# All Questions

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### Does frequency f = $\frac1T$ if there is non-periodic signal

Through what I learned from school, frequency $f=\frac1T$ while $T$ is the period. However, things get harder in college where there are non-periodic signal. That means they have no period or their ...
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### Does non-matter energy curve spacetime? [duplicate]

I know that matter (mass) curves spacetime, but do other forms of energy do the same? I.e. is matter the only form of energy that curves spacetime?
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### Total momentum in linear monoatomic chain

Context: Solid state physics. Monoatomic linear chain. Question: To prove that the total momentum of the chain is zero. Attempted solution: I consider the sum: \begin{align*} p = \sum_{n=1}^{N} m \...
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### Why are the true variance of these orbits out by ~pi?

I have an object that is orbit around a point mass in a 2D environment with a known speed, radius and zenith. I calculate the following orbital parameters as such and can confirm that these values are ...
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### Calculating a radioactive sample's mass from its activity [closed]

The question reads as such: "What is the mass of a 1.05 µCi carbon-14 source?" First I convert to decays/s: $R = 1.05 µCi=3.885 \times 10^4 decays/s$. The half-life for carbon-14 that we've been ...
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### speed of gravitational waves [duplicate]

Do gravitational waves have a certain speed? Is it the speed of light or infinite, or am I misunderstanding what a gravitational wave is? I think it is a ripple in spacetime caused by interactions ...
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### Do particles keep on emitting energy?

Accelerated electrons emit electromagnetic waves, but those at rest do not. So accelerated electrons emit energy and those at rest do not. (At rest hypothetically, I know it is not permissible ...
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### negative energy cancelling energy

In what circumstances can negative energy cancel out energy? If a positron and electron are created they cancel out as one of them has negative energy. Are there any other ways that negative energy ...
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### Finding Time & Required Angle for Projectile Motion with Quadratic Air Resistance

This is a physics/calculus/computer science problem, but I think I'll get better results in the Physics SE. I have a fun little project I've been working on (hobby, not homework/production), that ...
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### Precision measurements on sodium doublet wavelength?

I'm currently searching for a good and reliable source where precision measurements on the wavelength of the so called sodium doublet ($D_1$ and $D_2$ lines) at approximately 589.0 nm and 589.6 nm are ...
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### Acceleration and Circular Motion

Lets assume that there is a force that makes our body moves in circular motion. We know that the acceleration of a body that moves in circular motion is Velocity ^ 2 / Radius . How is it ...
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### Why doesn't dark matter affect planetary motion?

If the universe is made up of ~95% dark matter, and it interacts only gravitationally then why didn't Newton and Kepler discover it before ? Why does it show itself only in the radial velocity profile ...
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### How to solve the heat equation for compound materials with different heat conductivities numerically?

I'm solving the heat equation with time dependent boundary conditions numerically in a 2D system using the ADI scheme. For the purpose of this question, let's assume a constant heat conductivity and ...
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### Normalization of $\langle p_1 p_2 \vert p\rangle$ in RelQM and NonRelQM

Suppose a particle p of three momentum $\vec p$ decays into two particles of 3-momentum $\vec p_1$ and $\vec p_2$. I know the question might sound stupid but right now my brain is full stop: Is the ...
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### Electric field in a sphere with a cylindrical hole drilled through it

Suppose that you have a sphere of radius $R$ and uniform charge density $\rho$; a cylindrical hole with radius $a$ ($a\ll R$) is drilled through the center of the sphere, leaving it like a "necklace ...
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### Pseudocubic unit cells: how to construct one?

I keep coming across the term pseudocubic unit cell while reading about orthorhombic perovskite structures. No clear explanation ...
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### Time for which a drop stays in the leidenfrost point

Is there any way to find out the time required for a drop of given dimensions to vaporize after attaining Leidenfrost point?
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### Determination of entangled states

The definition of an entangled state $|\Psi\rangle$ is that it CANNOT be factored into $$|\Psi\rangle=|\psi\rangle_1\otimes|\phi\rangle_2$$ I am kind of confused on what is meant by a quantum ...
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### A question about propagator of Maxwell field in different gauge

The propagator of Maxwell theory is different, depending on the gauge fixing procedure used. Then why will the S-matrix elements be the same for the same process in different gauges?
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### How Are Galaxies Receding Faster Than Light Visible To Observers?

We know that some galaxies are moving away from us faster than the speed of light and we know it by measuring the redshift, but how's that possible? If they're moving away say at 2c, how would the ...
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### Spinning of the Earth [duplicate]

I was just wondering What would happen if the earth spins the other way around purely interms of Physics ?
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### Why is $|\Psi|^2$ the probability density?

I am starting with Quantum Mechanics, learning online. I can't seem to find the reason for $|\Psi|^2$ being the probability density of finding an electron. They've just taken it for granted everywhere....
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### Uncertainty Principle Upper-bound?

In quantum mechanics, is there an upper bound for the uncertainty principle? I know that quantum harmonic oscillator (QHO) has the uncertainty relation $\sigma_x\sigma_p = \hbar(n+1/2)$, but I think ...
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### References on $C^{*}$-algerbas, $W^{*}$-algebras and Quantum Theories

I would like to know some references regarding $C^{*}$ and $W^{*}$-algebras and quantum theories. I'm interested in concrete physical applications, models and problems. Here it is the list of ...
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### Does it matter if we are made of matter or antimatter?

Is there any difference between matter and antimatter other than the charge? Could we (theoretically of course) find in space a civilization made of antimatter?
Let $\mathscr L (\phi(\mathbf x), \partial \phi(\mathbf x))$ denote the Lagrangian density of field $\phi(\mathbf x)$. Then then actual value of the field $\phi(\mathbf x)$ can be computed from the ...