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Eddy Current
What is the eddy current? Let me begin by explaining what we mean by eddy currents. When a conducting material is placed in a time-varying
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Compton Wavelength
The **Compton wavelength** is a fundamental quantum-relativistic length scale associated with a massive particle. It emerges naturally in the analysis of photon–particle scattering and expresses the scale at which quantum field-theoretic effects of localization become…
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Drift Current
The phenomenon of drift current represents one of the most fundamental mechanisms of charge transport in semiconductor physics and constitutes a cornerstone concept in understanding the electrical behavior of electronic devices. At its essence, drift…
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Doppler Effect
The Doppler effect stands as one of the most fundamental and observable phenomena in wave physics, describing the apparent change in frequency or wavelength of a wave as perceived by an observer moving relative to…
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Voltage
Voltage, also known as electric potential difference, is a cornerstone concept in physics and electrical engineering, describing the amount of potential energy available to a charge as it moves between two points in an electric…
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Wavefunction
Let me begin by saying that the wavefunction is one of the most central ideas in quantum mechanics, because it’s the object that encodes everything we can possibly know about a quantum system. Unlike in…
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Average Velocity
When we talk about average velocity in physics, what we’re really doing is introducing a very clean and precise way to describe motion over a finite interval of time. Think of it as a big-picture…
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Laws of Reflection
Let me begin by explaining that the laws of reflection describe one of the most fundamental behaviors of light, and in fact many other wave phenomena, when they encounter a boundary between two different media.…
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Refraction
Let’s begin by understanding what we mean by refraction. Refraction is a fundamental optical phenomenon where a wave changes its direction and propagation behavior as it moves from one medium into another with different physical…
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Reflection
# What is Reflection? ## Introduction Reflection is a fundamental phenomenon in wave physics whereby a wave encounters a boundary between two different media and returns into the medium from which it originated. This process…