Questions tagged [duplicates]
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Duplicate where original is deleted & wrongly marked in the first place
This question is currently closed as a duplicate: On the index orderings for Christoffel symbols
That causes, as it does for all questions closed as a duplicate, a banner to display at the top that ...
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What to do when a non-duplicate question has the answer?
There is a question asked a few days ago on "Reaching 50% the speed of light using a centrifuge" that is effectively answered by a very nice answer to a different question on "Does a ...
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How to resolve multiple open duplicates of essentially the same question
There are 4 variations of essentially the same question about the effect of pressure on dew point. From oldest to newest they are:
How does athmospheric pressure influence dewpoint?
To calculate the ...
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Should we flag a duplicate question if it has more engagements comparing the original post?
Look at this question: Does the universe have a center?. (original, unpopular)
Now, look at this one: Did the Big Bang happen at a point?. (duplicate, famous)
If you notice, the duplicate post has a ...
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I want to ask a question that is similar, but not identical, to an existing one
I would like to know why hot air holds more water vapor. There is this question:
Why does hot air contain more water?
But I would like a more quantitative explanation. Ideally, an explanation based on,...
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Can a question be closed if it exists on another Stack Exchange site?
Can a question be closed or called a duplicate if it has already been asked with or without answers on another Stack Exchange site?
Since many topics of physics and biology tend to intersect with ...
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What to do about old unanswered questions? [duplicate]
I am relatively new to SE and I am wondering what is the best thing to do when I ask a question that remains unanswered (not even through comments) for a long time? Is it allowed to re-ask the same ...
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Should useful duplicates be obviously linked from their nominal original question?
There has been much discussion in the past on both Physics and other Metas about How to deal with answers to duplicate questions, especially when the duplicate questions or its answers are useful.
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Yet another question for reopening
My question on diagonalizing the inertia tensor using Euler angles was closed as a duplicate.
The suggested duplicate is a question on converting a rotation matrix to Euler angles. My question is how ...
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Question marked as duplicate older than supposed duplicate
The question 450511 Does a physical interpretation of density matrix cross-terms exist? of which I recently updated my answer, has been marked as duplicate of question 536038
Non-diagonal matrix ...
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Could book recommendations for non-equilibrium statistical mechanics be reopened?
I was looking for books on non equilibrium statistical mechanics and found the question severely lacking in good answers. Also the reason for closing it was a "duplicate" question about ...
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This is not a duplicate
I have a question about my Physics Stack Exchange post: If antiparticles are particles moving back in time, would messages from the future be possible?
It was marked a duplicate of Is anti-matter ...
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Once a question has been cross-posted on a different site (i.e., a cross-site duplicate) and received an answer on the other site, what should we do?
The topic of cross-site duplicates has come up in many Physics.Meta questions so far, for example:
Is it OK to cross-post a question that you previously asked in other SE site?
Should users be cross-...
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What to do when duplicate targets disagree?
There are several questions on Physics S.E. which have been marked as duplicate targets, yet their answers disagree with another. Two such examples would be Is energy conserved in an expanding ...
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Is there a way to easily/automatically merge the many Veritasium questions?
There is a new Veritasium video, The Big Misconception About Electricity, which is prompting a bunch of nearly identical questions. Currently, although the questions are nearly identical most ...
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