/r/physicsgifs
GIFs that show physics principles at work in the real world or in a simulation.
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This subreddit is dedicated to showcasing interesting and entertaining physics principles in work in the real world or in a demonstration.
Rules
Submit gifs that show the interesting world of physics. Be it pendulums, crashes, or physical models.
Explanations for whatever is happening in the gif would be preferred, but isn't required. If you understand what's happening in the gif, feel free to put an explanation in the comments.
Also, please upvote intelligent and informative comments. Don't keep the upvotes soley for puns and references and all of that jazz.
Don't post videos.
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Electromagnetism
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Symbols, Superscripts and Subscripts
Superscript
- E = mc2 is written as E = mc^(2)
Subscript
- vo = vf - (a * t) is written as v*_o_* = v*_f_* - (a * t)
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- Less Than or Equal To: ≤
- Greater Than or Equal To: ≥
- Not Equal: ≠
- Approximation: ≅
Additional Symbols:
- Theta: θ
- Degrees: °
- Mu: μ
- Sigma: Σ
- Delta: Δ
- Phi: ϕ
- Omega: ω
- Alpha: α
- Pi: π
- Plus or Minus: ±
- Integral Sign: ∫
- Square Root: √
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Adding freshwater to an (uninhabited) saltwater tank
Dord
00:45 UTC
Why does my light has these moving lines I can even see w my eyes
The bulb is pretty old and it's not as bright as it used to be but it's still OK (I cranked down the ISO for better visibility)
12:46 UTC
Object after being released from turntable continues radial motion
13:10 UTC
"Wine Tears" in Gasoline | Marangoni Effect
13:54 UTC
You can see the shockwaves travel down through the clouds, bounce off the ground, then go back up
01:14 UTC
Newton's 1st Law Beautifully Explained by @explaining.astrophysics
17:35 UTC
5D Schrödinger Surfaces
5D? Really? Yes. 3 spatial dimensions, 1 temporal, and 1+ rotation. This is an abstract way of visualizing the nested dimensions in String Theory.
20:45 UTC
Trig Function Orientation in 3D Space
20:07 UTC
Schrödinger Equation visualization 👀
00:59 UTC
Wave Packets
Made in Blender using Geometry Nodes
00:37 UTC
Does anyone have any idea why this happens?
17:37 UTC
Spherical Scalar Field
3D Scalar Field over a sphere using Geometry Nodes in Blender
13:04 UTC
Scalar Field
The scalar field of sin(2π(xy+σ)) oscillating as σ increases.
Red represents positive values, purple represents negative values, and sky blue represents values close to zero.
03:42 UTC
Anybody ever seen double slit captured, not modeled, in 3D?
I've seen loads of 3D renders of how the double slit experiment works, but has anybody ever tried capturing the wave in 3D?
I picture a normal double slit set up but with a projection screen that moves in the z axis, closer and farther from the slits. Use a locked off camera or two to capture the result in hundreds/thousands of slices, that get assembled in the computer, removing the background in each slice and only showing the light, so you can reconstruct the wave pattern in 3D of actual light.
Would they be straight beams of light, or would they curve around like wave ripples, peaking and dimming in curves?
3D models are cool and all, but I want to see the actual light waves suspended in the air.
13:39 UTC
Little animation I made showing the formation of the Wigner Seitz cell for the BCC lattice
00:03 UTC
Easy tool/Software for making engineering/physics animation?
I am a mechanical engineer and running a youtube channel. I plan to make videos/animations related to engineering, physics and technology. I am looking for a best and easy to use tool for making animations. Can you guys suggest tools for making animations.
08:19 UTC
Can Someone Explain This?
Balloon with confetti in it wants to stay in the air stream even when pushed out of the way.
18:44 UTC
The cross product cartel!
14:21 UTC
Deep Water Wave
04:08 UTC
Gandalf Says: You Shall Not Pass(ymptote)!
05:58 UTC
I captured a slow motion video of a thrown tomahawk hitting the block and rotating in a very strange way.
I thought this was so cool, I've never seen anything like this before.
15:26 UTC
[OC] Automatic differentiation can find fluid initial conditions that evolve into any configuration
21:54 UTC
Gravity's Sidekick: mg Sin θ
14:20 UTC