Box Definition and 1000 Threads

A box (plural: boxes) is a type of container or rectangular prism used for the storage or transportation of its contents. The size of a box may vary, from the very smallest (such as a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance, and can be used for a variety of purposes ranging from the functional to the decorative.
Boxes may be made of a variety of typically durable materials, such as wood and metal, though common non-durable materials include corrugated fiberboard and paperboard. Corrugated metal boxes are commonly used as shipping containers. Boxes made of cardboard can be degraded and therefore are not bad for the environment.
Boxes are typically rectangular in shape with a rectangular cross-section, though a box may also have a square, elongated, circular or oval appearance; boxes may also feature sloped or domed top surfaces, or vertical edges, and are not consistently made in a square fashion. Square and rectangular boxes are still much more common than its other various shapes that it could come in.
Boxes may be closed and shut with flaps, doors, or a separate lid. They can be secured shut with adhesives, tapes, or more decorative or elaborately functional mechanisms, such as a catch, clasp or lock.

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  1. P

    Particle in a box : Schrodinger Eq

    Hi, I'm trying to prove a wave equation of particle in a box situation. In many solutions, they used a equation like Eq = Asin(kx)+Bcos(kx). Instead, I want to prove using Eq = Aexp(ikx) + Bexp(-ikx). So, this is my solution. However, the original (well-known) solution is without i. (psi =...
  2. aspodkfpo

    Box with a jumper/blanket on top, cooling or heating?

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  3. aspodkfpo

    Where does the force of tension act on a box?

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  4. aspodkfpo

    Trolley with a box sitting on top

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  5. G

    Question about whether UV light can penetrate a cardboard box

    Does cardboard absorb or reflect UV from indirect sunlight? does it go through the cardboard and hit the plastic and rubber items inside the shoe box with UV?
  6. jamesdhurai

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  7. tanaygupta2000

    How Do Energy Levels Work for Electrons in a 1D Box?

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  8. tanaygupta2000

    Calculate E Min: n=1, L=2a, ψ=2 - Help!

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  9. aspodkfpo

    AP Physics C sample question that I think is wrong (dart hitting a box)

    https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-2020exam-sample-questions-physics-c-mechanics.pdf For 1 b) how did they get that equation? Is it wrong?
  10. D

    Kinematics and vectors -- A heavy box is being pulled using two tractors....

    I solved it using parallelogram law if vector addition but didn't got the correct answer.why? Is their any other way to add velocity vectors. How to do this problem
  11. ilper

    B Understanding Photon in a Box: Eigenmodes, Reflection, and Energy Measurement

    The eigen wavelengths λn(WL) of EM radiation in box are 2d/n where d is the size of the box. If I put a photon in a box with WL>2d via an optic cable trough a hole it must reflect on the perfect mirror walls and be a running wave. Maybe it is possible to decompose it as a set of eigenmodes of...
  12. A

    I Probability of finding a particle in a 1-D box max. at centre?

    From the probability density plot why it is max at the centre of the box...e.g probability to find the particle per unit le gth is max. at the centre of the box??why not at any other position??
  13. U

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  14. A

    MHB Find the volume of the hexagonal-shaped plastic box

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  15. jonnyjonny

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  16. U

    I Quantum Mechanics Particle in a Box

    I need help .I did not A) E < V0 for T =? (passing coefficient ) B) E = V0 for T = ? C ) E > V0 for T =? A
  17. G

    How to think about entropy microstates/macrostates for a gas in a box

    I'm trying to relate an analogy from Brian Greene about entropy microstates/macrostates to the real world. In the analogy, you have 100 coins that you flip. The microstate is which particular coins landed heads up. The macrostate is the total number of coins that are heads up. So a low entropy...
  18. rakailee

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  19. tanaygupta2000

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  20. studentgrade12

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  21. Spinnor

    I Bohm guiding field, electrons in a semiconductor "box"

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  22. john1875h

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  23. J

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    Hi everyone, this is my first message after presentation so please be merciful if the notation is somewhat messy. Here's my attempt at a solution: As for points 1) and 2) I used the definition of partition function $$Z = \frac{1}{h^{3N}} \int e^{-\beta \mathcal{H}} d^3p d^3q$$ and the fact that...
  24. Heyxyz

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  25. M

    Moving a box on an inclined plane. Find F(min), angle and W(min)

    Hi, this is my try: I would appreciate any confirmation or correction . -- Thanks
  26. RyanRhino

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    I first wrote down that 55% = Eout/Ein I also know that W = (Facos20)(4) and I substitute it into the first equation 55% = Eout/[(Facos20)(4)] But I'm missing two variables here. Did i forget something or is the question missing some information?
  27. Boltzman Oscillation

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  28. Nisarg_p

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  29. A

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  30. Amblambert

    Chemistry Quantum Chemistry - Particle in a box

    Here is my attempt at a solution. The thing I am not sure about is the final result of the Shrodinger equation and the n-values that are offered? Did I make a math mistake? Thank you so much for reading through this!
  31. U

    I How Can I Calculate the Probability in a Multi-Level Box System?

    Good morning, I have a system that consists of a huge number of boxes, it is not important to know how many, each containing a binary number: In every cell, the probability that there is a '1' is p, so the probability that there is a '0' is equal to (1-p). What I do is take them in groups of N...
  32. Arman777

    Python What is the Position of Two Colliding Balls in a 2D Box after 10 Seconds?

