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A system is a group of interacting or interrelated elements that act according to a set of rules to form a unified whole. A system, surrounded and influenced by its environment, is described by its boundaries, structure and purpose and expressed in its functioning. Systems are the subjects of study of systems theory.

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  1. Zack K

    Final potential difference of a 2 capacitor system

    Homework Statement An isolated parallel-plate capacitor of area ##A_1## with an air gap of length ##s_1## is charged up to a potential difference ##\Delta V_1## A second parallel-plate capacitor, initially uncharged, has an area ##A_2## and a gap of length ##s_2## filled with plastic whose...
  2. J

    Minimum and maximum values so the system remains at rest

    Homework Statement [/B] Two blocks A and B of masses m and M are connected to the two ends of a string passing over a pulley. B lies on plane inclined at angle theta with the horizontal and A is hanging freely as shown. The coefficient of static friction between B and the plane is us. Find the...
  3. Miles123K

    N-oscillator system with two sides attached

    Homework Statement The system is shown in the image. In the beaded string shown in Figure 1, the interval between neighboring beads is a, and the distance from the end beads to the wall is a/2. All the beads have mass m and are constrained to move only vertically in the plane of the paper...
  4. W

    I Understanding Energy States in Complex Systems

    I'm having trouble picturing the energy states for some systems. For instance, I was reading Reif's Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, and at some point he talks about the energy states of a pool acting as a heat reservoir interacting with a bottle of wine. The problem is that...
  5. M

    Why am I encountering the binary system in this problem?

    Hi, This is not homework. I need to understand why the binary number system works in the case of a particular problem. While trying to solve the puzzle below, I set out to finding the minimum number of denominations required to create a particular amount. To create any amount up to $15, I just...
  6. A

    Choose the Best Material for a Glass/Glass PV/T System

    Hello! I am a materials engineering BSc student currently writing my bachelor thesis. The topic of my thesis is regarding the PV/T system and the best material choice for the interface between the glass/glass PV module and the heat mat. I would appreciate any ideas for material with best thermal...
  7. W

    Python Using Python 32-bit (with Idle) in 64-bit System

    Hi, I somehow carelessly installed Python 3.72, 32-bit in my 64-bit system. Is this a workable situation or will I pay a price eventually in a conflict between 32-bit software living in a 64-bit system? Should I uninstall and reinstall a 64-bit version?
  8. Wrichik Basu

    Energizing the immune system to engulf cancer

    While @BillTre wrote about how scientists are trying to use the adenovirus in treating retinoblastoma, another team has published that the macrophages in the immune system can themselves engulf cancerous cells. Macrophages have the power to engulf and destroy cancerous cells, but tumour cells...
  9. A

    Is this work-energy theorem for a system correct?

    Homework Statement [/B] A 4 kg mass slides 2 m over a horizontal surface with force of kinetic friction of 2N, initial velocity is 5 m/s. Find it's final velocity. My problem... we've been asked to solve this problem using the Work-Energy theorem, and we've been given it in the form of: W =...
  10. Specter

    Solving a system of linear equations

    Homework Statement Sorry for all the posts lately. This should be the last one for a while. Solve the following system of linear equations: ##\displaystyle 4x-y=10## ##\displaystyle x+y-3z=8## ##\displaystyle 3x-y+z=12## Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution [/B] I started with...
  11. M

    A Which Transform to Use for Solving Thermoelastic PDEs?

    I've a system of partial diff. eqs. in thermo-elasticity, I can solve it using normal mode analysis method but I need to solve it using laplace or Fourier
  12. S

    A Dipole moment of an isolated quantum system

    How to prove the dipole moment of an isolated quantum system in isotropic space is identically equal to zero, unless there exists an accidental degeneracy. Thanks in advance
  13. GANTI_RAVITEJA

    I One-Dimensional System: Boundary Condition Applicability

    In one dimensional system the boundary condition that the derivative of the wave function Ψ(x) should be continuous at every point is applicable whenever?
  14. D

    Determining the flow rate for a cooling system

    MODERATOR'S NOTE: HOMEWORK INCORRECTLY POSTED TO CLASSICAL FORUM, SO NO TEMPLATE I need help with the following question: Please have a look at the question and my attempt at the solution. Alternative cooling systems are considered for a large computing centre requiring 1 MW of cooling...
  15. L

    Electrical Way to generate energy in a closed system?

