Equivalent Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. I

    Equivalent Expressions: Solve Energy Spectrum Transcendental Equation

    In my research project I arrived at a particular case where the energy spectrum is given by the following transcendental equation \sqrt{-\frac{E}{E+V_D}}=\tan\frac{a\sqrt{\frac{2m}{\hbar^2}(E+V_D)}}{2} In the literature I found the equivalent expression below \cot...
  2. N

    Engineering Finding Thevenin's equivalent circuit for AC network

    [b]1. Hi everyone, i was given an AC circuit (capture.png) and am required to find the value of the variable resistor Z so that average maximum power is delivered to it. To solve this i am trying to find the thevenin equivalent circuit but i am stuck and unable to figure it out. Any help would...
  3. G

    Question : Thevenins Equivalent

    Homework Statement http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/8021/69925791.jpg Find The Thevenins Equivalent of the circuit shown . at the terminal a and b i think Homework Equations Vth = Rth(Ith) V= IR The Attempt at a Solution For Vth i tried using Nodal Analysis Having 4 Node Voltages but i...
  4. M

    Equivalence of Metrics in R^{n}

    Homework Statement Prove that in R^{n}, the euclidean metric, the d_{\infty}=max{|a1-b1|,...,|a_{n}}-b_{n}|}, and d = |a1-b1|+...|a_{n}}-b_{n}|. Homework Equations Uniform Equivalence: basically p,d so that we have the two inequalities with some constants like p(x,y)\leqAd(x,y) and...
  5. W

    Weak induction is equivalent to strong induction

    Homework Statement Prove that weak induction is equivalent to strong induction. Homework Equations To prove this...we assume weak induction. That is (i) 1 \in S (ii) n\in S \Rightarrow n+1 \in S for all n in N The Attempt at a Solution So to prove strong induction we...
  6. D

    Equivalent circuits resistor problem

    Homework Statement Find Req. Homework Equations Series: R1 + R2 + ... Parallel: 1/(1/R1 + 1/R2 + ...) The Attempt at a Solution There's no solution for this one in the book but I'm thinking that I can break this up into two parallel sets. Parallel1...
  7. N

    Is A Full Rank Equivalent to an Overdetermined System?

    Homework Statement Hi If I am dealing with an overdetermined system Ax=b, then I can (assuming A has full rank) find the unique approximative solution by least squares. Now, in my book it says that: "For a full column rank matrix, it is frequently the case that no solution x satisfies...
  8. R

    Finding the equivalent of a compound

    Homework Statement I am reacting methyl salicylate with sodium hydroxide to form salicylic acid. I am required to find the equivalent of sodium hydroxide, however I've never even heard of such a term. I didn't learn anything about "equivalent" in Intro Chem. Can anyone help? There are no...
  9. reddvoid

    Boolean equivalent of shaded area this venn diagram

    1. what is the boolean equivalent of shaded area https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=38605&stc=1&d=1315313022" i tot its abc'+a'b'c but its not one of the options...
  10. I

    Find Thevenin Equivalent Circuit - 571.43 Ohms & 1000V

    Homework Statement Homework Equations Find equivalent thevenin circuit The Attempt at a Solution I found the equivalent thevenin resistor already. The 1000 + 500 are in parallel. Come out to 333.333 equivalent. Equivalent is in series with 1000, then its 1333.333 1333.33+1000...
  11. D

    Engineering Redraw Equivalent Circuit for 3-input OR gate

    How do you redraw a three-input OR gate circuit using only 2-input NAND gates?
  12. L

    How Do You Calculate Equivalent Moment of Inertia for Complex Systems?

    Hi Guys, I'm having trouble finding the equivalent moment of inertia for a system. Basically it's a mass attached to a string, which is attached to a shaft. As the mass drops, the string unravels imparting some rotation on the shaft, this shaft rotates a small flywheel, and also rotates a...
  13. L

    Electric Circuit - Equivalent Resistance

    Homework Statement For 1 and 2 : Find the equivalent resistance for the resistor network provided Homework Equations For resistor in series : Req = R_{1}+R_{2}+...R_{n} For resistors in parallel : Req = (1/R_{1}+1/R_{2}+... 1/R_{n})^{-1} The Attempt at a Solution For...
  14. D

    MCA is equivalent to ME (Computer Science and Engineering)

    MCA with B.Sc. (Computer Science) background is equivalent to ME (Computer Science and Engineering). B.Sc. Computer Science (3 Yrs) + MCA (3 Yrs) = 6 Years. BE Computer Science (4 Yrs) + ME (2Yrs) = 6 Years. MCA and ME both are equal. Companies are giving equal priority to both MCA...
  15. A

    Engineering Question about a 'basic' equivalent resistive circuit problem

    Hello all, I'm a new member. I've decided banging my forehead until its red will not make me any more able to solve my practice problems. I hope I haven't posted this in the wrong forum but here is the question in concern: Select R in the circuit so that VL= 5 V (see circuit in attachment...
  16. E

    Rewrite the integral as an equivalent iterated integral in the order

    I'm writing this on my iPhone. So, forgive me if the formatting isn't just write. 1) problem statement: here is the region of the integration of the integral: -1 to 1, x^2 to 1, 0 to 1-y dzdydx. Those bounds go from the outermost integral to the innermost. The problem asks to rewrite the...
  17. N

    Is the cosmological constant equivalent to vacuum energy?

