Normal Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. P

    What is causing the normal force in circular motion?

    In the picture, at point 2 (the bottom of the ramp) the normal force of the object has a greater magnitude than weight. I understand that the normal force has to be greater than the weight since the acceleration points towards the center of the circle and the net force is in the same direction...
  2. E

    Finding point on paraboloid surface given normal line point

    Homework Statement [/B] Find the coordinates of the point P on the surface of the paraboloid z=6x2+6y2-(35/6) where the normal line to the surface passes through the point (25/6, (25√22)/6, -4). Note that a graphing calculator may be used to solve the resulting cubic equation. Homework...
  3. J

    On standardization of normal distribution

    Let X be random variable and X~N(u,σ^2) Thus, normal distribution of x is f(x) = (1/σ*sqrt(2π))(e^(-(x-u)^2)/(2σ^2))) If we want to standardize x, we let z=(x-u)/σ Then the normal distribution of z becomes z(x) = (1/σ*sqrt(2π))(e^(-(x^2)/(2)) and we usually write Z~N(0,1) But as you can see...
  4. C

    Why is Normal Area to Light Rays Invariant?

    It is a fact that all inertial observers would measure the same area normal to a beam of light rays in relativity. You can prove this by considering the displacement vector connecting a light ray to its neighbouring light rays. But I wondered if there were some intuitive explanation of why this...
  5. S

    Cylinder over a step -- Is the normal force radial?

    Homework Statement [/B] A horizontal force, ##F##, is applied to a cylinder of mass ##M## and radius ##R## (the line of action of ##F## goes through the center) in order for the cylinder to climb over a step of height ##R/2##. 1) Find the torque around ##A## and find force ##F## as a...
  6. terryds

    What Is the Correct Direction of Normal Force in a Stick-in-Well Scenario?

    Homework Statement http://www.sumoware.com/images/temp/xzmbharheaqshjjf.png A homogeneous stick with mass M is placed in a well with smooth surface (see picture). θ is the angle between the stick and the floor. Determine the force the well gives to the stick. Homework Equations ΣF = 0 Στ =...
  7. L

    Normal force of a bead moving around a horizontal ring

    A bead of mass m is threaded on a metal hoop of radius R. There is a coefficient of kinetic friction µk between the bead and the hoop. It is given a push to start it sliding around the hoop with initial speed v0 . The hoop is located on the space station, so you can ignore gravity Find the...
  8. T

    Finding acceleration given normal component [Dynamics]

    Homework Statement [/B] A belt moves over three pulleys at a constant speed v0 [ft/s]. Knowing that the normal component of the acceleration of the portion of the belt in contact with pulley B is aB,n=90 [ft/s2 ]. Determine: (a) speed of the belt, v0 [ft/s], and (b) normal component of the...
  9. Coffee_

    [QM] Addition of spin for normal and identical particles

    1. Problem: Consider the composed system of two particles of spin ##s=1## where their angular momenta is ##l=0##. What values can the total spin take if they identical? What changes when they are distinguishable? The Attempt at a Solution : The problem I have here is incorporating the fact...
  10. K

    Normal and tangential forces on a cylinder

    Homework Statement The walls are smooth, calculate the reactions. the cylinder weighs 100[N]. Now the 600 wall is rough with a friction coefficient 0.4. what are the reactions Homework Equations Friction: F=μN The Attempt at a Solution I made the first step and it was good: N1=287.9, N2=253.2...
  11. M

    Normal Stress/Shear Stress from stress tensor

    Homework Statement If \sigma_{ij} = \begin{pmatrix} 3 & 3 & 3 \\ 3 & 3 & 3 \\ 3 & 3 & 3 \end{pmatrix} represents a stress tensor, on what plane(s) will the normal stress be a minimum? On what plane(s) will the shear stress be a maximum? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The first...
  12. terryds

    Understanding Normal Force Direction in Leaning Ladder & Cable Beam Systems

    I know that normal force is a reaction force. http://www.sumoware.com/images/temp/xzhhpaacgkdktjna.png In the leaning ladder problem, the normal force is perpendicular to the floor and the wall. But, in the cable and beam problem, why isn't the normal force perpendicular to the wall ...
  13. S

    Normal force inside a hollow cone

    Homework Statement A hollow cone is put upside-down with its symmetry axis vertical. The surface of it makes an angle of theta with the vertical direction as shown in the figure . A small puck of mass m slides without friction on the inner side of this cone and remains within a horizontal plane...
  14. B0b-A

    What fraction of adult human cells are not replaced over a normal lifetime ?.

