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Is the Higgs boson doing its job?
At the heart of particle physics lies the Standard Model, a theory that has stood for nearly half a century as the best description of the subatomic realm. It tells us what particles exist, how they interact, and why the … Continue reading
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Tagged ATLAS detector, Benjamin Lee, Chris Quigg, deep learning, deep neural networks, electrons, Higgs boson, Higgs field, Higgs mechanism, Hugh Thacker, Large Hadron Collider, longitudinal polarisation, muons, neutrino oscillation, neutrinos, photons, same-sign WW scattering, Standard Model of particle physics, technicolor theory, transverse polarisation, vector boson scattering, W bosons, weak nuclear force, Z bosons
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Scientists make video of molecule rotating
A research group in Germany has captured images of what a rotating molecule looks like. This is a significant feat because it is very difficult to observe individual atoms and molecules, which are very small as well as very fragile. … Continue reading
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Tagged carbonyl sulphide, classical mechanics, Coulomb explosion, electromagnetic force, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, laser, Quantum mechanics, quantum superposition, strong nuclear force, velocity map imaging spectrometer, weak nuclear force
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A journey through Twitter and time, with the laws of physics
Say you’re in a dark room and there’s a flash. The light travels outward in all directions from the source, and the illumination seems to expand in a sphere. This is a visualisation of how the information contained in light … Continue reading
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Tagged B0 meson, Big Bang cosmology, CPT symmetry, entropy, hypersurface, light cones, particle physics, special theory of relativity, time, time reversal symmetry, Twitter, weak nuclear force
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‘Weak charge’ measurement holds up SM prediction
Various dark matter detectors around the world, massive particle accelerators and colliders, powerful telescopes on the ground and in space all have their distinct agendas but ultimately what unites them is humankind’s quest to understand what the hell this universe … Continue reading
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Tagged elastic scattering, electrons, gluons, parity violation, protons, quarks, Qweak experiment, spin polarisation, Standard Model of particle physics, weak charge, weak nuclear force
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