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Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 12:48
@naturallyInconsistent I see... well thinking about it, I guess the reason I asked that question was because I was kinda annoyed with the number of approximations made by the author in the lesson. Like not only this, he made a couple of other approximations so I just wanted to check if this especially was a legible one. Anyways, thank you!
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 12:45
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Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 12:45
@ACuriousMind ๐Ÿ‘
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 10:55
@ACuriousMind Well I thought for drawing ray diagrams... the figure maybe be too simple. Right now it uses 3 prisms when there are 3 lenses but what if I add more rays that pass undeclared through the rectangular prism. Then those rays won't pass through F. I need to add more prisms. Rather, won't it be better if we just take a circular lens and just construct the ray diagram on that curved lens?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 10:04
So in my textbook, it is stated that
"The refraction of light through a lens can be understood in a simple way by considering a lens as being made up of a set of prisms"

But wouldn't this be an oversimplification? And for the ray diagrams(given above), this seems pretty far from a lens. To approximate a lens, wouldnt a good approximation be multiple small prisms rather than just a set of 3 prisms? Or instead just use the sppherical lens and one can just construct the ray diagramd by taking the normal from the centre of curvatute of each lens and working it out?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
yst 10:04
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Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 22 13:23
@PM2Ring ๐Ÿ‘
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 22 13:22
@PM2Ring I see. guess I'll just edit my question then
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 21 15:17
Ah... I was just asking because a question of mine got closed today on the pretext of being a check my work type question(i already got a satisfactory answer though)... was just curious to know what sort of questions come under that category and whether all such questions weren't allowed
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 21 14:34
When it comes to check my work type questions, are all of them not allowed, irrespective of the question asked? Or is it that in certain cases they are allowed?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 19 01:34
@PM2Ring ๐Ÿ‘
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 19 01:34
@qwerty yeah makes sense
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 18 07:15
Hmm I see
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 18 07:12
Ah ok fine. Nah my teacher keeps telling us to not reference to wikipedia saying it isn't accurate... was just wondering because he stated that a couple of times now. Will probably tell him this on Monday :)
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 18 07:09
@ACuriousMind lol no but my teachers and classmates keep raising this concern on school. Like on SE(atleast in PSE, i havent been on the other sites much), I notice that if at all there is an incorrect answer or so, someone or the other corrects it or points it out.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 18 07:03
So is wikipedia really reliable or not?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jul 18 07:03
In many questions on the site, sometimes a link to a Wikipedia article is posted as a reference in either the question, in a comment or in an answer. However, I heard from many people about the fact that wikipedia isn't reliable as the public have access to edit wikipedia pages.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jun 20 11:11
Hey does anyone know where the explanation of gravitational potential energy is the best? Is it the feynman lectures? Cuz my textbook is not helping
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jun 18 14:55
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Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Jun 18 12:43
I have a small question: when we say " an observer" or " A frame of reference" in physics, do we always mean a human observer or a human frame of reference.... I ask so because as far as we know, humans are the only intelligent species that can perceive and understand the laws of the universe
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 20 04:54
but let say for the question of why do we humans live on a planet exactly about 93 million miles or 150 million km from the sun... could the anthropic principle be used to explain that i.e. that if the earth wasn't at that distance, we would not be here to observe it ?Would that be a good explanation?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 20 04:50
hmm... that sounds both satisfactory and unsatisfactory at the same time
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 20 04:49
oh i see
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 20 04:48
so like is it sort of disliked by scientists as an explanation for certain things such as why do we exist and so forth?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 20 04:45
Is the anthropic principle a scientific principle or rather philosophical?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 19 11:20
Like look at the content he said, for a website so decent as this... I got really angry
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 19 11:19
Yeah but I felt really bad and angry for him doing that, so I thought I would just put it in here
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 19 11:16
Ye he ain't my friend no longer, I am disgusted with what he said
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 19 11:14
@TobiasFรผnke hey everyone, that was my stupid friend who made the post. I recently told him that I was into physics stack exchange and that finally found a site where I could get my questions answered. Ever since then, he kept wanting to do this prank. I never thought someone would be so immature to this prank. Anyways, I reprimanded him severely for doing so on this site.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:49
lol... I did not know that.. never left India :( so yeah.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:46
alright... will keep that in mind.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:45
Oh is it.. I did not know that. I address people like that out of respect since in India that is how we address people older than us.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:41
yeah just found that :). Anyways thank you sir!
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:41
found it
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:41
never mind
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:39
sure will check it out, thank you. Also is there a guide as to how to include math stuff in your questions like squares, square roots and other mathematical notations? If yes, can someone please share it. I can't find it for some reason.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 06:21
@PM2Ring I was thinking about how would one define a dimension so hence I tried to make up a definition for time? What would be a more apt definition for time?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 5 03:15
I didn't want to post this as a question on site but would defining time as a dimension in which entropy always increases for a non-isolated system in that dimension? Would that be correct(even though it kind of complicates is?)
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 1 08:40
@GrowingMind hello
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 1 08:40
@SirCumference I know right.... he atleast posts youtube shorts still.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
May 1 07:54
@JohnRennie there was even this old video by veritasium... it's also really good
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 12:18
@skullpatrol sure will try.. thank you sir!
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 12:18
@PM2Ring Sure will wait for his opinion
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 11:55
@PM2Ring Yes indeed, but I am in my summer holidays currently :), which is why i am spending my time enjoying physics and math. I will learn calculus in school but the reason I want to learn it now is because everytime I research on a particular topic, my understanding is being limited solely because I don't know calculus. Hence I thought learning calculus might help.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 11:50
I mean where I live, No one is interested in physics or math :( as far as I know
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 11:47
@PM2Ring At present, I don't have anyone around me who is willing to teach me calculus. Is Khan Academy a good platform for learning calculus?
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 11:15
Also can anyone please suggest me a good book to learn the mathematical tools required for physics. I am a 10th grade student and although I am currently reading Conceptual Physics by Paul G Hewitt, the book barely touches on any mathematical concept.
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 11:14
@PM2Ring Thank you so much sir, although the math is not what I can understand
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 09:52
Thank you sir!
Siddharth Kuchimanchi
Apr 26 09:52
ohh ok that clears everything