    What fraction of adult human cells are not replaced over a normal lifetime ?. see ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus / [ aka "Trigger's broom" ]. I'm guessing it's a minority : brain and heart only account for about 3% of body weight.[ skeleton is replaced every decade , but...
  15. E

    Why must VTOL engines be larger than normal engines?

    I am studying to be a pilot and something I've read in the book confuses me. It is that Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) engines need to be heaver than their corresponding traditional takeoff/landing counterparts. Wikipedia says the same thing here. I am going to interpret "larger" and...
  16. K

    Normal Reaction in the following cases

    Homework Statement A small block is shot into each of the four tracks as shown below. Each of the tracks rise to the same height. The speed with which the block enters the track is the same in all cases. At the highest point of the track, the normal Reaction is maximum in which track? 2...
  17. DivergentSpectrum

    How to Draw a Circle Perpendicular to a Vector in 3D Space?

    i have a 3d vector, and i want to draw a circle with a specified radius around the vector (for computer programming) so i have the location of the center of the circle(first point of the vector) but i also want the circle to be at a right angle to the vector my approach: the equation of a...
  18. J

    What will happen if I throw a normal battery in water?

    Water is a conductor of electricity. So if i throw a normal clock or tv remote battery in a bucket of water, will it conduct the electricity, allow a short circuit between the + and - ve terminals and cause some minor explosion? I wanted to try it but got scared. What will happen if i connect...
  19. Alxb577

    EM: Uniform plane wave incident on normal boundry

    Homework Statement Given a uniform plane wave in air as: E_i=40cos(wt- Bz)a_x +30sin(wt- Bz)a_y (a) Find H_i (b) If the wave encounters a perfectly conducting plate normal to the z axis at z = 0, find the reflected wave E_r and H_r. (c) What are the total E and H fields for z < 0?Homework...
  20. M

    MHB Normal subgroups (Sylow Theorem)

    Let G be a group of order pm where p is a prime and p > m. Suppose H is a subgroup of order p. Show that H is normal in G. There is a very similar problem Let |G| = p^nm where p is a prime and n \ge 1, p > m. Show that the Sylow p-subgroup of G is normal in G. Proof: Let n_p be the...
  21. M

    Temporal component of the normal ordered momentum operator

    Homework Statement Consider the real scalar field with the Lagrangian \mathcal{L}=\frac{1}{2}\partial_\mu \phi \partial^\mu \phi - \frac{1}{2} m^2 \phi^2. Show that after normal ordering the conserved four-momentum P^\mu = \int d^3x T^{0 \mu} takes the operator form P^\mu = \int...
  22. I

    Question about frictional and normal force

    Homework Statement Okay so there is a wall that has a mass of 150 kg and I am pushing it but the wall does not move. The coefficient of friction is 2 and I am trying to find the frictional force using the frictional force formula. Although, I need the normal force in which I am using to push...
  23. S

    Normal ordering in an interacting field theory

    I am using Mandl and Shaw and Lahiri to get an introduction to QFT. Something I haven't seen discussed much or at all is whether the commutators or anti-commutators vanish for the normal ordering of a product of different field operators. As a concrete example, let's say that I want to normal...
  24. J

    Normal electric field across the interface

    Dear all: The boundary condition of electric field is well know for us which illustrates that the normal component of the electric field will not be continuous across the interface between 2 dielectric material with different dielectric functions. (There is no extra fixed charge on the...
  25. P

    Does Normal Force change with new Force diagram?

    All degrees are measured from the positive x-axis. FG = Force of gravity FN = Normal force FT = Force of tension Problem: A skier is being pulled up a 15° incline by a rope. I'm solving for FT. The only forces acting on the skier are FG, FN, and FT. Attempt at a solution: Initially, my...
  26. B

    Why is radiance defined per projected area normal to the beam direction?

