I'm trying to use Osterbrock's book "Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galacic Nuclei" to made a model of a pure Hydrogen HII region. I've got the ionization structure down, but I'm having trouble with the temperature. Can anyone recommend somewhere that shows what I should be getting?
This paper conjectures a relation between the gravitational potential and the value of the Fine Structure Constant. Although a key constant in all electromagnetic quantum and quantum field theories, accept for some numerology manipulations, the value of the Fine Structure Constant is not...
I've noticed that most animals have irises that fill the entire eye,but humans do not. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Does our sclera provide us something unique? What's the adaptive function one way or the other?
This question has been bugging me for weeks.
Thanks
Scientists are doing experiments to find any change in the Fine Structure constant in the past.
It is dependent on the following constants.
C (Velocity of Light)
e (Charge of the electron)
E0 (Permittivity of free space)
h (plancks constant)
Could you pls let me know which of the...
First post,a good begin.
As far as I know,the band gap is generated from the bragg reflection at the BZ boundary.So I
think we just need the special K-point at the surface of 1BZ,and also the band gap(direct or indirect) is at the special K-point on the surface. But it seems not real in most...
I am trying to calculate a photonic crystal’s band structure for a very simply case of a 1-dimentional periodic medium, or rather I am trying to understand the calculations that I am looking at for this situation.
The end result of what I would like to do is get some function that I can graph...
I ve got a small question. As I have learned so far, the electron is a particle with negative charge and it is homogenouus, i mean there's no concept of structure inside an electron. But electrons have spin .. so they must have certain structure ?
Ok, i am investigating the electronic structure of fullerenes through Near edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy and I really need to know the connection between hybridization theory and LCAO. Everywhere I look it says the carbon atoms in C60 are sp2 hybridized ( sp3 due to angle strain), but as I...
Hi I'm very new so I'm not sure if this is the best place to put this in. I've got a problem that I'm having trouble working out and any help would be great.
'A retracting nose wheel assembly is raised by the application of a torque T applied to link BC through a shaft at B. The wheel and arm...
Homework Statement
Estimate the strength of magnetic field produced by the electron’s orbital motion which results in the 2 sodium lines(5890 & 5896 Angstrom).
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
Let E be the potential energy of a magnetic dipole when placed in an...
From general research, I have seen a certain pattern emerge that causes me to re-evaluate how I look at the universe. It's easier to see with visuals, but I will try to describe it here. I believe some of the abstractions can lead to a better understanding of the structure of the universe, or at...
Hello,
I was curious as to what you think of the paper below. This concerns the effects of substitution in a NiTi lattice on the transformation temperatures. The author seems to draw from this study, that since Nickel has comparatively localized electrons, the increase in temperature...
Homework Statement
We are to combine the Relativistic Kinetic Energy, Spin-Orbit Interaction, and Darwin fine structure correction terms into a single formula for the energy shift in the Hydrogen atom. The formula must depend only on j = l +/- 1/2, but not l, and must be valid for all l...
I'm looking for an radial equation to find the pressure or density of the interior of a moon or rock planet. It would involve Young's modulus or Poisson's ratio or something like. Any help?
I want to ask which type of the following would have a greater repulsion
electrons with parallel spin, electrons with opposite spin.
or it's just the same?
Hey all,
I am currently revising for my Physics mock but i can't get my head around high energy electron scattering, and the proof this provides for the size of the nucleus.
I have read from a variety of texts and some of the links on here but these have lead me to become even more...
When i read "Alternative" i immediately thought "crackpots!", but then I read on and found out they're on to interesting stuff.
http://www.physorg.com/news85310822.html
Explaining the structure of Galaxy "Filaments"
Are galaxy filaments something that could be explained by the Big Bang theory, but NOT the steady state theory?
What makes the scale of galaxies so special that the forms which are generated are unlike what happens in nebulas? Is the expansion...
Abstract.
Theory of quantum gravity is still a mystery, as well as the derivation of fine structure constant and masses of elementary particles. (Fine structure constant is calculated from force between two elementary charges.) Possibility that elementary particles are black holes is offering...
Hey everyone,
i've been a lurker here for a while now but i was wondering if the combined mind of the physics forum could help me come up with a few more solutions to this problem.
I'm looking into creating a low cost composite material which would absord solar energy during the day and...
The gold nucleus has an atomic mass of 197 with 79 protons and 118N and 79 electrons.
The top quark has about the same mass, but no internal structure. It's just a particle with pure mass.
Why would a structure of pure mass and nothing internal decay?
