# All Questions

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### Is spectrum of Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT) periodic or not

I can't think of any better title. Here is the content that I got question http://cnx.org/content/m10247/2.31/ As it state the nature of DTFT's spectrum is periodic as it show in figure 1 However, ...
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### Possible to calculate carrier lifetime with doping concentrations?

I'm working on a problem involving a silicon semiconductor. A PN junction is created with $N_a = 5\cdot10^{14}$ throughout the entire semiconductor, and is doped with $N_d = 2\cdot10^{15}$ on the N ...
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### Trace of Spin Products Using Rotation operators

So I am working on this problem involving the trace of spin matrices. I am trying to solve for $Tr(S_iS_j S_kS_l)$ using rotation operators. I know how to go about solving for $Tr(S_iS_jS_k)$. It is ...
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### When a pole of magnet comes near another pole possessing the same charge does it generate electricity?

That's all there is to it. Well... I was daydreaming about making gloves that had the ability to shock people when you punched them. I thought how it would be better if they didn't need a battery and ...
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### Light emanating from finger tips?

My little nephew on two occasions (when he was 4 now 6) said he saw light rays emanating from his fingers. His father said this is true and that there is physics behind it. I have searched the ...
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### dual variables for lattice fermions

I am quite familiar with duality transformations for lattice spin systems (i.e. systems with global $O(n)$ symmetry) and pure gauge systems (i.e. local $SU(n)$). However, after searching for a bit, I ...
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### Question regarding 2 conducting spheres connected by a long fine line (electric potentional)

I'm having a bit of trouble understanding a pretty simple issue. Assuming I have 2 conducting spheres uniformly charged connected by a long fine line (as shows in the added photo) and im being asked ...
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### Magnetic forces and generators

i'm really struggling to break this question down into manageable chunks and identify which quantities are relevant. I'm also unsure of some of the wording in the question. A bar of length ...
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### Is this expression of electric field correct?

I know that the electric field component of electromagnetic wave should be written as the first equation shown, but some times it can be expressed in terms of complex amplitude of electric field as in ...
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### Source of electrons in Crooks tube experiment (Inside the Discharge tube)

In the experiment, gases are put at low pressure inside the discharge tube. Now the issue that arises is a very simple one. ...
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### Difference between the increase in optical path due to refraction and that due to reflection

If we place two glass plates of refractive index n and each having thickness t,on the way of a light ray the increase in optical path becomes (S2P-S1P)=2(n-1)t due to refraction through them,and the ...
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### Polarizing virtual photons to make fusion easier?

So, this is probably incredibly foolish, outlandish, etc but I figure I'd post it anyways. Basically I was thinking about how the Deuterium nuclei repel each other and how they do this by exchanging ...
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### $L_+$, $L_-$ Old terminology and Quantum mechanics

Two Quantum mechanics Questions one simple one, and one stupid one: For angular momentum: Considering the appropriate i) Mathematical motivation How do we ...
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### What is the best way to measure bioimpedance using AC bridges

What is the best way to measure bioimpedance using AC bridges? and capacitances?
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### Photons and Black holes

How many photons in one Planck volume would it take to form a tiny black hole? A photon doesn't have mass but it does have energy, $1.0101 \times 10^{-37}$ Joule for red $650$ nm wavelength light if ...
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### Derivation of boundary conditions in the context of lattice dynamics

Context: Solid state state physics, lattice dynamics. Question: I'd like to derive the condition for the wave vector $\boldsymbol{q}$ in order for the lattice to be periodic and infinite. My lecture ...
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### Understanding Bose enhancement in reheating

I'm struggling to understand the Bose enhancement in reheating. I've read that: At the end of inflation, the inflaton field, $\phi$, is something like a condensate with excitations of a single ...
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### Saddle point and transition state of a molecule

During a transition of a molecule from one state to another, it pass through a transition state. This transition state, mathematically speaking, is a saddle point. That means, the second derivative ...
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### Angles between axes after Lorentz transformations

Consider frame $K_1, K_2, K_3$ such that $K_1$ moves along the $y$ axis of $K_2$ with speed $v$ and $K_2$ moves along the $x$ axis of $K_3$ with speed $u$. Find the angle between the $x$ axis of $K_1$ ...
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### Thermography time evolution

I have an imaging problem. I essentially have a metallic plate with a number of holes through it. I am looking at the number of holes with a thermal camera. While looking at the plate I have two ...
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### Eckert number in incompressible flow

Most of the time, temperature evolution for incompressible flow is computed assuming the Eckert number is negligible, that is the viscous dissipation and work of pressure variation is negligible ...
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### Local tension and pressure measurements

We want to measure tensions and pressures on the surface of a tooth for an experiment in dental research. We want to do local measurements at different points on the tooth. The tooth is not a real ...
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### Derivation of the Fourier Transform, what is the Fourier series for non periodic signal

I had learned about the Fourier series for periodic signal and when it come to non-periodic signal, I got problem I don't understand. Here is the content that I learned. ...
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### Electric field for two adjacent infinite layers of width h charged + and − uniformly

I'm trying to figure how to calculate the electric field created by two adjacent infinite layers of width h charged + and − uniformly. I don't understand why isn't the field outside of the layers ...
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### Petrol detonation pressure

What maximum pressure (Pa, atm) can petrol withstand at normal temperature before detonation? Octane number is 95. A formula showing dependence of pressure on the octane number is appreciated.
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### Bragg's diffraction and Simon's problem

In Preskill's notes, John Preskill goes as If we scatter a photon off of a periodic array of needles , the photon is likely to be scattered in one of a set of preferred directions , where the ...
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### why field cooling is necessary in Exchange bias?

Why is field cooling necessary for exchange bias? For instance, if we take an example of Ni/NiO, in this sample NiO is already anti-ferromagnetic in nature at room temperature. And as we know that ...
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### Natural refrigeration

I have an electricity-free pot-in-pot refrigerator that uses evaporative cooling to keep the inside cool. However, I live in a very humid place, so the rate of evaporation will be low and hence this ...
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### What physical properties of silver would contribute to the sound of a musical instrument?

Sorry if this is off-topic. A question was recently asked on Musical Practice & Performance, asking what physical properties of silver would contribute to the sound of percussion instruments. It ...
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### Thermal noise from capacitor; circuit analysis

I'm trying to model the thermal noise from a capacitor. The capacitor is connected directly into an amplifier with resistance $R_{A}$ and capacitance $C_{A}$. A noisy capacitor is modelled as a ...