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Relativistically spinning top? [duplicate]

Assuming a spinning top with a rigid radius, not changing due to centrifugal forces, of 2 cm at the equator measured at rest, is spinning hypothetically at approximate $0.866c$ the speed of light in ...

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Question 2

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Conceptually, what's the effect of an exponential gravitational tilt in non-unformal gravity on a Quantum Harmonic oscillator? [closed]

Diving into this topic, I'd like the know whether the results of diving into this question, and/or could be explain very simply using textbook knowledge or if it's a feasibly novel to a degree.Thank ...

Aryan Kar

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askedNov 21 at 16:24

Question 3

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Will rotating a charged circle in a radial magnetic field produce linear momentum? [closed]

Imagine the following experiment:Assume that the red rod is a hypothetical north magnetic monopole while the blue torus is charged with a positive charge $q$. The blue torus is rotated as shown.Q...

C Marius

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Question 4

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Can you see same event at two times?

It may happen that my setup is based on a misunderstanding of GR:Imagine you have a clock on your wrist - your proper time device upto an initial $\tau_0$, and you live in the spacetime $(M,g)$ and ...

Rias Gremory

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Question 5

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What makes Hardy's Paradox different from the Quantum Bomb Tester?

It seems both rely on the idea of interaction-free measurements; is the difference in the nature of what they are "measuring"? I understand that they are made to demonstrate different things,...

OneStrangeQuark

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askedSep 26 at 20:44

Question 6

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Stern-Gerlach Experiment with Initial Position Space Measurement

Suppose at time $t = t_0$ I have a spin-1/2 particle in the superposition state$$\chi(r,t_0) \otimes (\alpha|\uparrow\rangle + \beta|\downarrow\rangle),$$where $\chi$ is the position wavefunction ...

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Question 7

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Relativistic Motor [closed]

I'm wondering if a 'relativistic' or so-called 'charged' motor described in this patent publication US20240088803 as producing a momemtum without moving parts would operate.https://patents.google.com/...

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Question 8

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Can distilled water conduct electricity this way?

Imagine there is a glass container with a low water level (so that sunlight doesn't lose too much energy when it gets to the bottom of the container).Suppose the water is distilled (pure $H_{2}O$). ...

Vikram

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Is it possible to create a small instance of a sprite?

Im a high school student hence have no experience,the phenomenon im asking about is TLE (Trans luminous Events) specifically a sprite. From what i know, sprites are formed due to excitation of ...

Monish Rules

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Question 10

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Feynman thought experiment for gravitational time dilation

In section 42-6 of The Feynman Lectures on Physics (The speed of clocks in a gravitational field), Feynman describes a thought experiment involving two clocks placed at different positions inside an ...

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Question 11

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Why do thought experiments with light beams tell us anything about events in general?

This question regards the thought experiment/Gedankenexperiment of the light bulb centered in waggon that travels in a very high speed, the light bulb sending out two beams of light parallel to the ...

simongri

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Question 12

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Theoretical maximum temperature with solar heating [duplicate]

I've heard that since sun is around 5800K hot at its surface, the hottest temperature one can get with solar heating is that temperature. From a thermodynamics standpoint, this makes very much sense. ...

Joel Järnefelt

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Question 13

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Interstellar: Cooper's event horizon thought experiment

Ok, so I'm not very well versed in Quantum Mechanics or General Relativity, being essentially a layman. But, being a total nerd, I do understand in very general terms about Black Holes and their event ...

Möoz

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Question 14

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Is the uncertainty principle a consequence of classical reference frame?

Consider a quantum particle in a box (everything one dimensional, for simplicity). The box is isolated from everything else. We could not measure simultaneously the particle's position and momentum, ...

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Question 15

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1 watt of power defines as? [closed]

Imagine you have a light bulb of 1 watt power. Then, is 1 watt defined as•1 joule of electric energy transformed to 1 joule of light energy in 1 sec?•what exactly is meant by 'consumption' of energy ...

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Relativistically spinning top? [duplicate]

Conceptually, what's the effect of an exponential gravitational tilt in non-unformal gravity on a Quantum Harmonic oscillator? [closed]

Will rotating a charged circle in a radial magnetic field produce linear momentum? [closed]

Can you see same event at two times?

What makes Hardy's Paradox different from the Quantum Bomb Tester?

Stern-Gerlach Experiment with Initial Position Space Measurement

Relativistic Motor [closed]

Can distilled water conduct electricity this way?

Is it possible to create a small instance of a sprite?

Feynman thought experiment for gravitational time dilation

Why do thought experiments with light beams tell us anything about events in general?

Theoretical maximum temperature with solar heating [duplicate]

Interstellar: Cooper's event horizon thought experiment

Is the uncertainty principle a consequence of classical reference frame?

1 watt of power defines as? [closed]

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