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Q: Time dilation in an elliptical orbit

ProfRobWhat would be the approach for finding the degree of time dilation for a star at any point in a general elliptical orbit around a supermassive black hole? Ideally I would be looking to work this out using the orbital parameters (semi-major axis, eccentricity and time since periapsis or equivalent...

 
 
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Q: Why should we use quantum mechanics to study solid state physics and not classical mechanics?

Everson GomesI have seen many approaches to studying solid state physics and many of them use quantum mechanics, but why do we use it and not classical mechanics?

 

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