# All Questions

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### What does the Schrodinger Equation really mean?

I understand that the Schrodinger equation is actually a principle that cannot be proven. But can someone give a plausible foundation for it and give it some physical meaning/interpretation. I guess ...
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### Why does the Zodiacal light vary between dawn and dusk?

According to several pages, in the Fall the Zodiacal light is better seen at dawn than at dusk: In the mid-latitudes, the zodiacal light is best observed in the western sky in the spring after the ...
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### How does a photon travel through an electron cloud?

We all know that the exact position and exact velocity of an electron in an atom cannot be determined simultaneously, as per the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. We only talk about the probability of ...
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### Tension Problem: Solve for T for two sliding blocks connected by a string [closed]

The problem: Two blocks made of different materials connected together by a thin cord, slide down a plane ramp inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal as shown in the figure (block B is above ...
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### Quantized modes of EM field in a cubic cavity

I am trying to solve for Electric field modes in a cubic cavity with perfectly reflecting walls. I know that for the modes, I have the standard Helmholtz Equation $$(\nabla^2+k^2)E_i=0$$ And I want ...
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### What causes a tall box to tip over on an inclined plane?

I'm wondering what makes a tall box rotate about its edge (the red point on the figure below) on a inclined plane (with or without slipping), when subjected to forces of gravity and friction only: ...
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### How to calculate the Induced Voltage Given Spinning Conducting Loop? Intro to Electromagnetics problem [closed]

I'm having trouble figuring out a different variation of this problem. On my homework, I'm asked to find the induce emf for the following B field: $$\vec{B}=50\vec{a_y}$$ I was able to figure out the ...
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### A physical understanding of the 2/3 in the Sachs-Wolfe effect

I am trying to develop an intuitive but quantitative understanding of the factor of 2/3 in the Sachs-Wolfe effect. I believe I have a picture that makes sense but it relies on one assumption I don't ...