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What, in simplest terms, is gauge invariance?
Jul 8, 2016
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Why do we use cross products in physics?
Dec 8, 2019
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Is there a more "physically mature" way to think about the right hand rule with electromagnetism?
Oct 21, 2022
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If the pressure inside and outside a balloon balance, then why does air leave when it pops?
Jun 8, 2019
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What is the relationship between different types of quantum field theories?
Aug 5, 2017
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Why does LIGO do blind data injections but not the LHC?
May 30, 2016
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Why is Google's quantum supremacy experiment impressive?
Nov 1, 2019
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How do we know that gravity is spacetime and not a field on spacetime?
Feb 21, 2017
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Can there be an atomic nucleus where there are more protons than neutrons?
Oct 6, 2019
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Do we actually need negative probabilities in quantum mechanics?
Mar 27, 2023

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