    We have a 2D box (billiard table) which have size of Width = 600 and Height = 300. We have two identical ball a radius of 20. Also the balls decelerate with a rate of 5 m/s^2. The problem is to find the position of the ball after 10 second. ( The balls may have collide) from math import...
  33. tjholi

    Derivation of the Emptying Time for a buoyant box to drain

    Problem Statement: I am having trouble deriving the expression from the initial equations. (Calculate the emptying time considering Volume conservation) Relevant Equations: Q=A*sqrt(b(H-h(t)) And we have dh/dt =Q/S (conservation equation) and we have to obtain h/H = 1-(1-t/te)^2 with te=...
  34. UnPetitGarcon

    Direction of a rope with a ball inside an accelerating box

    A steel washer is suspended inside an empty shipping crate from a light string attached to the top of the crate. The crate slides down a long ramp that is inclined at an angle of 37° above the horizontal. The crate has mass 180 kg. You are sitting inside the crate(with a flashlight); your mass...
  35. A

    Newton's Laws — Pushing a box horizontally on a surface

    unsure what process to tackle it.
  36. Ignitia

    What To Do With A Box of 'Essential Oils'?

    My friend gave me a box of essential oils. It seems pretty wasteful to throw them out (and it's a gift), but I have no idea what to do with them. Scented soaps or perfumes would be a fun project, but I don't have the other ingredients to do that. So, I'm taking suggestions. (And what do I do...
  37. M

    B Measuring Fictitious Forces in a Closed Box

    I was reading the following article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_force When I came across this passage: "This led Albert Einstein to wonder whether gravity was a fictitious force as well. He noted that a freefalling observer in a closed box would not be able to detect the force of...
  38. T

    What is the minimum force required to move the box?

    Problem Statement: What is the minim Force F necessary to make the crate start moving up the incline? Relevant Equations: F_push=mgsin(ø)+F_f F_f= µ_s mgcos(ø) My values m = 80kg ø = 20 Fø = 15 static friction = 0,5 constant friction = 0,4 F _push = 80kg * 9.8 m/s^2 *sin(20) + 0,5 * 80kg *...
  39. H

    I Calculate the number of states for a particle in a box

    The multiplicity of states for a particle in a box is proportional to the product of the volume of the box and the surface area of momentum space. $$ \Omega = V_{volume}V_{momentum}$$ The surface area in momentum space is given by the equation: $$p^{2}_{x}+ {p}^{2}_{y}+{p}^{2}_{z} =...
  40. Futurestar33

    Shelf in a box, treating the shelf as a weak perturbation

    In this problem I am supposed to treat the shelf as a weak perturbation. However it doesn't give us what the perturbed state H' is. At the step V(x) = Vo, but that is all that is given and isn't needed to determine H'. This isn't in a weak magnetic field so I wouldn't you use H'=qEx and then...
  41. didaw

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    Area = 1 x 0.5= 0.5 1st moment of area = 0.5 x (0.5/2) = 0.125 m total force = p x g x 1 moment = 1000 x 9.81 x 0.125 = 1226.25N Force = 1226.25 im pretty sure all that is right i think the second moment = Ix = bh^3 / 3 = 1 x 0.5^3 / 3 = 0.0416 then 2nd moment of area / 1st moment of area...
  42. D

    3D Statics problem: Box on an inclined plane constrained by a rope

    Hello Got a following problem. 300N Box on a frictionless inclined plane. The plane itself is in the Z-direction. Box is held by a rope AB and a force in the direction Z. Determine the tension in the rope and the force F. The answers to this problem are 104N and 215NMy question is where do i...
  43. S

    Automatic Lid Opener for a Lifting Box

    Please find the attached drawing showing detail of my requirement. I need to lift a box on a wood table, which opens its lid while its lifted. I am able to make the box lifts upwards. Now my requirement is to get a proper solution to smoothly open the lid whole the box is lifted. The lifting...
  44. Zeynaz

    How Does Particle in a Box Relate to Quantum Mechanics?

    I am having difficulties understanding this concept. Particle in a box (as far as i understood) shows that the electrons or particles need a certain about of potential energy to escape the one-dimentional potential well. I think its pretty similar to the concept of the electons and ionising...
  45. M

    Open CT Dialog Box in Simulink | Mathworks

    I'm reading this Document : https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/sps/examples/current-transformer-saturation.html#d117e16073 In this document, it said : "Open the CT dialog box and observe how the CT parameters are specified" How to open CT dialog box in simulink ? Thanks for your help
  46. J

    A Classical particle in a 2D box

    I am trying to understand ergodic theory, i.e. how simple systems reach equilibrium. I consider a classical particle in a 2D (or 3D) box. Funnily, I have never seen this example in books (probably due to lack of knowledge). Instead, in QM, the particle in a box is a prototypical example. My...
  47. F

    I Particle in a box experiment confirmation

    Is there any experiments that validate the results of particle in a box with infinite or finite potential. Thanks
  48. S

    Solving Particle Motion in a Rigid Box: t=0

    I have question, how can I solve problem of particle in rigid box when one of the wall gets completely destroyed? At time t = 0 the right wall of box gets completely destroyed, left wall is still here( ψ(0) = 0 ), also at t = 0 we know that particle is in ground state. How can I search for...
  49. M

    Thermodynamics: Insulated Box Partition Question

    Homework Statement A thermally insulated, rigid vessel is divided into two equal compartments. One contains steam at 100 bar and 400 degrees Celcius, and the other is evacuated. The partition is removed. Calculate the resulting pressure and temperature. (Please let me know if this is the wrong...
  50. M

    Thermodynamics of an Insulated Box: Water-Steam Question

    Homework Statement A sealed, thermally insulated tank of volume 2 m^3 has a safe working pressure of 4 bar. At 20 degrees Celcius, 10% of the volume is occupied by water, the remainder by water vapour. Calculate how much heat can be added without exceeding the safe working pressure. This...
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