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  • Falling Masses, the Big Picture.

    Falling Masses, the Big Picture.

    This lecture note will make your life ten-fold easier in the scope of the problems it addresses. Consider it a talisman. I discovered this a couple of weeks ago when I was solving these problems for my own conceptual understanding. So I waited till I can completely enunciate the big picture. When I confirmed that…

  • There is nothing there.

    There is nothing there.

    According to classical mechanics — from 400 year old knowledge of physics, space and time have been considered to be separate entities but not fundamental. Space and time were not considered fundamental quantities as these parameters did not have the mandate to change physical laws of nature. They were merely the tools of the mind…

  • The wrong questions and responses in GATE 2018, Physics.

    The wrong questions and responses in GATE 2018, Physics.

    Here is a summary of the questions which has possibly been set wrong (I have given details below) or numerical answer types whose answers have been given incorrectly as per the declared answer sheet. Q8. The magnetic field also has a odd parity. Not “E and A only”. Since that choice (or “none of the…

  • Wrong question in GATE 2018 physics?

    Wrong question in GATE 2018 physics?

    I think the above question asked in GATE 2018 (physics) is wrong. Any vector has two components. The component perpendicular to the parity axis has even parity and the parallel component to the axis has odd parity. The opposite is true for axial vectors. E, A vectors. B, L axial vectors. The correct answer per…

  • April 16.

    April 16.

    Reminiscing a dreadful day in my life. Today 16th April, a decade ago, 2007. It was early morning. Snow flakes were making the surrounding really beautiful. Especially because I was sitting inside of a cozy air conditioned student center, looking out of the glass wall. The hazelnut flavored milk-less coffee used to be one of…