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de broglie phase velocity (how the wave function transforms into an ELECTRIC field)
What exactly is the phase of a wave - of any sinusoidal wave? The phase is the passing of crests at regular intervals. If it is is uniform sine (or…
Physics books – Self Learning Books For Advanced Physics
Also Read Self Learning Books on Cosmology and Astrophysics and Rare Finds in Relativity After I prematurely quit my Physics program (University of Florida), I still attempted to keep up…
LIFE outside earth (extraterrestrial) versus INTELLIGENT life outside earth
I cannot say that I believe there is life out there. All I can say is that there are a number of reasons to think it is possible and that…
Table of Contents–Meeting 1
Problem Set 1 These are the contents of our first meeting - held on June 9th, 2015 Problem Set 1 Download Zip Recommended Reading List James Nearing – Mathematical…
Running Sum of Randomly Generated Numbers
Integers from 1 to N are randomly generated . Each integer has an equal probability of being selected and unlimited repetition is permitted. A running sum is maintained. Given any…
The real task of the mathematical physicist
What exactly IS a DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION and how does it arise in the first place? Most physics courses start by taking the equation as a GIVEN – not bothering to…
Visualizing differential equations
Whenever I read a physics article, I try to visualize the quantities that the author is talking ; I do this by ASSOCIATING the quantity with some REAL thing. Example…
Relativity is more math than physics
Relativity applies to all branches of physics. However, it is more of a geometrical framework – on which the laws of physics can be described. Calling relativity physics would be…
Some challenging Riddles
Here are some challenging riddles that I put forth to two different sets of students. One was a group of 4th graders (8-9 year olds) – and the other was…