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How can I derive the stress tensor for a Newtonian fluid in more physical terms?

The question is quite fundamental and more on a beginner's level (not sure if good in this high-level-forum, but I try): I have big problems in understanding the stress tensor...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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Are the LIGO and VIRGO results consistent with the black hole statistics predicted by cosmology?

Have LIGO and VIRGO recorded enough gravity wave events to cross-check the black hole populations predicted by astrophysics and cosmology? Basically, we now have another experimental tool to verify the...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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Literature to learn thermodynamics coming from a statistical physics background

I would like to read a book which rigorously defines what in applied thermodynamics is called "heat" and gives a proper derivation of the laws of thermodynamics from quantum statistics...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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Conservation of Distinctions in Quantum Mechanics

Recently I have been reading Quantum Mechanics The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind. In the book he mentions the law of conservation of distinctions, i.e. the conservation of information. He...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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How to derive the formula for heat produced due to electricity correctly from Joule's laws for heating?

From Joule's laws, we get this: $$Hpropto I^{2}Rt$$$$implies H = KI^{2}Rt ...(i)$$ Now, we have to find/define the value of K. According to my...

Asked on 12/24/2021 by trying

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Flow of charges

I saw this question which asks for the condition for flow of electricity through the conductor i know that electricity will flow only when there is a potential difference achieved...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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Hermiticity and vanishing wavefunction

Compare this to the eigen functions $e^{-pi x} $ of linear momentum, where we could argue that $p$ had to be real to keep wavefunction bounded as ...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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Angular momentum and collisions/pure rolling

Consider a general problem of a rigid sphere having only rotational motion placed on a rough surface where it starts rolling after some time. And final velocity is asked. Friction...

Asked on 12/24/2021

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A question about twin frog paradox

This is the Twin frog paradox. I have two questions. First, what does it mean by there is no rigid body in...

Asked on 12/22/2021

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If light could bend around a person ,would that make the person invisible?

If we place an object such as a coin in front of the light source ,e.g a candle we cant see the candle through the coin but if the size...

Asked on 12/22/2021

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