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Why is all matter in the universe, not found at its lowest state of potential energy? [closed]
Preface: it may be of interest that I am a second year Biology student, with no experience in studying Physics and a very basic understanding of Mathematics. ...
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Drawbacks of Quasi-Static process for lifting a block
Definition of Quasi-static: A quasi-static process is a thermodynamic or mechanical process that occurs very slowly, allowing the system to remain in a state of equilibrium at all times.
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When is minimum potential energy in simple harmonic motion not zero?
We know that in simple harmonic motion, potential energy is minimum at the mean position and it is zero since displacement is zero. So what are some cases in which minimum potential energy is not zero?...
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Gravitational Potential Energy Lab Confusion
I had a lab that tested the dependence of gravitational potential energy on its position and the goal out of each exercise was to see if kinetic energy equaled potential energy. A cart was on a flat ...
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How does gravitational potential energy work in a very large distance?
Consider a thought experiment (that I made when I was in high school) involving a universe with only two objects: a massive planet and a small asteroid. Initially, they are millions of light-years ...
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How is potential energy incorporated into mass in special relativity? [duplicate]
I've seen it said before that we often ignore potential energy in relativity because it can be included in the mass term. It is commonly said that a hydrogen atom has less mass than the sum of its ...
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I am confused about potential energy and work done by a force [closed]
Potential energy is the energy contained in a body due to its position. But I don't understand it because when object falls, PE= mgh and work done by gravity, is - mgh. So what is the difference other ...
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What's happening to the potential energy of electrons after they left battery?
friends. I am new in the electrical field so I must show my guided point of sides that related to my question before I ask it, for understanding how I think. first, let's begin with the battery, I ...
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Paradox? Why does energy conservation appear to be violated in this simple geared system?
While answering a question about gears and levers, I found I could not get the work in to equal the work out in this simple gear system illustrated below:
The gears are set up to replicate a lever, ...
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Does work-energy theorem involve potentials?
According to khan academy,
"Net work done on an object equals the object’s change in kinetic energy. Also called the work-energy principle."
Now, here we see that there is no mention of '...
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Question about Problem $12$ in Chapter $11$ from Kibble & Berkshire's book
I write again the problem for convinience:
A rigid rod of length $2a$ is suspended by two light, inextensible strings of length $l$ joining its ends to supports also a distance $2a$ apart and level ...
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Help understanding a spring-mass system where mass is not attached
This is the scenario: We have a spring resting on a surface with no mass on it. Let the $y$ position of the top of the spring be $l_0$. When we put an object with some mass on top of the spring, the ...
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Where did potential energy disappear in this case?
Just a new thought experiment. We know that the kinetic energy depends on frame of reference as do work and velocity. Now we can consider a falling ball. It converts potential energy to kinetic energy ...
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How work done by a force on a body is negative?
The work done is the product of force acting on a body and the displacement of the body in the direction of the force.
The gravitational potential $\text{energy}=Mgh$ is the negative of the work done ...
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Shape of graph of energy in S.H.M
I'm confused to whether the graph of KE/PE of a simple harmonic motion system is sinusoidal or not
those are my best sketches but if unclear, the blue one is in a shape of a sine wave.
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