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Electric shocks and earthing

If I was to touch a charged object, I may get an electric shock due to the potential difference between myself and the tap and because I am earthed. If...

Asked on 02/20/2021 by PhysicsMathsLove

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Why does a phase shift in a light pulse imply a non-commutative structure of space (which implies gravity has a quantum structure)?

In the news report Physicists propose test of quantum gravity using current technology (Lisa Zyga, Phys.org, 27 October 2017), a test is proposed to determine if gravity...

Asked on 02/20/2021

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Are matrices and second rank tensors the same thing?

Tensors are mathematical objects that are needed in physics to define certain quantities. I have a couple of questions regarding them that need to be clarified:Are matrices and second rank...

Asked on 02/20/2021 by Revo

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Electric sockets & plugs - role of the live wire

I have read this:The live wire carries the alternating potential difference from the supply. The neutral wirecompletes the circuit. The earth wire is a safety wire to stop the...

Asked on 02/20/2021 by Ben Derby

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Nature of stability in a conservative system

In CM, a conservative system can be described by a potential energy function, $V(x)$ The states of the system which will be in equilibrium will be found at the...

Asked on 02/20/2021

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BCS theory and Cooper pairs

I'm studying superconductivity and BCS theory. Looking at the BCS ground state construction, I see two things that seem conflictingOccupation of Cooper pairs in BCS ground state (look at the...

Asked on 02/20/2021 by Priuk

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Little-group and spinor helicity

I'm struggling a bit to understand the little group in the context of massless momenta and the spinor-helicity formalism. I'll clarify notation and my understanding through a brief recap, and...

Asked on 02/19/2021

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Why the gravitational potential energy at infinity is zero?

If an object is taken from earth's surface to infinity, it's gravitational potential energy becomes zero (always taken as zero), but it doesn't make any sense as energy can never...

Asked on 02/19/2021

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Relationship betwen $textbf{E}$, $textbf{D}$ and $U$ and boundary conditions

I am solving electric field $E$ inside an infinitely long tube, with inner radius a, and other radius b in a homogeneous electric field $textbf{E}_0$, as seen on...

Asked on 02/19/2021 by Vid

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Is wavelength twice the amplitude in longitudinal waves?

I knw it sounds dumb, but here is my problem. I can clearly imagine why amplitude has nothing to do with wavelength in a transversal wave, as they are measured...

Asked on 02/19/2021 by pravakar wang

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