Physics Equation

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rolandgill
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Physics Equation

Post by rolandgill » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:38 am

Post your favorite physics equation. It can be about anything just make sure you explain what the equation describes and who formulated it.

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HappyQuark
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Re: Physics Equation

Post by HappyQuark » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:04 pm

rolandgill wrote:Post your favorite physics equation. It can be about anything just make sure you explain what the equation describes and who formulated it.
1+1=2

It suggests that if you have a thing and you group it together with another thing in such a way that combining them represents some sort of meaningfully significant new entity, then you can describe that new entity with a symbol that will describe the objects as a collection rather than singular entities.

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Re: Physics Equation

Post by negru » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:21 pm

Happy Quark you should get in touch with rexrino over at physicsforums. He had some disturbingly impressive insight about a formula similar to yours
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread ... ost3233876

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Re: Physics Equation

Post by twistor » Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:22 pm

inb4

$$$\hat{H}\psi = i\hbar\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial t}$$$

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Re: Physics Equation

Post by gloriacollins » Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:42 am

My fav physics equation is

T=1/f

Where f= frequency
T= time for one cycle

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Re: Physics Equation

Post by HappyQuark » Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:25 pm

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Re: Physics Equation

Post by diliu » Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:36 pm

$$$\delta\int Ldt=0$$$



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