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Why do sunbeams diverge even though the sun is much more than a few kilometers away?
Dec 25, 2014
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If I drop a ball in an accelerating rocket, will it bounce? If so, how?
Mar 19, 2018
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Is it necessary to consume energy to perform computation?
Jul 7, 2013
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First and second order phase transitions
Oct 10, 2013
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How can anything ever fall into a black hole as seen from an outside observer?
Feb 24, 2012
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Rubber band stretched produces heat and when released absorbs heat.. Why?
Feb 22, 2013
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What makes running so much less energy-efficient than bicycling?
Apr 15, 2013
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Is there a Lagrangian formulation of statistical mechanics?
Jan 18, 2013
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From where (in space-time) does Hawking radiation originate?
Mar 18, 2012
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Musical notes and colors of a rainbow
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Are questions about mathematics used in physics always off topic?
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