Questions tagged [equilibrium]
Equilibrium is the condition of a system in which all competing influences are balanced. These can range from forces (static/dynamic equilibrium), to chemical processes (chemical equilibrium) and temperature gradients (thermal equilibrium).
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Upper equilibrium point of a pendulum with small perturbations
I remember the following fact about a rigid pendulum:
The point when the pendulum weight is lowest is a stable equilibrium while the point where the pendulum weight is highest is an unstable one.
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Why is the Earth so fat?
I made a naive calculation of the height of Earth's equatorial bulge and found that it should be about 10km. The true height is about 20km. My question is: why is there this discrepancy?
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Calculate stainless steel pole necking limit
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Trying to determine how much weight a post can support without necking when a monitor is attached to an articulated arm: a cantilever problem.
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There are three objects involved in ...
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Boltzmann distribution for chemical potentials
I read that if we have a system with two co-existing phases with chemical potentials $\mu_1$ and $\mu_2$, respectively, then, at the equilibrium, the concentrations $X_1$ and $X_2$ are related by the ...
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What determines the (minimum) angle at which a domino falls over?
Dominoes, when placed upright, remain that way. Sometimes, even if you tip them a little bit, they will go back to their upright position.
However, if you tip them too far, they will fall over.
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