Questions tagged [physics]
For challenges pertaining to problems in the field of Physics.
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Position from atomic number in the periodic table
Let us consider the following representation of the periodic table. ...
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Recreate Minecraft's lighting
Minecraft has a fairly unique lighting system. Each block's light value is either one less than the brightest one surrounding it, or it is a light source itself. Your task is to write a method that ...
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Convert Planck unit to SI metric
Objective Given a dimension of an SI unit, convert the Lorentz-Heaviside version of a Planck unit \$1\$ into SI metric. What is a Planck unit? Planck units are a set of units of measurement. It ...
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Parallel resistance in electric circuits
Introduction: Two resistors, R1 and R2, in parallel (denoted R1 || R2) have a combined ...
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Help Notwen simulate gravity!
Notwen wants to study the kinematics of bodies thrown from big heights in a uniform gravitational field but unfortunately he doesn't have the technical possibility to go to sufficiently high places ...
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Can this list be balanced?
To check whether a list of non-negative integers is balanced, one can imagine putting respective weights on a board and then try to balance the board on a pivot such that the summarized relative ...
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The Double Slit Experiment
A lazy physicist has the job to perform the double slit experiment. However, they are lazy and can't be bothered to set up all the equipment themselves and so are going to simulate the effects. They ...
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Construct a multiparticle quantum state
Sandboxed and made less complicated and hopefully more fun. Summary of the challenge Given a number of particles, either identical bosons or identical fermions, output the total wave function of the ...
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