    Radiance is defined as radiant flux per solid angle per projected area normal to the beam direction: ##L = \frac{d^2 \Phi}{d \vec\omega \cdot d A_\perp}## where ##A_\perp = A \cos \theta## and ##\theta## is the angle between the beam direction ##\vec\omega## and the surface normal. I kind of...
  27. C

    I've been stuck on this proof for a while. H being normal in G

    Let H subgroup in G. Prove H is normal in G iff for all g in G and for all h in H, there exists an h1 and h2 in H such that hg=gh1 and gh=h2g.Completely lost on this. All I know for normal is that gH=Hg. Where else do I go from here? Help a brother out! Thanks :)
  28. H

    Calculating Normal Vectors for 2D Surfaces: A Scientific Approach

    Can you guys show me how to calculate the normal vector n, given that i know the coordinates of the center c (c1,c2), the side of the square (let's call it s), and the length of the plank (l) below the square? i am taking the assumption that n is (0,1), which seems to be incorrect, because the...
  29. G

    An atomic clock and a normal clock

    Two clocks in a spaceship floating though space at 99% the speed of light. One is a atomic clock and uses light and mirrors to measure time, the other clock uses cogs and gears like a conventional clock. From the perspective from inside the ship both clocks tick and tock at the usual rate...
  30. G

    Are all rational numbers normal?

    This number is rational and normal, right? http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=0.01234567890123456789... edit - You'll have to edit in the ".." because the forum doesn't recognize it as part of the link.
  31. PhysicsKid0123

    Why are normal modes important when analyzing waves or oscillations?

    Why are they important? I've been learning about them quite a bit and have no idea why they are significant. What is the motivation for their discovery, their use, or even their mention in physics for that matter. All I really know is that when you look/have solutions with the same angular...
  32. B

    Roots of the normal distribution

    Homework Statement $$f:\mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R},$$ $$ f(x) = \frac{1}{\sigma \sqrt{2 \pi}} e^{\frac{-(x-\mu)^2}{2 \sigma ^{2}}}$$ What are the roots of this equation? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The roots of an equation are the values of x such that f(x) = 0. This...
  33. PhysicsKid0123

    Natural vs normal vs resonant frequencies

    is there a difference between natural frequencies, normal frequencies, and resonant frequencies? Any subtle differences? I've seen them used at different times, and I've also seen at least two used in a single sentence implying some kind of difference. For example, "Natural Frequencies and...
  34. S

    T-test: normal probability plot

    I'm studying statistics from the book "design of experiments" by Montgomery and about the t-test it's stated it is necessary to check the samples are described by a normal distribution throughout a normal probability plot and I have noticed the y-scale is not familiar to me, it's neither linear...
  35. twoski

    Can You Minimize Production Rules in Chomsky Normal Form?

    Homework Statement Grammar 'G' is any context-free grammar without any λ productions or unit productions. Let k be the max number of symbols on the right side of any production in P. Prove that there's an equivalent grammar in Chomsky Normal Form with no more than (k − 1)|P| + |T| production...
  36. S

    Why is Normal Force Negative in this situation?

    Homework Statement The physics of circular motion sets an upper limit to the speed of human walking. (If you need to go faster, your gait changes from a walk to a run.) If you take a few steps and watch what's happening, you'll see that your body pivots in circular motion over your forward foot...
  37. L

    Normal Force at Highest Point of a Rotating Ferris Wheel

    Homework Statement A Ferris wheel has radius 5.0 m and makes one revolution every 8.0 s with uniform rotation. A person who normally weighs 670 N is sitting on one of the benches attached at the rim of the wheel. What is the apparent weight (the normal force exerted on her by the bench) of...
  38. Breo

    About Wick's Theorem, Time Order Operator, Normal Ordering and Green's Function

    So if I understood well, Normal ordering just comes due to the conmutation relation of a and a⁺? right? Is just a simple and clever simplification. Wick Theorem is analogue to normal ordering because it is related to the a and a⁺ again (so related to normal ordering, indeed). However I do not...
  39. T

    Airplane pilot in a dive, net force, minimum speed, and normal force.