I've only taken high school biology and I'm actually a computer science major, but I've had an idea rolling around in my head recently and I think it might be better realized if I approach the problem from a biological standpoint. I'm sort of stuck at a particular problem that I can't seem to...
Are there standard tools for verifying that a directory structure takes a certain form? This is for when a program needs certain minimum files with certain name constraints to be in certain places and directories with certain name constraints to be in certain places. It would specify things...
Trying to draw Lewis structure for IF3. There's four atoms, so 32 electrons needed minus the 28 availabe (7 valence each) give 4 electron bonded pairs, which is 2 bonds... but there has to be at least 3. I'm stupid, what am I missing?
edit: never mind i got it
Hi, my name is Hans Lindroth and I have difficulties understanding how to determine the band structure of a chemical substance (in this case rhodamine B) experimentally, given I have the absorption spectrum of it. Is there anybody out there who can help me with this?
If you can please help...
Hi guys, I need some help with this question. What features in the molecular structure of a compound affect its solubility and its melting and boiling points. I need to answer this question with several examples and include structural diagrams. Please help
I don't know what I am doing wrong, please help.
2) How many different structual formulas can be written for C6H14
Include straight chain and branched chain compounds.
Enter an integer as an answer.
(I put in 5 but it say that I am wrong)
3) Which of the following...
hi,
I am beginning study electronic structure and I do not understand formely what is a band, what mean the lines that appear when a band structure calculation is made?, where are the bands?.
thanks
Okay, using the structure of organic compounds. Are supposed "natural" vitamin C extracts from rose hips better than synthetic tablets of vitamin C? I have to answer this and if another source is used document it. So If you have the answer can you tell me where you found it? Thanks in advance...
Could someone explain these two concepts? What I need is the big picture of 'why' we need this, roughly 'what' these equations mean, 'where' its used etc
Thanks in advance
The Background: I'm looking to put together a 40 minute talk on the group structure of elementary particles for a group of undergraduate mathematics students many of whom know little about group theory - sort of a math talk with a physics flavor (no pun intended). So the talk would include...
-Let's suppose we have 2 gases ..one is a "Fermi" gas under an Harmonic potential and the other is a "Bose" gas under another Harmonic potential... in both cases (as an approximation) the particles (bosons and electrons are Non-interacting) then we could write the partition functions.
\prod...
alpha reciprocal new value is 137.035 999 710(96)
(uncertainty 0.70 ppb)
http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/10/8/1/1?rss=2.0
"The new value, based on the most precise measurements ever of the magnetic moment of the electron, has an uncertainty of 0.7 parts per billion. The new value is ten...
What is hindrance factor?
What does it indicate? If the Hindrance is very high? If its low?
For eg. 103Rh (39.76 keV) E3 transition has got hindrance factor of ~400.
What does this mean.
The Hindrance is calculated using
Theoretical Lambda(E3) / Exptl. Lambda (E3)
Lambda(E3) -- >...
I have just completed my undergraduate degree and results pending will be starting a PHD in nuclear physics. However in my undergrad nuclear physics i found my recommended textbook Introductory Nuclear Physics by Kennith Krane and my lecture notes weren't the greatest for explaining about...
Astronomers have made the most detailed map ever of our galaxy's overall shape, showing that its spiral arms extend much further than expected. Evan Levine, Leo Blitz and Carl Heiles of the University of California at Berkeley analysed the distribution of atomic hydrogen in the Milky Way at...
I realize this is related to biology, but I think the question would be better suited to those who study or have studied physics. The question is this:
I learned recently that the cavity in bones, actually increases the overall strength of the bone, even though it has less mass than if it were...
Well, we know how quartz and glass are a network SiO2 molecules
*But what if we replace the Si atoms with carbon? In other words, what if we have the same network arrangement of CO2 molecules?
-Is there a name for this network solid?
Edit:
Perhaps I am referring to "CO2-V", possibly?
this is my first post on this site but it looks like the sort of ppl that i would like to associate myself with.
Unfourtanately, I have not had any formal schooling for any mathematics above calculus but i have read a few books and papers and am trying to make due.
I was studying about the...
i am attempting to figure out the lewis structure/ bonding scheme for CH3NCO.
so far i have: O=C=C-N-H
l l
H H
the Hs are attached to the second C then the N
the formal charges seem to be ok
i have a formal charge of 0 for O...
for a ferromagnetic metal, the there will be splitting of energy band(one for spin up e- and one for spin down e-) under the influence of external magnetic field. the it is known as exchange splitting.
here are my questions
1. what determine the degree of splitting? i guess it depends on the...