User TheQuantumMan

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Do we know why there is a speed limit in our universe?

asked Jan 20, 2016 at 17:07

30 votes

3 answers

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Is there an actual proof for the energy-time Uncertainty Principle?

asked Jun 2, 2016 at 11:20

23 votes

2 answers

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What is the analog of the Aharonov-Bohm effect for general gauge fields and for gravity?

asked May 9, 2020 at 17:33

21 votes

5 answers

18k views

Why should Conservative forces have their curl equal to zero? (intuition)

asked Mar 31, 2015 at 20:50

20 votes

5 answers

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Wave reflection and open end boundary condition intuition

asked Sep 28, 2015 at 22:16

18 votes

4 answers

2k views

Books on non-perturbative phenomena in quantum field theory

asked Nov 8, 2017 at 22:29

17 votes

4 answers

5k views

What is intuitively the Hodge dual of a $p$-form?

asked Feb 17, 2019 at 17:03

17 votes

2 answers

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Photoelectric effect – Why does one electron absorb only one photon?

asked Jun 3, 2015 at 14:33

14 votes

5 answers

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What does it mean for a physical quantity if its mixed second partial derivatives are not equal?

asked Aug 8, 2015 at 17:20

12 votes

1 answer

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Aharonov-Bohm effect as a geometric phase-Adiabatic transfer not needed?

asked Jan 16, 2017 at 16:09

10 votes

2 answers

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Examples of path integral where path of extremal action does not contribute the most?

asked May 23, 2020 at 11:02

8 votes

4 answers

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Are there any "Problems and Solutions" books or notes for advanced Quantum Field theory or/and String theory or/and Supersymmetry?

asked Aug 3, 2018 at 12:54

8 votes

5 answers

1k views

Is there any relation between spin and gravity? [closed]

asked Sep 7, 2016 at 17:47

7 votes

2 answers

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What is the qualitative difference in the information contained by Gaussian curvature and Riemann curvature tensor in General Relativity?

asked Nov 19, 2016 at 1:03

7 votes

4 answers

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Magnetic monopoles and special relativity

asked May 5, 2015 at 23:49

7 votes

5 answers

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What does the metric condition $\nabla_\rho g_{\mu\nu}=0$ in General Relativity intuitively mean for an observer measuring distances?

asked Jul 31, 2018 at 17:19

6 votes

2 answers

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Is bosonization possible in any number of dimensions?

asked Mar 25, 2020 at 18:52

6 votes

1 answer

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Intuitively, why is the energy decrease of the singlet state three times larger than the energy increase of the triplet state (hyperfine correction)?

asked May 9, 2017 at 16:19

6 votes

3 answers

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What do we mean with magnetic monopole and dipole?

asked Apr 2, 2015 at 17:45

6 votes

3 answers

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Why is the voltage of a battery equal to the emf?

asked Mar 20, 2015 at 15:03

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

Do some of the laws of thermodynamics break down in quantum mechanics?

asked Mar 22, 2015 at 22:28

5 votes

1 answer

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Is the photon's wave function the same as an electromagnetic wave (light)? [duplicate]

asked Aug 16, 2015 at 15:59

5 votes

2 answers

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Intersection of electric field lines where the two lines have the same slope at intersection

asked Oct 24, 2015 at 16:10

5 votes

1 answer

570 views

Are Dirac and Wu-Yang monopoles the same thing?

asked May 10, 2020 at 3:10

5 votes

1 answer

1k views

Are spinors representations of the Lorentz group or its associated algebra?

asked Nov 12, 2020 at 2:21

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

About the physical, measurable coupling constants, after renormalization

asked Jan 12, 2021 at 14:06

4 votes

1 answer

1k views

Physical electron mass: renormalized VS running VS pole of propagator

asked Jan 12, 2021 at 18:06

4 votes

1 answer

477 views

Going from scattering amplitudes to classical potentials

asked Jan 14, 2021 at 22:23

4 votes

0 answers

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Problems book on Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists

asked May 12, 2020 at 20:28

4 votes

1 answer

97 views

Does every curved spacetime have non-commuting generators of translations?

asked Apr 5, 2020 at 14:09

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130 Questions

Do we know why there is a speed limit in our universe?

Is there an actual proof for the energy-time Uncertainty Principle?

What is the analog of the Aharonov-Bohm effect for general gauge fields and for gravity?

Why should Conservative forces have their curl equal to zero? (intuition)

Wave reflection and open end boundary condition intuition

Books on non-perturbative phenomena in quantum field theory

What is intuitively the Hodge dual of a $p$-form?

Photoelectric effect – Why does one electron absorb only one photon?

What does it mean for a physical quantity if its mixed second partial derivatives are not equal?

Aharonov-Bohm effect as a geometric phase-Adiabatic transfer not needed?

Examples of path integral where path of extremal action does not contribute the most?

Are there any "Problems and Solutions" books or notes for advanced Quantum Field theory or/and String theory or/and Supersymmetry?

Is there any relation between spin and gravity? [closed]

What is the qualitative difference in the information contained by Gaussian curvature and Riemann curvature tensor in General Relativity?

Magnetic monopoles and special relativity

What does the metric condition $\nabla_\rho g_{\mu\nu}=0$ in General Relativity intuitively mean for an observer measuring distances?

Is bosonization possible in any number of dimensions?

Intuitively, why is the energy decrease of the singlet state three times larger than the energy increase of the triplet state (hyperfine correction)?

What do we mean with magnetic monopole and dipole?

Why is the voltage of a battery equal to the emf?

Do some of the laws of thermodynamics break down in quantum mechanics?

Is the photon's wave function the same as an electromagnetic wave (light)? [duplicate]

Intersection of electric field lines where the two lines have the same slope at intersection

Are Dirac and Wu-Yang monopoles the same thing?

Are spinors representations of the Lorentz group or its associated algebra?

About the physical, measurable coupling constants, after renormalization

Physical electron mass: renormalized VS running VS pole of propagator

Going from scattering amplitudes to classical potentials

Problems book on Lie groups and Lie algebras for physicists

Does every curved spacetime have non-commuting generators of translations?