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      • Problem 1 - Dumbbell in a magnetic field
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      • Problem 0 - Sheet resistance
      • Problem 1 - Small oscillations of a system in an electric field
      • Problem 2 - Staircase-like surface of a crystal
      • Problem 3 - Thread breaking point
      • Problem 4 - Heat flux between plates
      • Problem 5 - Lens position reconstruction
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      • Problem 1 - Added mass
      • Problem 2 - Heat engines
      • Problem 3 - Bouncing ball
      • Problem 4 - Grid of resistors
      • Problem 5 - Diffraction pattern
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      • Problem 1 - Lattice of resistors
      • Problem 2 - Spaceship missiles
      • Problem 3 - Loop inductance
      • Problem 4 - V-shaped vessel
      • Problem 5 - Mean free path of a black sphere
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      • Problem 1 - Interaction force
      • Problem 2 - N-gon resistance
      • Problem 3 - Electron gas temperature
      • Problem 4 - Lens position
    • Physics Cup – WoPhO 2013
      • Problem 1 - Dodecahedron capacitance
      • Problem 2 - Ring on rails
      • Problem 3 - Gas bubble in water
      • Problem 4 - High-effciency LED
      • Problem 5 - Magnetic levitation
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