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Peter Diehr
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Retired physicist/engineer with a background in electrical controls, ultrafast lasers, vegetable farming and sailing. Currently learning quantum computing & Sumerian cuneiform!

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Why are LIGO's beam tubes so wide?
May 26, 2016
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Is there any truth to interpreting definition of a second as corresponding to oscillations?
May 16, 2016
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Could the randomness of quantum mechanics be the result of unseen factors?
Feb 24, 2016
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Why is not everything transparent?
Apr 3, 2016
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Could Google scan books without opening them?
Jul 23, 2016
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What makes a wave dispersive?
Apr 13, 2016
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Understanding Feynman's argument about Stevinus
Apr 1, 2016
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Is it possible to apply a torque without a moment arm?
Jun 28, 2018
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How can muons travel faster than light through ice?
Mar 29, 2016
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What was Newton's own explanation of Newton's rings?
Mar 28, 2016
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Normandy: Why did the landing craft open on the front?
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Under which conditions does the losing party actively commemorate a battle?
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Why did Lincoln wait to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Was hay invented only in the Middle Ages in Europe?
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US Citizenship Prior to the 14th Amendment