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Origin of Ladder Operator methods

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Is the meander ratio of a river $= \pi$?

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How many states can a n qubit quantum computer store?

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Compton scattering vs. photoelectric effect

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What's the difference between Fermi Energy and Fermi Level?

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Direction of rotation of a celing fan

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Can we say there are 2 EM radiation types?

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What's the physical meaning of the imaginary component of impedance?

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Is the Schrödinger equation derived or postulated?

answered Jun 27, 2012 at 4:24

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Is there a symbol for "unitless"?

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Is there an upper limit to temperature in thermodynamics or statistical mechanics

answered Apr 23, 2014 at 21:48

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What does $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$ mean with respect to special relativity?

answered May 26, 2014 at 2:18

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Why is dark matter the best theory available to explain missing mass problems?

answered Jun 29, 2012 at 2:55

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Does a large uncertainty in a given value justify a large uncertainty in the result?

answered Oct 30, 2013 at 1:45

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Could one measure a stick to an arbitrary precision by having its length estimated by enough people?

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Why Negative refractive index is negative

answered Apr 10, 2014 at 2:18

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Zero point fluctuation of an harmonic oscillator

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The impossible possibility - weightless mass

answered Aug 8, 2012 at 2:28

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Velocity distribution in ion source (electron bombardment) for Bainbridge mass spectrometer

answered May 26, 2014 at 22:20

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Why potential energy of a dipole in an electric field has a negative sign?

answered Mar 16, 2014 at 22:57

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Is the existence of electromagnetic standing waves dependent on the observers reference frame?

answered Apr 26, 2014 at 16:19

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How do we know if a formulation of classical mechanics is correct?

answered May 8, 2014 at 21:34

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Gravitational potential energy negative?

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Is my electric kettle collecting old water during the week?

answered Jul 11, 2012 at 21:52

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If light is linearly polarized, does it have some spatial extent?

answered Mar 23, 2013 at 2:54

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Quantum Mechanics by Dirac

answered Jun 27, 2012 at 5:11

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Mie scattering intensity and spherical particles on

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The notion of an adiabatic process in thermodynamics -vs- quantum mechanics

answered Apr 24, 2013 at 18:57

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Is there a physically motivated "trick" to evaluate this convolution?

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Are there solid materials with controllable porosity?

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Origin of Ladder Operator methods

Is the meander ratio of a river $= \pi$?

How many states can a n qubit quantum computer store?

Compton scattering vs. photoelectric effect

What's the difference between Fermi Energy and Fermi Level?

Direction of rotation of a celing fan

Can we say there are 2 EM radiation types?

What's the physical meaning of the imaginary component of impedance?

Is the Schrödinger equation derived or postulated?

Is there a symbol for "unitless"?

Is there an upper limit to temperature in thermodynamics or statistical mechanics

What does $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \frac{v^2}{c^2}}}$ mean with respect to special relativity?

Why is dark matter the best theory available to explain missing mass problems?

Does a large uncertainty in a given value justify a large uncertainty in the result?

Could one measure a stick to an arbitrary precision by having its length estimated by enough people?

Why Negative refractive index is negative

Zero point fluctuation of an harmonic oscillator

The impossible possibility - weightless mass

Velocity distribution in ion source (electron bombardment) for Bainbridge mass spectrometer

Why potential energy of a dipole in an electric field has a negative sign?

Is the existence of electromagnetic standing waves dependent on the observers reference frame?

How do we know if a formulation of classical mechanics is correct?

Gravitational potential energy negative?

Is my electric kettle collecting old water during the week?

If light is linearly polarized, does it have some spatial extent?

Quantum Mechanics by Dirac

Mie scattering intensity and spherical particles on

The notion of an adiabatic process in thermodynamics -vs- quantum mechanics

Is there a physically motivated "trick" to evaluate this convolution?

Are there solid materials with controllable porosity?