    Wikipedia says: second paragraph here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_energy Vaccum energy (density) can vary over time and space? Is that accurate? I've read the cosmological constant can vary, but not vacuum energy.
  18. V

    Sunlight equivalent light bulb

    If the 'average' intensity of direct sunlight on a warm summer day could be re-produced in a full spectrum light bulb, how many watts would that bulb be? I'm trying to find a bulb I can use to calibrate a photo sensor to sunlight intensity but my shop is on the base floor where there are no...
  19. F

    Can all patterns in 3D have an equivalent equation in polynomial?

    Please Help me out with this one. Can all patterns in 2D or 3D, have an equivalent equation in polynomial?
  20. P

    Find the equivalent resistance for the circuit in the figure.

    Homework Statement Find the equivalent resistance for the circuit in the figure. (Use the following as necessary: Vemf, R.) Homework Equations V=IR The Attempt at a Solution This problem isn't that hard, but I'm having trouble trying to visualize how to combine the resistors. The...
  21. F

    Is there an equivalent to ImageShack for pdfs?

    Okay I am wondering is there an equivalent to uploading pdfs online and just link it with the url like uploading images to imageshack? Does anyone know if such thing exists? Thank you
  22. O

    Prove Equivalent Norms: Norm 1 & Norm 2

    Prove that two norms ||.||1 and ||.||2 are equivalent if and only if there exist 2 constants c and k such that c*||x||1 <= ||x||2 <= k*||x||1 for all x in the concerned vector space V. Attempt-> Equivalence implies a ball in norm 1 admits a ball in norm 2 and vice versa. For normed linear...
  23. O

    Equivalent definitions of Equivalent metrics.

    Two metrics 'd' and 'f' are said to be equivalent on a metric space X, if they have the same set of open sets. This is equivalent to saying every open ball with respect to d contains an open ball with respect to f (different radius) and vice versa. (As every open set is a union of open balls)...
  24. F

    Equivalent capacitance of an infinite system

    Homework Statement Find the equivalent capacitance of the infinite system between points a and b (see figure). Where Vi is the potential difference in the number i capacitor. Homework Equations Q=CV The Attempt at a Solution For number i capacitors we have the relations Q_i=CV_i...
  25. Z

    Equivalent resistance between points a and b

    Homework Statement I don't know where to start. Can anyone recommend a book the instructor didn't assign one.
  26. M

    How many equivalent hydrogens are there in octane?

    The answer to my Kaplan test (studying for the DAT, just FYI) says 3, but I think it's 4? Am I wrong?
  27. A

    Find equivalent capacitance in a network with parallels and series

    What is the equivalent capacitance of the network. Parallel: C1 + C2 + C3 + Cn = Ceq Series: 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/Cn = 1/Ceq I added C2 C3 C4 and C5 as parallel and then added this to C1 as a series.
  28. P

    How to Correctly Find the Thevenin Equivalent Circuit?

    Homework Statement Find the Thevening Equivalent Circuit for the following circuit: Homework Equations KVL, KCL. The Attempt at a Solution First of all, I calculate the current in the middle mesh, which I'll call i2: - j25 = ({i_2} - {i_1})(3 + j4) + {i_2}(10) where i1...
  29. J

    Find the equivalent resistance in a circuit

    Homework Statement Find the equivalent resistance in the circuit below: Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I know the two 4 Ohm resistors (on the same wire) are in series and thus add to 8 Ohms. However, I do not know where to go from here. When the resistors are in a...
  30. P

    Equivalent resistor of 2011 resistor web

    1. let's have 2011 point each pair connected by a resitor R. what is the equivalent resistor between each pair of points conneced by R? 2. due to the symmetry the equivalent resistor between two arbitrary point connected by R is always the same. let's take two of this contigouspoins. the...
  31. P

    Are These Two Limit Statements Equivalent?

    The title basically says it all, here they are: \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}a_n=a. And \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}|a_n-a|<\varepsilon\hspace{7 mm} \forall\varepsilon>0
  32. O

    How to find a logical statement equivalent to the one I have?

    I have the following logical statement (A \wedge B) \Longleftrightarrow (A \wedge C) I want to find other logical statements that are equivalent to this. But I don't want to draw truth tables. Is there a list of 'theorems' that I can look up somewhere? For example, if I have an equivalent...
  33. M

    Short Circuit Current Calculation

    i am trying to find the short circuit current for the following circuit. the RL is the thevenin equivalent resistance. i am trying to find the current when RL is a wire (short circuit). by KVL, i have IR1 + \mu1(v2-v1) + IR2 + \mu2(v3-v1) + IR3 = 0 (the above is not formatted...
  34. H

    How to transform surface deposition in Bq/m^2 to dose equivalent rate in µS/year

    Dear forum, DOE and MEXT (Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) have pulished the results of common airborne measurements of the http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/05/10/1304797_0506.pdf" inside the 80 km zone of Fukushima...
  35. M

    Engineering Calculating Thevenin Equivalent Voltage for a Complex Network

    I need help finding the thevenin equivalent voltage for the following network: i did source transformations so that i could analyze it using the node voltage method. my equations are: I1 = v1 (a) vx + vx - vT = v1 + av1 - bv1 2vx - vT = v1 + av1 - bv1 (b) vT - vx + vT = bv1 2vT - vx = bv1...
  36. S

    Engineering How Do You Calculate Thevenin Equivalent Circuits and Current Flow?

