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3:49 AM
@KyleKanos That bad? I've seen that behavior once or twice, but (1) it's been a long time since I answered (or even looked at) such a question on SO and (2) I only ever did a few of them.
The thing is that the number of people around who have a deep understand of what both languages are doing is pretty small. I don't count myself, by the way, but the number is so small that sometimes my contribution has been of some use.
 
 
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Hi
 
May I ask a question? :)
 
askaway
 
It's quite elementary - I don't understand this claim in my textbook
We have two conducting wires, in each an electric current, due to the contraction of lengths, linear electron density will change compared to if there is no current
Therefore a wire with current will become charged
Very little because the electrons move very slowly
Both wires will have the same sign of charge, therefore they should repel
I don't understand those claims at all :)
 
7:07 AM
@skullpatrol HI :(
 
And it goes on to say that if linear charge density of the first wire is $\tau$, linear density of the second wire is $\tau - \gamma \tau$
Why
Please, I must be missing something very obvious
 
@skullpatrol hi again
 
@IceGirl hi
 
The wires are originally uncharged. When the electrons start to move, the wires will become charged, because the electrons will be closer together due to contraction of lengths - but the wires will have the same sign of charge - they should repel. But I was taught they will attract on the other hand... I am confused
Plus, why does the linear charge density change like this $\tau - \gamma \tau$
 
 
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12:33 PM
@dmckee There was one instance where someone asked why Fortran had more optimizing compiler flag options (or maybe it was one specific optimizer) than C. I wrote a paragraph about the origins of the languages and how Fortran was built for fast calculations while C was built for OSes. I quickly got 3 downvotes by C users who posted idiotic comments like, "I don't see how this answers the question"
The guy who got the check mark answered with something along the lines of, "Because that's what the standards says"
 
 
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1:44 PM
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Q: add another reason for closing

anna vWhen voting for closing , the reasons one can check are: duplicate, off topic, unclear, too broad, primarily opinion based. This question though is just too low level in physics and displays a lack of physics background and even if answered the person who asked would probably not understand th...

 
 
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3:23 PM
Snazzy design for Academia, too. I like the fountain pen tips...
 
 
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5:40 PM
@mirgee all that would be a good question for the main site
 
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6:19 PM
@mirgee I second that that would be good for the main site. I suspect the confusion lies in which frame the charge density is altered. Normal, everyday wires are uncharged in your normal, everyday reference frame, which tells you that the act of turning on a current does more than just uniformly accelerate the electrons without changing their spacing.
 
7:08 PM
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A: Is this a weather phenomenon or an instrumental artifact?

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PSA: that's the sort of thing the very low quality flag is meant for
 
@DavidZ really, they couldn't even be bothered to use two hands
 
lol
 
and yeah, I know responding with thanks and you are welcomes isn't what comments are for, but something doesn't feel right not acknowledging the thanks of a 9 year old
 
@DavidZ @ChrisWhite I have created a question on the main site. Please, respond, if you find time. It will be very appreciated! Thanks :) tinyurl.com/m7nsswm
 
Hello everyone
 
7:25 PM
Hi
 
7:48 PM
if gravitational waves exists do they travel at the speed of light?
 
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Q: The speed of gravity?

Stefano BoriniSorry for the layman question, but it's not my field. Suppose this thought experiment is performed. Light takes 8 minutes to go from the surface of the Sun to Earth. Imagine the Sun is suddenly removed. Clearly, for the remaining 8 minutes, we won't see any difference. However, I am wondering ...

@Gigi10012: ^
 
thank you @KyleKanos
 
8:11 PM
I know that strong nuclear force is force that holds protons and neutrons together using pion exchange but how to describe that force using mathematics?
thanks
 
@Gigi10012 I believe you can use the Yukawa potential for that
In particle and atomic physics, a Yukawa potential (also called a screened Coulomb potential) is a potential of the form :V_\text{Yukawa}(r)= -g^2\frac{e^{-kmr}}{r}, where g is a magnitude scaling constant, i.e. is the amplitude of potential, m is the mass of the affected particle, r is the radial distance to the particle, and k is another scaling constant, which finally the product of km is the inverse scope. The potential is monotone increasing, implying that the force is always attractive. The Coulomb potential of electromagnetism is an example of a Yukawa potential with e−kmr ...
 
thank you @KyleKanos
 
8:49 PM
Anyone seen the first (and currently only) community ad on Academia?
They sure jumped on it
 
9:02 PM
sup, folks!
I have a question about time dilation that I totally don't understand
is this real or is it a convenient way to fit some things into existing laws?
 
9:22 PM
It's real
 
I'm interested in the practical use of this effect
like for example, could you get some more time to prepare for an exam, if you absolutely need that 1 more day to study, but you only have 10 days left?
the world where the exam is held would live at its usual speed, and you would somehow speed up somewhere else in different physical conditions
 
9:38 PM
I think I got my answer elsewhere
 
 
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11:42 PM
@user1306322 you would have to move the world at a significant fraction of the speed of light, accelerate it sharply, and bring it back while you stayed still
 
@DavidZ yeah, not so practical
 

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