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Simple Force/Work Problem

In "Thinking Physics" there is a question about pushing a barrel up a ramp. The barrel is 100 pounds and the ramp is 3 feet high and 6 feet on...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Gas ionizing reactor

What would happen if you ionized a gas inside a coil of wire with high voltages? Please correct me if I misunderstood something, but my interpretation is the following: If...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Is rest mass internal energy?

Do we include $mc^2$ in internal energy $U$? Why for an ideal gas $U=frac{f}{2}RT$ per $mol$ when relativistic mass is also internal even though it is...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Does it take work to bend light?

We all know that light always travels in a straight line. Would it not then stand to reason that changing the path of light requires energy? If so,...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Statistical mechanics definition of temperature as the average kinetic energy

In most text books of statistical physics, temperature is defined as : $$T=left(frac{partial E}{partial S}right)_V$$ where $V$ stands for any external variable(s) the system's Hamiltonian depends on. However,...

Asked on 03/08/2021 by Benoit

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Is the additional term in the canonical momentum exactly equal to the momentum of the electromagnetic field?

The canonical momentum of a particle in an electromagnetic field is given by $$textbf{P}=mtextbf{v}+qtextbf{A}$$ Is the term $q textbf{A}$ equal to the momentum of the electromagnetic field (which...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Is there tested proof of time dilation in the stationary frame, from the perspective of the moving frame?

I know that they have proven time dilation in the moving frame from the perspective of the stationary frame, eg comparing two cesium clocks in the jumbo jet test.But...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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When we apply a 'force' onto a surface, is there a 'pressure distribution'?

Suppose there is a piston as shown below, And, let's say that I press down on the piston using one...

Asked on 03/08/2021

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Waves velocity on a cosmic string

I'm trying to understand a few things about cosmic strings in cosmology. Consider a single string of energy density $rho$ and tension $tau > 0$. I...

Asked on 03/07/2021

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Why in fluid interface, liquids tend to reduce their surface?

I've read something about fluid interface and know that liquids tend to reduce their surface but my question is that why do they tend to reduce their surface? ...

Asked on 03/07/2021 by David 2000

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