
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 …
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 …
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 …
What does the magnitude of the acceleration mean?
Feb 9, 2014 · Your question is kind of vague but I will try to respond. Acceleration is defined as the time rate of change of velocity. Since velocity has both magnitude and direction, so does acceleration. In …
What causes the direction of a photon? - Physics Stack Exchange
Oct 25, 2023 · This problem is hidden quite deeply in quantum texts. Consider a system that is spherically symmetric. Then, the photon coming out of the decay is also going to be spherically …
What is canonical momentum? - Physics Stack Exchange
What does the canonical momentum $\textbf {p}=m\textbf {v}+e\textbf {A}$ mean? Is it just momentum accounting for electromagnetic effects?
Why is it hard to solve the Ising-model in 3D?
Apr 30, 2017 · The Ising model is a well-known and well-studied model of magnetism. Ising solved the model in one dimension in 1925. In 1944, Onsager obtained the exact free energy of the two …
Why is an adiabat steeper than an isotherm in a $p$-$V$ curve?
Feb 7, 2024 · What I have so far gathered is a mathematical explanation. Since for an adiabatic process, $pV^γ=$ constant, for a unit change in pressure, change in volume would be ...
general relativity - What is a manifold? - Physics Stack Exchange
Dec 11, 2016 · For complete dummies when it comes to space-time, what is a manifold and how can space-time be modelled using these concepts?
Why is the observable universe so big? - Physics Stack Exchange
Jun 22, 2011 · The observable universe is approximately 13.7 billion years old. But yet it is 80 billion light years across. Isn't this a contradiction?