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Graduate student in Physics

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What software programs are used to draw physics diagrams, and what are their relative merits?

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Trace of a commutator is zero - but what about the commutator of $x$ and $p$?

jan 25 at 13:38 Filippo Fratini 6

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A No-Nonsense Introduction to Quantum Field Theory

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may 7 at 19:23 Qmechanic♦ 18k

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What is the usefulness of the Wigner-Eckart theorem?

quantum-mechanics symmetry group-theory

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Why are only derivatives to the first order relevant?

classical-mechanics

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What is the difference between implicit and explicit time dependence e.g. $\frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t}$ and $\frac{d \rho} {dt}$?

time differentiation

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What is the need for the Higgs mechanism and electroweak unification?

quantum-field-theory particle-physics standard-model higgs-mechanism

oct 9 at 18:06 Qmechanic♦ 18k

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Is kinetic energy a relative quantity? Will it make inconsistent equations when applying it to the conservation of energy equations?

classical-mechanics special-relativity energy-conservation

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Swimming in Spacetime - apparent conserved quantity violation

general-relativity spacetime noethers-theorem

dec 19 '11 at 3:11 David Zaslavsky♦ 28.1k

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Phonons in non-crystalline media

condensed-matter acoustics quantization

apr 28 '11 at 5:20 Keenan Pepper 3,084

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Virtual photon description of B and E fields

quantum-field-theory quantum-optics quantum-electrodynamics electrostatics virtual-photons

mar 6 '11 at 20:08 voix 1,122

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“Velvet way” to Grassmann numbers

quantum-field-theory mathematical-physics grassmann-numbers

feb 11 '11 at 18:38 Zoltan Zimboras 176

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Can a superconducting wire conduct unlimited current?

solid-state-physics superconductivity

nov 18 '10 at 19:58 dmckee♦ 22.4k

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Matrix solution of an equivalent resistance circuit problem

electric-circuits linear-systems

apr 9 '11 at 7:35 Marek 11.6k

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How does the Higgs mechanism work?

quantum-field-theory particle-physics higgs-boson higgs-mechanism

mar 9 at 23:11 user21807 1

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Why is gravitation force always attractive?

gravity spacetime

jul 11 '11 at 16:00 waldir 235

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What is the connection between Poisson brackets and commutators?

quantum-mechanics commutator analyticity anticommutator poisson-brackets

jan 25 '12 at 13:38 Nick Kidman 949

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Physics for mathematicians

mathematical-physics soft-question reference-request books big-list

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Quantum Computing and Animal Navigation

quantum-information entanglement biophysics

apr 15 '11 at 13:52 Community♦ 1

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How is the path integral for light explained, or how does it arise?

quantum-electrodynamics

jun 10 '11 at 22:09 user1631 3,473

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Nomenclature: Yang-Mills theory vs Gauge theory

quantum-field-theory nomenclature

apr 15 '11 at 18:43 Qmechanic♦ 18k

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Green functions in Quantum Mechanics

quantum-mechanics

feb 5 '11 at 9:31 Marek 11.6k