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Deriving equations from the Lagrangian density

I was working on problem 10.6 of the book "Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation by A. Lightman, R. H. Price" where we derive the following equation for killing vectors:...

Asked on 12/31/2020

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Why does holding a hot object with a cloth make it feel less hot?

Let's say that I held a hot object with a warm cloth. It instantly feels less hot and only warm to the touch. This is because the cloth is an...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by Skeleton Bow

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Super-ohmic bosonic bath correlation function

In quantum Brownian motion, bosonic/harmonic oscillator bath and interaction described by Hamiltonian $$H_B = sum_{n}hbaromega_n(b_n^dagger b_n) \H_I = -sigma_x otimes B$$ and $$ B =...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by Hezzuappu

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Transition between 2 energy levels - wave function picture

Suppose we have a system that has discrete energy levels (e.g. hydrogen atom, potential well) and the stationary solutions for the wave function are $psi_n$. I would assume that...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by Victor Palea

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Clarification for Landau & Liftshitz "Mechanics" pg. 14-15 (Conservative Law)

I have two questions regarding chapter 2 of Landau & Liftshitz "Mechanics", on page 14-15. Regarding homogeneity of time, we have: $L$ is a closed system therefore $L$...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by Z. Huang

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Can you represent neutron as stable superposition of decay products?

In this article (here) it says that unstable particles can be represented as a stable superposition of the decay products. It says this representation is most relevant...

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Internal energy

Internal energy at a specific state can't be calculated, but using kinetic theory of gases and the law of equipartition of energy, average kinetic energy is directly proportional to temperature....

Asked on 12/31/2020 by Leela Prathap

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Can classical systems exhibit "strong coupling"?

Does the concept of strong coupling mean anything in a classical setting? If strong coupling means just an inability to apply perturbative methods to the Hamiltonian, then obviously yes, we...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by user27549

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Wind direction: 540 degrees measurement range

Some weather stations offer the possibility to query the wind direction measurement values in the range [0,540[ in addition to the regular [0,360[. The extended range is supposed to reduce...

Asked on 12/31/2020 by rockfort

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Mechanical impedance and dynamic stiffness of a mass, spring, damper system including Coulomb friction

I'm trying to understand the concepts of mechanical impedance and dynamic stiffness, what do they mean and if/how they differ. Consider the very simple system below: ...

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