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Retired applied physicist/engineer, and amateur astronomer for many years.

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Why does ionizing radiation hamper radio communication?
Jun 19, 2019
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Why is the drag force proportional to $v^2$ and defined with a factor of $1/2$?
Jun 21, 2019
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Can the event horizon of a black hole increase its size due to accelerating mass?
Jun 21, 2019
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What macroscopic, classical fields exist?
Sep 16, 2019
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Photon near a black hole - find distance of closest approach from impact parameter
Sep 29, 2019
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Do different kind of waves in a medium interact with each other?
Jan 12, 2021
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Why does gradually increasing refractive index coating reduce reflection?
Sep 22, 2019
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Does the effect at Brewster's angle apply for all angles greater, or only at that angle?
Jun 22, 2019
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Termination of field lines between two positive charges
Jun 26, 2019
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Microwaves and Water Molecules: Radar vs Cooking
Jun 15, 2019
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Are there any double stars that I can actually see orbit each other?
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Recording Spectral Lines at Home
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How "fast" do astronomical events occur?
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Is there a maximum Julian day?
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How (the heck) does Astrometry.net work?

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