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[Moderator's Note: Thread moved from forum General Physics hence no formatting template] I am trying to study Circular Motion for my exams and I'm kind of unsure about one question. The question asks what's keeping the truck in circular motion. It has to be gravity I know, but gravity being...

Hello guys so I have this idea of mine which I can't get my head around and I need someone to tell me why it won't work, so let's say you have a fully pressurised tank of air and you blow that pressurised air at a turbine connected to a generator, ovisously the generator will then start to...

Homework Statement Homework Equations V=IR Thevenin/Norton The Attempt at a Solution I am trying to find the Voc, but this circuit isn't making sense to me. So to start we can ignore the 9ohm resistor and that branch for now when Finding Voc so you are basically left with the square...

Homework Statement A point source isotropically emitting 10^8 fast nuetrons per second falls out of its shield onto a railroad platform 3 m horizontally from the track. A train goes by at 60 mph. Ignoring scattering and attenuation, what is the fluence of nuetrons that would strike a passenger...

Homework Statement A 1 meter long uniform line source of high energy photons emits 10^7 photons /sec. Calculate the particle fluence rate (flux density) at a point P 1m away from the midpoint of the source. Homework Equations ## dN = number~of~particles ## ## da = differential~area## ##\Phi =...

Homework Statement A point source of light (wavelength \lambda = 600 \, \text{nm} ) is located a distance x = 10\,\text{m} away from an opaque screen with a small circular hole of radius b. A very small photodiode is moved on an axis from very far away toward the screen. The first...

Hi everyone, Does someone know from which textbook the question below was taken from? The only given data the i found is q1=π*sin(πx/2). Thanks:)

Hello. I am reviewing the use of the Laplace Transform to do circuit analysis and I am slightly confused about the transform of a constant voltage source. For example, let's say we have a constant voltage source V1(t) applied to a circuit for a long time - let's say it reaches steady state. We...

Here's the amplifier in question: I'm not understanding this part: Why is Cs not included in the current divider ? To my understanding of current divider, It = Id+Io, where It is the current flowing through Rd So, Io = It*(1/Cs)/(1/Cc2)+RL

Would it be possible to create energy or a power source using plates that are connected in a way that when two plates are close enough the casimir effect would pull them together while also pulling two other plates apart which in turn would create a casimir effect and pulling those plates...

Hello, I was reading about the differences between Current Source Converters and Voltage source converters. One main difference was that Current source converters need to have a minimum DC power flow of 5-10% while VSC do not have a min flow requirement. It was also called a deadband. Why is...

While changing a CD in my vehicle CD player I noticed the CD is quiet a few degrees above ambient after it has been playing for awhile, not measured just felt very warm to touch. the question is what is the source of the heat? I considered the LED but that makes no sense. Is it the motor...

What happens if a source and the observer move at the same direction? Always hear how only one of them doesnot move, or when they move towards each other. For example. An ambulance moves towards direction A with Va. A biker moves towards direction A as well, with Vb. What happens to the...

Homework Statement I got the correct answers for A and B, I just need help with C and D. A. Find indicated currents. I1= I2 = 3 A ... IL = 6 A B. Find total power delivered by each source. PE = 12 V (3A) C. Find the total power delivered by each source and compare it to the power delivered...

Am currently working on a project relating to quantum cryptography. will be pleased if someone will help with source code for quantum key distribution algorithm

Question is in image included So, I need to find R2, R3, and Is. I was able to get the correct answer for R3 by doing R3= V/I (R3= 12/1 = 12) . however when I apply that equation to R2 ; R2= V/I. (R2=12/4 =3), I do not get the correct answer. The answer is supposed to equal 4 ohms. Am I using...

Homework Statement In the attached image, I'm confused on how the first circuit reduces to the second circuit. Homework Equations Is=Vs/R1 The Attempt at a Solution I know that in order to do a source transformation that I need to have a current source in parallel with a resistor or a...

Homework Statement simulation of bersiv function of NaI detector it's in cylinder of water with volumetric source of Potassium40 (90% beta 1.31 mev & 10% gamma 1.504 mev ) how candefin define electron and gamma Volumetric source in mcnpx (6) ...

Hello, I wanted to know, if it`s possible and how it to go about connecting an external audio source, for example, an mp3 player to the circuit of a DDS-100 Function generator, so that it outputs the audio from the mp3 in the selected wave form...

Hello everyone. So i live in Lebanon, and since a long time now we have constant power cuts, almost half the day each day. For that the Lebanese made up a system in which each neighborhood has power generators providing electricity to the residents when the power is out. Usually the owners of...

Homework Statement I'm asking this question because I was trying to apply the method to a Thevenin Eq problem and the answer came out wrong. Also one more related question. According to the textbook, when a current source is connected both in series with a resistor and in parallel with...

Homework Statement Homework Equations V=IZ[/B] Zc = 1/(-jwc) Zl = jwc w = 2(pi)*f The Attempt at a Solution I'm teaching myself circuit analysis, and it's been rough. Ultimately, I been able to mostly figure everything out, but I've ran into a wall with AC. The main problem I am having...

Hi. I was wondering if someone could tell me whether there is any reason to believe that one might eventually (distant future) draw power from dark energy or dark matter as a power source for spaceships. Thanks.

Problem: my photo diode receives pulses of width 10ns-150ns and repeating at rate of 1Hz-50KHz the current from photo diode depending on incident light can go from 10nA-100mA, so i have two photo diodes to cover the dynamic range, what i want to do is limit the current from a photo diode to...

