines the brightness of a bulb?
So I have a question. There are three identical bulbs, 2 of them are connected in parallel and the third is basically in series, on the same circuit. If the one of the lamps in parallel breaks, what ...
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Current against the inverse of resistance graph, $I = V/R +c$
If I have a plot of current ($y$ axis) against 1/Resistance ($x$ axis).
The circuit it is measured from is a simply 2 resistors connected in parallel to battery, where the potential across the ...
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Calculate Capacitance in Series AC Circuits?
I'm supposed to calculate the capacitance of an unknown capacitor in series, but I'm not sure exactly which equation to use.
I know the voltage across the resistor (Vr), voltage across the capacitor ...
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Physical interpretation of y-intercept in a Current vs Voltage graph
So I collected current and voltage data from a simple circuit with a power source and a resistor, using a multimeter. I created a graph for this data using excel and got the y-intercept (which is ...
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Resistance of Light Dependent Resistor (LDR)
Is there a mathematical expression relating the resistance of Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) with light intensity?
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Measuring the Electromotive Force and Internal Resistance of a Battery?
Here is a problem that emerged some time ago:
We needed to measure the emf(electromotive force) and internal resistance of a car battery. The only instruments were voltmeter and ammeter.
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kirchhoff's law.Simple question [closed]
So far I calculated total resistance and it is 4.66 ohms and there is 12 volt voltage across them, what is the best way or HOW to calculate current for each resistor ?
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Basic questions about voltage drop in DC circuit
I understand all the concepts of what voltage is using all the analogies but some things related to the drop of voltage across a circuit confuses me.
If I had a short circuit and attached a ...
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Non-conservative Electric Field
I was watching this video from Walter Lewin and while watching these two videos, I noticed there is a "contradiction" in what he is doing. All links direct you exactly to where he begins, so you don't ...
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Why does the potential drop across a battery and resistor equal the emf of the battery?
In this diagram you can see the potential difference across the battery and resistor is the same as the pd created by the battery (the battery and resistor are representing a battery with internal ...
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How can I measure the conductivity of a copper rod?
I would like to perform an experiment to measure the conductivity of a copper rod. What device can I use to perform to experiment? is there such a thing as a conductivity meter? All i found was an ...
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Relationship between resistance and voltage drop
In a series or parallel circuit, if two bulbs have the same resistance, do they have the same voltage drops? The problem I am asking about is below. Do A, B, and C have the same voltage drops since ...
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Waveforms for a given ideal inverters circuit
I have the following circuit. All the inverters are ideal CMOS.
I need to draw the waveforms for each point (A, B, D, E, Vo), given that waveform at input.
What I want to ask is if what I did so ...
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RC circuit theory and voltage in the capacitor vs Ohm's Law
Consider a simple series RC circuit at steady state (capacitor is full).
I've been told that once the capacitor is full we can literally "cut" the circuit because no current can flow.
That ...
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Confused on Calculating Resistance Distance Matrix
I am trying to create a computer program to compute the equivalent resistance over any points on any rectangular set of resistors (all with a resistance of 1 ohm). It seems that the resistance ...
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Cable TV version of infinite ladder network [closed]
This is a problem in a college physics textbook, and its bugging me that I can't get it.
The figure shows a circuit model for the transmission of an electrical signal, such as cable TV, to a large ...
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How do I solve the current of this resistor using Maxwell's Current Theorem?
I've been trying to solve this using the method the prof. taught us, and I happen to know the answer but I can't reach it no matter how many times I've tried. The circuit in question is below:
I am ...
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Voltage and resistance in series connection
In a series connection with n elements it is true that (voltage):
$$V = V_1 + V_2 + ... +V_n$$
and (resistance):
$$R = R_1 + R_2 + ... +R_n$$
If I know one of these I can infer the other. But is ...
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Internal resistance V=IR circuit question [closed]
I don't know how to resolve this problem.
A complete circuit consists of a 18,0 V battery (internal resistance r) and a resistor R. The terminal voltage of the circuit is 15,8 V and the current is ...
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Calculate the electric current in the given circuit when (a) Key K is open [closed]
Calculate the electric current in the given circuit when (a) Key K is open.
(b) Key K is closed.
!]each resistors of 6 ohm 1
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Is this series or parallel? [closed]
How do you find I? and please explain which resistors are in parallel and which are in series? ("M" and ">" are resistors)
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Capacitors and resistor in series and in parallel [closed]
In this circuit, are $R_1$ and $C_1$ in parallel and $C_2$ and $R_2$ in series?
I have think that the currents that flows trought $R_1$ isn't the same that flows trought $C_1$ so, $R_1$ and $C_1$ ...
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Carbon resistor [closed]
a carbon resistor is used as a thermometer on a water day when the temperature is 10 degree Celsius the resistance of the carbon resistor is 270 ohms what is the temperature on a spring day when the ...
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how to find the diameter of this fuse? [closed]
A fuse blows if the current exceeds 1.0 A. It is made of material that melts at a current density
of 620A/cm2. What is the diameter of the wire, assumed to have a circular profile, in the
fuse?