    Homework Statement A 65 kg airplane pilot pulls out of a dive by following at constant speed, the arc of a circle whose radius is 300 m. At the bottom of the circle her speed is 180 km/h. a.) Calculate net force on pilot at bottom or circle. b.) Calculate force exerted on pilot by seat at top...
  40. Z

    Transforming Two Normal Random Variables into a Non-Central F Distribution

    I don't know if this is possible or not, let's see if this is a fun problem. Let X_1 and X_2 be 2 independent normal random variables. They have different means and variances, and they are independent. I want to have a function that inputs X_1 and X_2, and it has a F distribution with degree of...
  41. I

    Normal ordering of bosonic commuators

    I am trying to understand wick's theorem and normal ordering mostly from Peskin and Schroeder. Now I have this problem with how normal ordering is defined. It seems to me that if you take the normal ordering of a commutator it should always be zero. Here is what I understand normal ordering to...
  42. J

    MHB Conditional Probability vs Normal

    am a bit confused, if i want to find out for example the P(Having the disease among everyone) , using conditional, would it be total people Having the disease over total population?Prescreening Positive and Have the disease is 66 Prescreening Positive but does not the disease 150 prescreening...
  43. E

    Find Minimum Value of T^2 in Normal to Parabola y^2 = 4ax at (at^2, 2at)

    Homework Statement If the normal to the parabola y^2 = 4ax at the point (at^2 , 2at) cuts the parabola again at (aT^2, 2aT), then minimum value of T^2 is ans: 8 I got the answer but I don't know why it should be the answero_O? Homework Equations Equation of normal to the parabola in parametric...
  44. W

    Binomial or Normal: Population Proportion Testing

    Homework Statement This involve testing population proportion. (either small or big sample) this question is done by my lecturer by using binomial , i am wondering could it be done using normal distribution? because the np is 20(0.45) = 9 which is greater than 5 ...
  45. S

    Finding Tangent, Normal & Osculating Planes of r(t) at t=π/4

    Homework Statement Find the equations of the tangent line, normal plane and osculating plane to the curve r(t) = -2sin(t) i + 2cos(t) j + 3 k at the point corresponding to t = π/4. Homework Equations T[/B]^(t) = r'(t) // ||r'(t)|| u = a i + b j + c k, ||u|| = √(a^2 + b^2 + c^2) N^(t) =...
  46. Lolligirl

    MHB Finishing converting to Chomsky Normal Form from a CFG?

    Hello everyone! Here is a question I am working on: Consider the context-free grammar G = ( { S, B, E }, { 0, 1, i, e, s }, R, S ), where R is: S --> iBSE | s B --> 0 | 1 E --> lambda | eS Convert this to Chomsky Normal Form, showing all steps. Alrighty, so I removed the lambda and got: S0...
  47. M

    Finding the Normal Cone of a Closed Convex Subset in a Hilbert Space

    Let \text{ } H \text{ }be \text{ }a \text{ } Hilbert \text{ } space, \text{ }K \text{ }be \text{ }a \text{ }closed\text{ }convex\text{ }subset \text{ } of \text{ }H \text{ }and \text{ }x_{0}\in K. \text{ }Then \\N_{K}(x_{0}) =\{y\in K:\langle y,x-x_{0}\rangle \leq 0,\forall x\in K\} .\text{...
  48. D

    Normal modes of electromagnetic field

    Hey guys, I'm trying to understand the properties of normal modes of the electromagnetic field inside an arbitrary cavity, but I'm having some trouble. By definition, for a normal mode we have \mathbf{E}(\mathbf{x},t) = \mathbf{E}_0 (\mathbf{x}) e^{i \omega_1 t} and \mathbf{B}(\mathbf{x},t) =...
  49. W

    Normal force on the landing gear when the airplane lands

    Homework Statement An airplane of mass 25,000 kg (approximately the size of a Boeing 737) is coming in for a landing at a speed of 72 m/s. Calculate the normal force on the landing gear when the airplane lands. Hint: You will use 0.92 m as the compression (vertical displacement) of the landing...
  50. I

    How Do You Solve for Normal Force in Different Dynamics?

    Homework Statement The problem motivating this post is: "An out-of-gas car is rolling over the top of a hill at speed v. At this instant, a. n > FG b. n < FG c. n = FG d. We can't tell about n without knowing v." (Associated figure attached.) Homework Equations [/B] Newton's second law The...
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