    Homework Statement A variable resistor (RL) is connected to an unknown circuit. It is found that the maximum power that can be dissipated in the resistor (RL) is 10W, and that this occurs when the value of the resistor (RL) is 25ohms. Derive the Thevenin equivalent circuit for the unknown...
  37. H

    Showing two sets are equivalent

    Homework Statement Show that R \approx R+ , that is, the set of all real numbers is equivalent to the set of all positive real numbers Homework Equations The only relevant equation is finding one such that F:R\rightarrowR+ is a bijection. The Attempt at a Solution I've...
  38. D

    Are acceleration and gravity completely equivalent?

    Hello everyone, I just mailed this question to NASA's Cosmicopia but I'm afraid they might not be able to reply. So I registered in these forums to see if maybe someone can give some guidance. So here it is: We know that accelerating a body with mass to the speed of light requires...
  39. W

    Engineering Does a Thevenin Equivalent Circuit Accurately Predict Power in Variable Loads?

    In a thevenin equivalent circuit are you able to find the power used in the circuit by the variable load? I have a circuit where the variable load is in parrallel I was thinking the power used in the original circuit by the variable load would be different than in the equivalent because it is...
  40. N

    How to Determine Equivalent Capacitance in a Complex Circuit?

    Homework Statement For the circuit in the link below, find C equivalent: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-p0vPLyvxZ_W_sXiWEIikDlT_BqmZyKP1qROOFyElOQ?feat=directlink Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I tired many ways to solve this but the middle branch...
  41. B

    Is it possible to get a equivalent capacitance from S parameters?

    Hi there, first, I apologize for my poor English. I made a simulation model and get results from HFSS Model has a equivalent circuit like that.(1) I run that model and get pair of solutions 'frequency vs response' like S parameter for each frequency. So, with these results, is it possible to...
  42. J

    Thevenin Equivalent with dependent source

    hi :smile: I'm having some trouble figuring out the Thevenin equivalent for this circuit. As you can see, there are two dependent sources (current dependent current source & voltage dependent voltage source) and no independent source. I have started trying to analyse the circuit by...
  43. E

    Capacitor Circuit: Equivalent Capacitance & Charge

    Homework Statement For the capacitor circuit shown below: A. Find the equivalent capacitance B. What is the charge on the 3\muF capacitor? Homework Equations Q= C\DeltaV Parallel= C1 +C2+C3 Series= (1/C)=(1/C1)+(1/C2)+(1/C3) C1= 8\muF C2= 5\muF C3= 3\muF The Attempt at a...
  44. Aaronvan

    Engineering equivalent to ArXiv?

    I'm wondering of there is an open access archive of engineering topics, similar to ArXiv. Does anyone have any information?
  45. W

    Replacing column by equivalent force and couple

    The Problem I've been given the beam shown below to carry out the Hardy Cross method (Moment Distribution) too. I have no problems with the method but I'm struggling with part b, which states "Replace column by an equivalent force and couple at point C"...
  46. L

    Equivalent resitance?Thevenin equivalent problem

    Homework Statement http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/2306/theveninequiv.png I'm trying to find the Thevenin equivalent resistance for this circuit, but it's proving difficult. I'v tried to Zero all sources, (assuming that Zero'd current sources are open circuits), and i drew the...
  47. H

    How can I simplify a network of capacitors using a Y-Δ transformation?

    I've made some capacitors association exercices and i got stuck on 2 of them. Q1: Q2: How can i get the equivalent capacitance on this 2 capacitors systems? Ty
  48. M

    Calculating Equivalent Capacitance for C1, C2 & C3

    for what values of C1, C2, and C3 make the terminal pairs equivalent? i know the 2f and 1f capacitance are in series: (1*2)/(1+2) = 2/3 and i know the 1/2 f is parallel to the preceding capacitors: 2/3 + 1/2 = 7/6 but i am unsure where to go from here... any help would be...
  49. L

    Equivalent Capacitance or Resistance and Kirchoff's rules

    Homework Statement If each capacitor is filled with a dielectric material (with constant K, kappa), what is the new equivalent RC circuit? All resistors have equal value, and capacitors have equal value (without a dielectric), C. Homework Equations C = (Epsilon * Area) / Distance C with a...
  50. F

    Obtain the equivalent resistance at the terminals a-b

    Homework Statement [PLAIN]http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/6015/251a.png Homework Equations for combining resistors in series: R1 + R2 for combining resistors in parallels: R1R2/(R1 + R2) The Attempt at a Solution I've tried redrawing the circuit many times trying to make it easier to...
Back
Top