Question

The relationship of the atomic migration induced by this quantity to device failure is given by an Arrhenius (“ah-REE-nee-us”)-like equation derived by James R. Black; that migration due to this quantity is partially driven by a “wind force.” After passing through regions where this quantity is high, carriers can inject into the gate and sidewall oxides. (10[1])This quantity is obtained (-5[1])from the volume integral of the following, evaluated at the retarded time [read slowly to end of sentence]: rho over r-squared, all times r-hat, plus rho-dot over “c times r,” all times r-hat, minus j-dot over “c-squared times r.” In relativistic electrodynamics, this quantity is divided by c in the first row and column of a tensor (10[1])denoted capital (10[1])F. Mobility (10[2])times (10[1])this quantity equals drift velocity. (10[2]-5[1])The divergence of this quantity equals (-5[1])charge density (10[3])over epsilon-naught (10[1])by Gauss’s (“GOUSE-iz”) law. (10[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this quantity (10[1])whose strength has units of (10[1])volts per (10[1])meter. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: electric field [or E-field] (The first sentence refers to electromigration. The second sentence refers to hot carriers. The third sentence is Jefimenko’s equation for the electric field. The fourth sentence refers to the electromagnetic field tensor.)
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y21100%0%19%132.10

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech AMIT A5410
Vittal BhatNorth Carolina AIowa State A58-5
Maxwell YeMinnesota AHouston A11510
Alex AkridgeIndiana AColumbia B11710
Richard NiuCornell BNYU A11910
Pranav SivaramOhio State AYale A11910
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AImperial A12010
Connor BlakeChicago CDuke A12510
Vivek SasseChicago BJohns Hopkins A125-5
Geoffrey ChenCornell AVirginia A12510
Anson BernsBrown ANorthwestern A131-5
Adam FineChicago APenn A13310
Raul PassementTexas AWUSTL B13310
Matthew SiffYale BPurdue A13310
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BColumbia A13510
JD KrothIowa State ANorth Carolina A13810
Aidan FeinVanderbilt ARutgers A141-5
Leo LawFlorida AToronto A14410
Benjamin WeinerMinnesota BGeorgia Tech B14910
Arjun NageswaranHarvard AMaryland A15110
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern ABrown A15210
Todd MaslykMichigan AIllinois A15310
Aum MundheRutgers AVanderbilt A15310
Maximillian NieburJohns Hopkins AChicago B15310
Charles HangWUSTL ASouth Carolina A15310