    I’m looking to create a self sustaining ecosystem inside of a 4x2’ glass box that could be a totally closed system (with the exception of heat transfer, I can’t really prevent that). The idea is that I would bury it for a year and then dig it up again. In order for that to work I would need a...
  16. K

    I Definition of Cartesian Coordinate System

    I was asking myself what is the definition of a Cartesian Coordinate System. Can we say that it's a coordinate system such that - the basis vectors are the same ##\forall x \in R^n## - the basis vectors are orthonormal at each ##x \in R^n## So for instance, normalized polar coordinates do not...
  17. K

    (Mechanics) Pulley System Question

    Homework Statement Derive an expression for the angle alpha and determine the initial horizontal and vertical forces exerted at the point of attachment of the bell rope to the plank. The system is in static equilibrium Both ropes are light ie negligible mass. The point of attachment has been...
  18. S

    Event-driven system and subscribers missing events

    Let's say I have a service that publishes events, like eo ("Bought 100 shares of AAPL") e1 ("Bought 100 shares of T") e2 ("Sold 500 shares of TSLA") and there exist stateful services subscribing to the events and whose state depends on the events being processed successfully and in the correct...
  19. Shivang kohlii

    Constraint relation in a pulley spring system

    Homework Statement How to apply constraints in the system to get a relationship between the displacements of block of mass m and pulley of mass M.? Homework Equations ∑T.a= 0 The Attempt at a Solution Assuming tension in both strings to be T . -T × a1 ( for the block) + 2T × a2 ( for the...
  20. D

    I The Supergalactic plane and a coordinate system

    There is remarkably little information on the internet including Wikipedia on this topic. Can someone point me in the right direction as I want to build a visualization software that illustrates the supergalactic plane and the coordinate system with any kind of celestial sphere involved. All I...
  21. Zouatine

    Solving AB Beam Reactions with Hyperstatic System

    hello everyone 1. Homework Statement Problem: An AB beam, loaded with a distributed load q (KN/m), the length of the beam is 2 m. EI=constant find the reactions in the beam ,we use y''=-(1/EI) *M(x) Homework Equations y''=-(1/EI) *M(x)[/B] The Attempt at a Solution first we have 6 reactions...
  22. G

    Non-constant wave velocity in a ripple tank system

    Hi. We tried to make some quantitative measurements with a Pasco ripple tank system, a video camera and software for video analysis. We generated circular waves and tracked the propagation of a crest, from which the software computed the phase velocity: We used 5 Hz, 10 Hz and 20 Hz...
  23. F

    A How to measure the first qubit in two qubit system? QC

    I was wondering how to measure the first or even the second qubit in a quantum computing system after for example a Hadamard Gate is applied to the system of these qubits: A|00>+B|01>+C|10>+D|11>? A mathematical and intuitive explanation would be nice, I am a undergraduate sophomore student...
  24. B

    Work done on the system through a piston?

    I am stuck on like the first page of thermal physics. It seems like the signs of the work done on the system are opposite when the volume is expanded and compressed. But when I imagine myself pushing or pulling the piston, I get confused from W = \textbf{F}\cdot \textbf{d} This work will be...
  25. C

    Auto/Motor What is the best way to set up an alternator/battery system?

    Hello, I am a food truck owner and I recently had a situation which made me rethink my power needs for my kitchen on the food truck. I have a 2001 Workhorse forward control Stepvan and I wanted to run an alternator, batteries, and an inverter setup INDEPENDENT of the trucks own alternator and...
  26. K

    Help me design a Vacuum Drying system

    Hello all, I've been entrusted a project of developing a Vacuum Drying System for my company. This system will be used for instant drying of automotive parts after washing. Needless to say the parts will be wet and at an elevated temperature (approx 50 degree C). The requirement is to dry the...
  27. EastWindBreaks

    Does the transfer function exist for an unforced system?

