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4.8 A baseball of mass 0.14 kg is confined between two thick walls a distance 0.5 m apart. Calculate the zero-point energy of the baseball.
4.8 A baseball of mass 0.14 kg is confined between two thick walls a distance 0.5 m apart. Calculate the zero-point energy of the baseball.
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College Physics
11th Edition
ISBN:
9781305952300
Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
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1 Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors
2 Motion In One Dimension
3 Motion In Two Dimensions
4 Newton's Laws Of Motion
5 Energy
6 Momentum, Impulse, And Collisions
7 Rotational Motion And Gravitation
8 Rotational Equilibrium And Dynamics
9 Fluids And Solids
10 Thermal Physics
11 Energy In Thermal Processes
12 The Laws Of Thermodynamics
13 Vibrations And Waves
14 Sound
15 Electric Forces And Fields
16 Electrical Energy And Capacitance
17 Current And Resistance
18 Direct-Current Circuits
19 Magnetism
20 Induced Voltages And Inductance
21 Alternating-Current Circuits And Electromagnetic Waves
22 Reflection And Refraction Of Light
23 Mirrors And Lenses
24 Wave Optics
25 Optical Instruments
26 Relativity
27 Quantum Physics
28 Atomic Physics
29 Nuclear Physics
30 Nuclear Energy And Elementary Particles
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1.1 Standards Of Length, Mass, And Time
1.2 The Building Blocks Of Matter
1.3 Dimensional Analysis
1.4 Uncertainty In Measurement And Significant Figures
1.5 Unit Conversions For Physical Quantities
1.6 Estimates And Order-of-Magnitude Calculations
1.7 Coordinate Systems
1.8 Trigonometry Review
1.9 Vectors
1.10 Cornoonentsofavector
1.11 Problem-Solving Strategy
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