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Apparent Contradiction in Helmholtz Free Energy

I am looking at some mathematics of HelmHoltz free energy. Naturally, wikipedia is one of the (hopefully) more reliable sources of information. In its derivation section,...

Asked on 09/03/2020 by Neoh

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Impossible to decompose EM plane wave in spherical waves? (Normalization mismatch)

I am having a problem with an expansion that should be simple. Let's say I solve Maxwell equations in vacuum, but in spherical coordinates. The solutions of the TM family...

Asked on 09/03/2020 by photonQ

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Fresnel's equations: relation between powers and reflectance and transmittance of the parallel and perpendicular components

According to Hecht's Optics book, the reflectance, $R$, and the transmittance, $T$, are defined as the ratios of the incident power and the reflected and the transmitted powers,...

Asked on 09/02/2020

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Help with calculating uncertainty of refractive index for Michelson Interferometer?

I need help with calculating the uncertainty of the refractive index of air which has been obtained by the equation in this document:$$n_{text{air,atm}}=(frac{N}{P/P_{text{atm}}})(frac{lambda}{2L})+n_{text{vacuum}}$$ My experiment...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by Cinna

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Why equal sign wasn't used for boundaries for radius ($r < b$) between internal and external conductor?

Why boundaries for radius between internal and external conductor are set to$a leq r < b$ instead of $a leq r leq b$?Example: An air coaxial...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by Pavle

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Expression of the time evolution operator $hat U(t)$ in terms of the hamiltonian

I'm trying to derive the expression of the time evolution operator, $hat U$, in terms of the Hamiltonian of a system, $hat H$. This operator $hat U$...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by user266148

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Ratchet handle force calculation

I have strap ratchet which is being pulled on both sides with some force(say 500lb). Could some one please help me know the force to be applied on the handle...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by jaisingh

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Why are elements with even atomic number more abundant?

In reading this article about the origins of elements, I found the following diagram: What strikes me about...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by spender

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Is there a non-dimensional argument for a fluid’s characteristic force?

What the characteristic force isDimensional analysis has an interesting result in fluid mechanics: the quantity $chi=eta^2/rho$ has the units of force, where $eta$ is the usual dynamic viscosity....

Asked on 09/02/2020 by CR Drost

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What is the difference between "field equations" and "equations of motion"?

I come across the terms "equations of motion" and "field equations" all the time, but what is the difference? For example, general relativity is described in terms of the Einstein...

Asked on 09/02/2020 by Superbee

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