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  1. optics - How does autorefractor work? - Physics Stack Exchange

    the autorefractor projects an image into the eye. the light rays pass through the lens and strike the retina. a small amount of the light bounces off the retina, passes through the lens a second time and …

  2. Why are there no purple stars? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Jan 11, 2025 · @BowlOfRed On the CIE Chromaticity Diagram (the image above), there is a given purple boundary, which is a line of purples located between spectral red and violet colors that are …

  3. Is heat energy actually kinetic energy? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Jul 24, 2023 · According to KMT, heat is just molecules moving/vibrating. By that definition, could heat energy be seen as kinetic energy?

  4. Does a vector change under coordinate transformation?

    Oct 14, 2024 · The vector as an abstract object is independent of its coordinate representation, however your equality does not hold because you have specified $\mathbf r$ and $\mathbf r^\prime$ to be …

  5. Final frequency with two waves combined - Physics Stack Exchange

    Sep 25, 2024 · According to what I have been reading in various places, when we combine two close non-harmonic frequencies, we get the beating effect and a resulting frequency as the average of …

  6. quantum mechanics - Is it true that the interior of an atom is mostly ...

    Jun 7, 2019 · You often see it written or hear it said that the interior of atoms is mostly empty. This is an attempt to convey something about the nature of atoms to a non-expert audience. But is it right? Isn...

  7. What is meant by precision of a measuring instrument?

    Jan 3, 2024 · Let me tell you one more way to interpret precision: it's a measure of an instrument's capability to reproduce the same readings during trials. The term precision is used to describe the …

  8. If mass can be converted to energy then how is it said that energy can ...

    Jan 29, 2019 · When it is said that "Energy cannot be created" what is actually meant is, "Energy cannot be created from nothing.". The reason that energy cannot be created is that in your example the …

  9. Doubt regarding the gravity video by Veritasium

    Jun 23, 2025 · I was watching a video on gravity on the Veritasium Youtube channel. At one point of the video (specifically, at 8:25, you can watch it from there to gain context), he begins explaining how an …

  10. homework and exercises - Physics Stack Exchange

    Jan 7, 2023 · When calculating the time period of a simple pendulum as an experiment in junior classes we used the formula $$T = 2\\pi\\sqrt{\\frac{l}{g}}$$ But recently seeing the ...