    Homework Statement c is the coefficient of damping, k is the spring constant, and m is the mass. if the cart is displaced from rest by distance X_0 and released at t=0 with initial velocity v_0=1.Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution Ok this might be a stupid question because I wasn't...
  28. wolram

    B Searching for the Ninth Planet: Solar System Migration

    Does our solar system host a Ninth planet, If so has our solar system under gone planetary migration?
  29. Nick Amos

    Tabular Method for a Unique Spur Gear Differential System

    Hello everyone, this is my first post here so please excuse me if its in the wrong area. I am looking for the tabular approach to solve a complex gear train based off the spur gear differential design. Attached is a photo of the differential. The requirements of the necessary differential...
  30. Auto-Didact

    How Does Logic Evolve in Human and Animal Psychology?

    This thread is a shoot-off from this thread. Assuming some relation between human language and logical reasoning, how would this relate, let's say, to the arrival and evolution of logic in human and animal psychology? I would presume that some logic, for example classical logic, can be more or...
  31. Jozefina Gramatikova

    Python Python: Simulation of the Solar System and Total energy

    Homework Statement I have a project to make the Solar system on Python, which I have done, but they also require from us to calculate the total energy of the system. We don't have to make the orbits of the planets elliptical, they should be circular and I believe I made them like that. Since...
  32. O

    I How to check chaotic system using Lyapunov

    Greetings! Hey, can anyone help me? I need an explanation how can Lyapunov help me to check the system weather it is chaotic or not. Let say I have this equation Rossler System Eq.(1) So how can you tell that the system have chaotic behavior or not? Does it depends on parameters? or from...
  33. B

    MHB Angle calculation in a sloping vector system

    I seem to have come across a new problem I am trying to programm a sloping pipe system to match an array of vector points. I thought I had it all sorted out until I tested with a very high slope angle. With a normal slope of around 2% everything looks fine. If I increase the slope to 30% there...
  34. P

    HVAC Using the thermosyphon effect for a floor water heating system

    I've moved to a "new" house - built about 350-400 years ago. Firewood in a stove kind of works for heating a few rooms, but not the full house. So far it seems like the grid power tends to die about twice a month. Temperatures is expected to reach -25C (-13F) for the coldest couple of weeks...
  35. velvetmist

    Finding the movement equation (non intertial system)

    Homework Statement A particle of a mass ##m## is embedded in a circular rail, (radius: ##R##), without any friction. In a given moment, the particle finds itselfs without velocity at point C, and a force is applied on the rail, which starts moving with an ## \vec A ## constant acceleration. Use...
  36. Alex Katko

    Calculate the natural circular frequency ωn of the system

    Homework Statement Calculate the natural circular frequency ωn of the system shown in the figure. The mass and friction of the pulleys are negligible. The diagram is attached. Homework Equations ωn = (k/m)1/2 The Attempt at a Solution I can see the total mass of the system is 3m. So in the...
  37. E

    Do I Need to Take Any Special Steps to Format a Dual Boot System?

    I have a dual boot laptop: Windows 7 and Ubuntu. I would like to format my laptop, and install a fresh copy of Windows 7, and install the new version Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. My question is: do I need to do any thing special? Usually, when I start my laptop I press one of the F keys (I forgot which...
  38. C

    How is the 2nd law of thermodynamics obeyed in this system?

    Imagine there is an radiation concentrator (winston cone) surrounded with extremely many layers of foil for radiation insulation, except at the smaller opening. Every part of the setup is initially in thermal equilibrium with the surroundings. The amount of thermal radiation flowing through the...
  39. EastWindBreaks

    Why does this solution assume it's a steady-flow system?

