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FAQ for Physics Stack Exchange
Frequently Asked Questions
This thread is an index of Frequently Asked Questions, and other resources, for Physics Stack Exchange.
General questions about Stack Exchange
For general questions about ...
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Do we want and need a set of canonical questions with canonical answers?
This is a proposal that has been discussed to some extent in the h bar chat (especially with @ACuriousMind and @alemi), and a meta post to gauge the response of the rest of the community is long ...
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FAQ questions (on the main site)
There are many questions which should be faq on the main site in my opinion. So I'm starting this meta post to vote on questions which could become faq. Add answers to propose faq questions, and ...
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Should "How do the Einstein's equations come out of string theory?" be FAQ?
There are many questions here that ask about how GR comes out of string theory. For example, this, that, this also, that also, even this, even that, (finally) and again. And almost all of the ...
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Minor typo(ish) in the non-meta FAQ
In this section of the FAQ the Mathjax code is missing the $ symbols ;)
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What "practical" physics problems do you "actually" face?
The FAQ states:
You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face.
This bit is highlighted.
This sentence has an obvious meaning, which is wrong. Almost ...
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Can we update the FAQ to match current policy?
It seems to me that the Physics.SE FAQ is slightly outdated and could do with a little revision. Many questions by new users on this site are closed, and the various mismatches between the FAQ and the ...
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Should we allow software questions?
I recently migrated away a Mathematica question. Now, our faq does not explicitly allow software questions so I assumed that it was off topic, and sent it away.
BUT--it seems like this question may ...
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site usage, bulk statistics on new questions/votes/comments/users over time
Is there any condensed info on site usage, bulk statistics on new questions/votes/comments/users over time just like on a user page?
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Misplaced line in faq
The bottom of the notation section contains this:
Please look around to see if your question has been asked before. It’s also OK to ask and answer your own question.
Shouldn't it be here or here ...
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What's our official position on fictional physics?
It seems to have become de facto policy that questions about fictional physics are off topic, unless they're sufficiently precisely written. I recently realized that wasn't mentioned in our FAQ so I ...
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What notation and symbols are commonly used here?
I just noticed that we have a new section on our FAQ about notation and symbols. What should go in this section? Obviously we can't explain all the mathematical notation that physics uses, but are ...
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