Homework Statement Two point sources, S1 and S2, are vibrating in phase and produce waves with a wavelength of 2.5 m. The two waves overlap at a nodal point. Calculate the smallest corresponding difference in path length for this point. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I really...

I've been learning the absolute basics of a few programming languages and feel like I want to start taking a more "practical" approach to learning, so I've been looking into source code. My question is pretty simple, where do I start? How do I identify the structure of the files that go into...

why can't speed of light be relative to it's source?

Homework Statement R1 = 2 ohms R2 = 4 ohms R3 = 6 ohms E1 = 10 V E2 = 14 V What is the voltage between point A and B ? A. 0.18 V B. 0.98 V C. 1.34 V D. 1.64 V E. 3.28 V Homework Equations KVL The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I tried using KVL I assume that both mesh currents will go in...

hello all, I am trying to determine what the percentage of reactor power will be at each power level range measured by each detector (i.e Source, Intermediate and Power range). All I can seem to find is info in the CPS rate not percent reactor power.

Homework Statement Graph ##V_{out}## Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution When ##V_{in}=V## C1 is positive on the left and negative on the right, and C2 is negative on the the down side and positive on the upper side so there is no Vout?

Homework Statement Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution so when t=0, the capacitor is a closed circuit. The Req of the circuit is (20k)(30k)/(20k+30k)= 12000 ohms. U = I Req = (7.5x10-3A) (12000 ohms) = 90 Volts so there is a voltage drop of 90 volts across the 20k resistor (R1)...

I've been trying to wrap my head around the relationship between temperature increase of an object at a distance and temperature of a heat source. From what I've found, the temperature increase of an object from thermal radiation is affected by the inverse square law...

Hello, I've been reading about attenuation, and I wonder if there's a way to determine the distance to your source. Forgive my poor writing; I'm new to the topic. I understand that equation for linear attenuation is I = I0e-μx where: I = intensity I0 = initial intensity μ = attenuation...

I'd like to know if it's possible to roughly estimate a light source wattage remotely, knowing the distance and perhaps estimating that at such a distance it's still above the minimum human recognizable threshold at night (in a light polluted area). Maybe using a DSLR camera could help by...

There was once hype about mining this on the moon. Still a thing being considered?

I want to know if there is a good online source to find and read first-time research papers written by undergraduates(bachelor's research papers) to get a feel for how to write a first research paper in Physics or Chemistry. Can you give me some good places online?

Just wondering why to use negative hydrogen H- ion in spallation neutron source. I read the literature through http://neutrons2.ornl.gov/facilities/SNS/works.shtml , still not yet get the answer. If directly use proton, then still easy to accelerate, and no need to strip off the unwanted...

I need a synthetic and renewable source of ATP. I heard you can create it with electricity or from the lab invitrogen as a post described here. But I couldn't find anything on it, so let me know, thanks! P.S. And if you combine it with the enzyme RuBisCO and carbon dioxide you can get renewable...

Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me what was the source of light Michelson and Morley used when they did the experiment(s) to measure the (difference of) speed of light in different directions? And can it be done with sunlight? Young observed interference patterns with sunlight in 1801 in...

I am working on a heat treatment plan, and I am curious if there is a go-to source for ttt diagrams for particular materials. I am working with SA-516 70, but it would be nice if there was one place where I could go to get current/reliable information. So far google searches have been unsuccessful.

The magnetic field has no net source or sinks i.e. number of sources are equal to the number of sinks. Can a scalar field also have no net source? Or a source is required for a scalar field?

Homework Statement I am trying to find the Thevenin Equivalent of this circuit Homework Equations Using KCL and node voltage The Attempt at a Solution I found the open circuit voltage for the thevenin voltage so far by the mesh current method, and now I am trying to find the closed circuit...

I can understand that a free falling frame in a curved space with a non-zero Riemann tensor has a zero Ricci tensor but I have a doubt about the opposite; does an accelerating frame in a vacuum space have a non-zero Ricci or Riemann tensor? if so, where do components of energy momentum tensor...

Hi, Suppose that a plane that is traveling at the speed of sound has a loudspeaker attached to it. Along the he trip the loudspeaker releases specific sounds. What does the pilot ear when the first sound is released? And after the second sound is released, does he ear both sounds at the same...

I wonder how can scientists trust closed source programs/softwares. How can they be sure there aren't bugs that return a wrong output every now and then? Assuming they use some kind of extensive tests that figures out whether the program behaves as it should, how can they be sure that the...

In the most recent postings on LIGO, it is stated that the amplitude of the signal is less than the diameter of a proton after the propagation of the wave over billions of light years. I am assuming that the wave amplitude will decay as 1/r^2, but perhaps that is an incorrect assumption. So is...

I am doing a course on statistical mechanics and we are using the textbook by Mehran Kardar. We are currently dealing with a chapter on kinetic theory. The problem is, I find the exercise problems to be quite tough (and many of my classmates agree with me), and there are no good solved examples...

Homework Statement A real voltage source can be expressed as an ideal voltage source that is in series with a resistor that represents the inner resistance of the voltage source. This voltage source is a EMF and it is also in series with another resistor. Suppose both the EMF resistor...

I've been attempting to learn special relativity, but I've encountered a stumbling block. I understand that the speed of light is independent of the speed of the source of the light (similar to how sound waves travel at a speed that is independent of the speed of the energy source of those...

Disclaimer: This is a homework problem I need to analytically solve the diffusion equation for a 1d 1 group slab with width a, and source distribution Se^(-k(x+a/2)) I've gone through the math, and come up with my homogeneous and particular solution and attempted to apply the boundary...