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Explosively Pumped Flux Compression Generator = EMP strong enough to destroy my phone from a mile away?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_pumped_flux_compression_generator Explosively Pumped Flux Compression Generator detonated a mile away or so, what damage would be done to my phone, and other ...
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Where did the formula $Φ(x,y,z) = x^3y - z^2$ come from? How does it define a scalar field? [closed]

I want to ask that why $Φ(x,y,z) = x^3y - z^2$. I don't understand this relation? Can someone make sense of this equation.
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How to derive a multi-reflection echo from a given single-reflection “trace”

Consider a one-dimensional semi-bounded "ray" (or thin "cylinder") of stratum (or just any homogeneous substance) which has several "features" along it's length (say, thin films). Consider a wave that ...
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Neon lamp: minimal breakdown voltage

I am looking at this formula: from wiki for brakedown voltage in gas discahrge lamps, and I see it's linear by length (d) (ops, I see it's divided by ln...). Does that mean that I can make tiny ...
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Does white phosphorous burn in ammonia? [closed]

In tonight's session of a science fiction role-playing game, I used a white phosphorous grenade against a group of ammonia-breathing aliens on their home turf, and I must confess that neither the GM ...
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Can someone give a simple expose on Coleman Mandula theory and what Mandelstam variables are?

Coleman-Mandula is often cited as being the key theorem that leads us to consider Supersymmetry for unification. An overview discussion with sufficient detail is missing in many popular texts. So ...