User Devansh Mittal

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Why most distribution curves are bell shaped? Is there any physical law that leads the curves to take that shape?

asked Dec 28, 2019 at 19:03

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5 answers

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Why does a pinhole create an image of the Sun?

asked Mar 19, 2020 at 20:55

23 votes

11 answers

4k views

Is concept of entropy really indispensable? Especially when the concept of potential energy can serve the purpose?

asked Dec 6, 2019 at 16:30

15 votes

6 answers

8k views

Why color depends on frequency and not on wavelength? [duplicate]

asked Feb 24 at 11:43

14 votes

4 answers

11k views

Why doesn't a charged particle moving with constant velocity produce electromagnetic waves?

asked Sep 15, 2018 at 16:21

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5 answers

6k views

Can Second Law of Thermodynamics / Entropy override Newton's Laws?

asked Jan 8, 2020 at 17:58

12 votes

4 answers

2k views

What will happen if we keep bringing two protons closer and closer to each other, starting from a large distance?

asked Jun 21 at 12:24

9 votes

5 answers

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Is it necessary that friction will produce heat?

asked Aug 18, 2023 at 6:30

7 votes

2 answers

920 views

What is the meaning of Potential Difference in presence of Non-Conservative Induced Electric Field?

asked Jun 7, 2020 at 16:38

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What is the cause of "Static Pressure" in flowing fluids? How do we understand the idea of static pressure intuitively?

asked Dec 16, 2019 at 17:54

4 votes

2 answers

488 views

How can we intuitively understand the idea that when the velocity of fluid increases, the pressure of fluid decreases?

asked Dec 14, 2019 at 17:12

4 votes

5 answers

2k views

Rotational Mechanics: Is Angular Acceleration Possible without any External Torque?

asked Nov 23, 2019 at 15:37

3 votes

2 answers

421 views

Is the magnetic field energy around a current carrying wire is similar to the electric field energy associated with an isolated charge?

asked Aug 31, 2018 at 6:17

3 votes

4 answers

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Difference between adding Force Vectors and adding Velocity Vectors

asked Feb 15, 2020 at 14:37

2 votes

2 answers

634 views

Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field - Conservative or Non Conservative? [closed]

asked Mar 19, 2020 at 16:10

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Atoms do not have colour, but objects which are nothing but the assembly of atoms have colour! How is that possible? [duplicate]

asked Apr 25, 2020 at 8:42

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2 answers

2k views

How do we understand L C Oscillations (Inductor - Capacitor Circuit Oscillation) Intuitively?

asked Sep 2, 2018 at 14:06

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3 answers

956 views

How does a time varying magnetic field confined in a cylindrical region produces induced electric field even outside the cylindrical region?

asked Nov 23, 2019 at 19:43

2 votes

1 answer

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In De Broglie's Explanation for Bohr's Quantization Condition, why do we not use 2πr = n λ/2, why do we use 2πr = n λ?

asked Sep 26, 2019 at 16:21

2 votes

1 answer

521 views

How the electric field inside an ideal current carrying wire can be zero?

asked Jul 5, 2020 at 16:27

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If we connect the two terminals of a semiconductor diode with a simple wire, then will the current flow? [duplicate]

asked Dec 30, 2020 at 16:39

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2 answers

237 views

Electromagnetic Waves and Inertia

asked May 10, 2022 at 5:35

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3 answers

909 views

Why does the current through an Inductor changes when the Inductor doesn't like the change of flux through it?

asked Jun 20, 2020 at 16:25

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1 answer

122 views

Why and how white noise cancels other background noises?

asked Mar 2 at 6:35

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2 answers

309 views

Why diffraction works at sharp edges?

asked Mar 2 at 7:00

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2 answers

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Can heat be converted into work with 100% efficiency in a non-cyclic, single step process?

asked Dec 9, 2019 at 15:28

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417 views

Surface Tension - Peculiar behavior of Water Drop and Mercury Drop inside a Conical Tube

asked May 20, 2020 at 15:17

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0 answers

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Fluid Flow Related Question

asked May 23, 2020 at 12:02

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2 answers

687 views

Reflection of Sound Wave and Light (Electromagnetic) Waves from a Rigid Boundary

asked Jan 25, 2020 at 16:11

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2 answers

560 views

Can Increment / maximization of Entropy be the "Cause" behind any phenomena?

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Why most distribution curves are bell shaped? Is there any physical law that leads the curves to take that shape?

Why does a pinhole create an image of the Sun?

Is concept of entropy really indispensable? Especially when the concept of potential energy can serve the purpose?

Why color depends on frequency and not on wavelength? [duplicate]

Why doesn't a charged particle moving with constant velocity produce electromagnetic waves?

Can Second Law of Thermodynamics / Entropy override Newton's Laws?

What will happen if we keep bringing two protons closer and closer to each other, starting from a large distance?

Is it necessary that friction will produce heat?

What is the meaning of Potential Difference in presence of Non-Conservative Induced Electric Field?

What is the cause of "Static Pressure" in flowing fluids? How do we understand the idea of static pressure intuitively?

How can we intuitively understand the idea that when the velocity of fluid increases, the pressure of fluid decreases?

Rotational Mechanics: Is Angular Acceleration Possible without any External Torque?

Is the magnetic field energy around a current carrying wire is similar to the electric field energy associated with an isolated charge?

Difference between adding Force Vectors and adding Velocity Vectors

Magnetic Force and Magnetic Field - Conservative or Non Conservative? [closed]

Atoms do not have colour, but objects which are nothing but the assembly of atoms have colour! How is that possible? [duplicate]

How do we understand L C Oscillations (Inductor - Capacitor Circuit Oscillation) Intuitively?

How does a time varying magnetic field confined in a cylindrical region produces induced electric field even outside the cylindrical region?

In De Broglie's Explanation for Bohr's Quantization Condition, why do we not use 2πr = n λ/2, why do we use 2πr = n λ?

How the electric field inside an ideal current carrying wire can be zero?

If we connect the two terminals of a semiconductor diode with a simple wire, then will the current flow? [duplicate]

Electromagnetic Waves and Inertia

Why does the current through an Inductor changes when the Inductor doesn't like the change of flux through it?

Why and how white noise cancels other background noises?

Why diffraction works at sharp edges?

Can heat be converted into work with 100% efficiency in a non-cyclic, single step process?

Surface Tension - Peculiar behavior of Water Drop and Mercury Drop inside a Conical Tube

Fluid Flow Related Question

Reflection of Sound Wave and Light (Electromagnetic) Waves from a Rigid Boundary

Can Increment / maximization of Entropy be the "Cause" behind any phenomena?