    Homework Statement Homework Equations unreliable source of solution: The Attempt at a Solution [/B] I came across this problem while practicing for the final exam in thermodynamic,my attempt: i recall this type of problems are not steady-flow system. Since the change in kinetic and...
  40. H

    Probability at a temperature T that a system has a particular energy

    Salutations, I'm starting in statistical mechanics and reviewing some related studying cases I would like to understand what occurs in small systems with normal modes of vibration, for example, a small system that has 2 normal modes of vibration, with natural frequencies $$\omega_1$$ and...
  41. Phys pilot

    Critical points of a diff eq system

    Homework Statement I have to calculate the critical points of the following system. $$x'=cx+10x^2$$ $$y'=x-2y$$ The Attempt at a Solution So I solve the system $$cx+10x^2=0$$ $$x-2y=0$$ So if $$x=2y$$ I have $$2yc+10*4y^2=2yc+40y^2=y(2c+40y)=0$$ and I get $$y=0$$ and $$y=-\frac{c}{20}$$ f I...
  42. P

    Radar System Design: Reduce Power & Range for 1km Reach

    I have been reading up on clear-air pulsed radars and am wondering if it is possible to scale down a large radar system to one with reduced power and gain, but also greatly reduced range. Here are the specs for a large radar: Output power = 2.5 mega Watts Antenna gain = 47db. Range = 15km. If...
  43. Specter

    Solving a system of linear equations

    Homework Statement Determine whether the following system of equations has a single point of intersection. If so, find the point of intersection. 4x+y-9z=0 x+2y+3z=0 2x-3y-5=0 Homework Equations n1⋅(n2×n3) The Attempt at a Solution I have to pick a variable, use a pair of equations to...
  44. Akash47

    How to Calculate Tension Forces in a System?

    Homework Statement Find the tension in each section of string in terms of ##θ_1##,m and g. Homework Equations Equilibrium of force,dimensional analysis of force. The Attempt at a Solution The support points are at rest and in each points,there are two equal tension force acting in opposite...
  45. Jozefina Gramatikova

    Python Simulating Gravitational Interactions in a Particle System

    I have a project to make the solar system. I am trying to start from somwhere. On the notes it says that we need to start by creating a System of Particles Two-body simulation (Circular motion) Implement Gravitational acceleration Each particle (planet) could have its own field. I.e. Each...
  46. cianfa72

    Potential Energy for "stone + field" physical system

    Consider the classical scenario a stone falling in the Earth gravitational field. Classically we attach a Potential Energy to the stone and using the law of conservation of (mechanical) energy we are able to evaluate the dynamic of the falling stone. This model assume a stone in a "external"...
  47. M

    MHB How to Visualize Vectors and Subspaces in a Coordinate System?

    Hey! :o We have the basis $B=\left \{\begin{pmatrix}1 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{pmatrix},\begin{pmatrix}2 \\ 1 \\ 0\end{pmatrix}, \begin{pmatrix}1 \\ 2 \\ 1\end{pmatrix} \right \}$ of $\mathbb{R}^3$ and the vector $v$ can we written as a linear combination of the elements of the basis as follows...
  48. WMDhamnekar

    MHB Solutions of DE System & 2nd Order Differential Equation

    Hello, $\vec{x'}=\small\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\3&2\end{pmatrix}\vec{x}+t\small\begin{pmatrix}2\\-4\end{pmatrix}$ Now i got the solution to this differential equation system as...
  49. Dorian

    Solid Disk Pulley + 2 Mass system, v derivation using 2 methods

    Homework Statement [please see attached photo] Homework Equations [please see attached photo] The Attempt at a Solution [please see attached photo] The issue for me starts with (but probably doesn't end with) replicating the velocity equation using the Conservation of Energy equations. Is...
  50. B

    MHB Finding exact 3d coordinates in a falling pipe system with corners

    Hi All. I'm new here so I hope you will bear with me and please tell me if this is out of context or in the wrong part of the forum. I am trying to programm a falling pipe system with corners in ArchiCAD (GDL). I have been programming in different languages for a while now, but new to 3D vector...
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