Modern and Theoretical Physics
Atomic structure, nuclear physics, etc.
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H'ya guys! (and gals!) This is a question that has been bugging me for some time. I can't find an answer online, and neither in the books I posses. So I'll ask the experts: The source of EM field is the EM charge density (J, the electric currents and charges). My question is, given that QFT theorizes that electrons are waves in an electron-positron quantum field, let's call that field [latex]\psi[/latex] - what are the sources of [latex]\psi[/latex]? Does it have a source at all? or is the source just zero? (I'm thinking about this as the analogous of the "divergence" of [latex]\psi[/latex]) Also, is this the case with other 'matter' fields? Thank you!
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Electromagnetic induction Magnetic induction Magnetic induction I believe is used for transformers Electromagnetic induction is used for antennas/sending em radiation signals and EMP devices etc
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binding energy and rest mass
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Does a neutron emit/produce radiation like charge particles do when they accelerate? I assume they produce or have some sort of thermal energy since nothing is at absolute zero
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that is practical and is not near the speed of light (because then i need to transform equation) please insert beginning and ending velocity and find acceleration for it thanks
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Half-wave antenna dipole antenna vertical antenna
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I understand that an accelerated charge produces/emits radiation (I have looked at lamors formula/poynting vector etc for the way this occurs) but I am wondering what does it take to get a certain/specific frequency of em radiation to be emitted/produced by the accelerated charge? Is the frequency of em radiaton emitted proportional to acceleration?
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What would be the most effective method of disabling all electronics in a building without going in it? Using any kind of technology that you can obtain? A good example would be a portable EMP generator, which will be powerful enough to knock out (temporarily) my neighbors electricity and portable devices. Another example would be a device that sends an electric current or an electric field through a framework that would cause damage to the circuitry of the electronics.
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How do scientists see it if it doesn't produce radiation theoretically since it does not have a positive or negative charge. What affect does not having a charge make a neutron differ from an electron and proton?
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The antenna's radio stations use to produce radio waves, can it be customized to emit radiowaves/gamma rays or if one simply increased frequency?
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I would like to find the acceleration of an electron moving in a straight line from a point a to point b
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What are the limitations of lamor's equation for finding the power emitted from a charge formula --> P = (2/3) * (q^2 * a^2/c^3) q = charge a = acceleration c = speed of lightt I was also told that lamor's equation must be "transformed" in order to find the amount of power emitted from a charge moving close the speed of light (something about relativity) - so how does one "transform" this equation for relativity The information i got was from this link, it is pretty simply to understand http://www.cv.nrao.edu/course/astr534/LarmorRad.html
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Letter "v" with a dot on top of it? I was told it means acceleration but not sure why or if correct
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The formula I am using says that it is a non-relativistic equation and to calculate velocities near the speed of light I have to transform it somehow to make it relativistically accurate (something like that)
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A charge emits in radiation what it has as its relativistic mass, rest energy of particles never change, only with its anti-particle?
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Please explain thanks with analogies, I have hard time understanding from wikipedia, more practical/real life example would be good thanks
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We (I at leat) use to think of information as data that one needs to achieve something, for instance to increase knowledge. So in this view there is no objective 'free-floating' information: there has to be a need, a question first. That is, there has to be someone / something to interpret the information. For example: "at 2 pm" is not information, unless I want to know when the bus to X leaves. Also, a piece of text (book) only contains information if there is someone to read it; a book on a shelf is just ink and paper, until someone opens it and starts to read. So in my view information is relational and perspectival; presupposes a relation to an observer who wants to k…
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Why anti-hydrogen inducted by electromagnetic force? To confine them or other acts. Normal Hydrogen atom doesn't interact with.
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... That our universe (meaning our understanding of this expanse of space populated by countless galaxies to an edge to where we can no longer observe) is actually a microscopic piece of (possibly) a living organism,existing in its own exponentially larger universe to ours? And that that implies it too is a microscopic piece of a larger organism and so on, implying that we too possibly contain infinite-exponentially smaller "universes" within us? Pat.
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A charged particle (electron/proton) is said to produce/emit radiation I understand also that matter is energy itself, so does the acceleration of the charge convert the mass of the charge into radiation (that is how I will use the world emission for this context) or is it simply the oscillation of the charge that produces radiation waves? Thank you in advance
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thank you in advance, i understand that all particles have "thermal motion" i believe (something along those lines) and thus they are always emitting radiation (even neutrons? <--- yes that is a question so answer that too please if you can) as long as it is above absolute zero...... and thermal motion means thermal emission of radiation (thermal radiation)
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Thank you in advance, detailed explanation would be great or a good link you can find (besides wikipedia )
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For the equation e=mc^2 which energy is it referring to, I have read that nuclear binding energy is the energy difference between a nucleus as a whole and the separate components = deltamc^2 so has the energy of the actual matter which i think is a form of energy actually been used/converted to energy or is it simply some abstract thing we call "binding energy"
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why is this so? please explain in detail if possible
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How does radiation help in the production of steam (from water) what are the formula/s involved to find out let's say 1 gram of water into steam?
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