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28 Questions

How are the 4 km arms of LIGO measured so accurately?

Where does the energy $U(\theta)=-\vec M\cdot \vec B$ associated with a current carrying loop in a magnetic field come from?

What is the relation between centripetal acceleration and radius in uniform circular motion?

Is the charge on the plates of a parallel plate capacitor induced charge?

What is the definition of linear momentum?

How good a practice is it to reverse $u$ & $v$ readings in an optics experiment?

Is wearing metal armor during lightning safe?

Reaction due to gravity

Two-coupled oscillator: Doubt in finding normal modes and natural frequency

Is $\rho=\frac{E}{J}$ a generalisation of $R=\frac{V}{i}$?

Permissible Electrostatic Potential

If electrons are moving then why is it called electrostatics?

How is the relation for variation of resistivity with temperature obtained?

Confusion about proportionality in Kepler's 3rd law of planetary motion

How do we generalise a specialised case in physics?

Crossed fields : Finding the charge to mass ratio

Is it correct to say energy occurs in quanta of magnitude $\frac{h}{2\pi}$?

Explaining Coriolis force with vectors

How is it that we can send signals faster than the speed of light?

How is work constant when I raise a body to a height?

How is speed of light constant if it bends? [duplicate]

Incident angle and refracted angle

Am I correct in rejecting this example of No-work force?

A question on Rolly polly dolls

Can Gravitational force between two bodies always produce motion?

Proving a kinematics problem

How do I simplify this complex resistor circuit? [closed]

Why is $\text{R}$ resistance in $\text{V=IR}$? [closed]