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Category Archives: physics
Chirality and Helicity
Chirality and helicity are subjects dear to my heart. I have mentioned them in some of my posts. I will be writing more on chirality and helicity but it will be hard to beat Tanedo’s version in terms of clarity … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged Chirality (physics), helicity (physics)
Save these physics tutorials (1)
There is redundancy in the mathematical description of physical reality. The redundancy has been increasing exponentially since the beginning of the 20′th century. We have different models and theories that are complimentary. I am not talking about complimentary theories. We … Continue reading
Posted in physics, tutorial
Tagged Education, Mathematical notation, mathematics, Physical law
Coupling between past and future
Prediction is the hardest intellectual problem. It seems that we need to know everything about the Cosmos to predict the future accurately. I am not sure that even omniscience is enough because there is an intrinsic uncertainty in the Cosmos. … Continue reading
Why 3?
One of my most popular articles is Triangle. Another one is Number Symbolism. In both articles I mention the significance of 3. It seems to me that people intuitively understand the importance of 3 and they want to learn more. … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics
Tagged Antiparticle, CERN, Color charge, Cosmic microwave background radiation, electron, Elementary particle, physics, Standard Model
Why so many fields?
Physicists are making heroic efforts to unify the known forces of the universe but they seem to be too liberal with the number of fields. I believe in the grand idea of “unification” in physics. In the last 150 years … Continue reading
Physics Blogs
My favorite is Matt Strassler’s blog http://profmattstrassler.com/ I read Peter Woit’s blog often http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/ I also highly recommend the Symmetry Breaking Here’s an incomplete list of other physics blogs Resonaances Antimatter Asymptotia Backreaction Collider Blog The Gauge Connection The Great … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged Particle physics, physics
Nonlocal Correlations in Quantum Mechanics
I hope to write more on this subject in the future. I posted this on the Knol platform originally. Knol does not exist anymore but this one deserves to be read I thought. The article by Nicholas Gisin titled “Quantum … Continue reading
Posted in physics, science
Tagged Quantum mechanics, Quantum nonlocality
Why is uncertainty intrinsic in the Cosmos?
There is an intrinsic uncertainty in the physical universe as detailed by quantum mechanics. I think that this intrinsic uncertainty extends to the wider Cosmos (totality of physical, mental and spiritual universes). Why is uncertainty intrinsic? The root cause of … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics, spiritual philosophy
Tagged Alternative, philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, physics, Quantum mechanics
New Perspective on Unification
Please read this as an outline of a research program. This is a rough sketch of what I want to write about in the future. Unification is not about nature Unification is not about nature. Nature is unified anyway. Unification … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics, science
Tagged Alternative, Orthogonality, philosophy, physics, Symmetry, Unity
Unparticle
A recent article at “HuffPost Science” titled “Unparticle in Earth’s Mantle? Physicists Peer Inside Planet in Effort to Confirm New Particle” brought my attention to the subject of “unparticle.” The concept of “unparticle” was proposed by Harvard physicist Howard Giorgi … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics
Tagged Harvard, Higgs boson, Invariant mass, Large Hadron Collider, Mantle (geology), physics, Unparticle physics, Weak interaction
Quark model evolved
There is a must-read article by Matt Strassler: “Proton Collisions Vs. Quark/Gluon/Antiquark Mini-Collisions“ In my opinion you should read the comments section first and then read the article. This is a disturbing article. The commentators call it a “shocker.” I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Elementary particle, Matt Strassler, Neutron, physics, Proton, Quantum Chromodynamics, Quark
The pause that refreshes: CERN LHC 2-year shutdown
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN was shut down on Feb 14, 2013. LHC will be down for the next two years. This is a pause that refreshes. The entire accelerator chain at CERN will be upgraded during this … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged CERN, Higgs boson, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Lyn Evans, Particle physics, Proton Synchrotron, Super Proton Synchrotron
Model of a Model
Is physics describing reality, phenomena or measurements? It is important to understand the distinction between reality, phenomena and measurements. It is also important to be aware of the distinction between physical reality and higher (subtler) states of reality. One could … Continue reading
The Samurai Astronomer and the Time Difference
On my way to California I watched a movie on the plane: “Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer.” The film was released in 2012. The IMDB description is “A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of Go … Continue reading
Posted in film, history, physics, prediction
Tagged China, Japan, Shibukawa Shunkai
Hiding the Time Dimension
I am posting this in the early minutes of December 21, 2012 in the NY/NJ area. Everyone has been talking about the cycles: Earth cycles, solar cycles and the galactic cycles. On this first day of the new age I … Continue reading
Posted in physics, science
Tagged Fast Fourier Transform, FFT, Fourier transform, Frequency, Math, Phase space
Phase enables relativity
Physicists are experts at assigning new meanings to the terms established in common language. I mentioned the term “dual” or “duality” before. In common language dual means two. In physics dual means equivalent. Physicists use the word “phase” in different … Continue reading
Posted in geometry, mathematics, physics, science, tutorial
Stephen Hawking and CERN LHC leaders win the Fundamental Physics Prize
2012 Special Fundamental Physics Prize Stephen Hawking became the latest Fundamental Physics Prize laureate. He was awarded a special prize (3 million dollars) for his lifetime contributions to theoretical physics. The Fundamental Physics Prize Foundation noted his discovery of Hawking … Continue reading
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Tagged ATLAS, CERN, CMS, Large Hadron Collider, Lyn Evans, Stephen Hawking
New Perspective on the Quantum Mechanical Nature: Seeking Freedom
Consciousness escapes the confinement of its own doing in myriad ways. Such is the Cosmic Play! Consciousness seeks freedom and liberation from bondage. Consciousness achieves liberation through life. Escape mechanisms are different expressions of life. Quantum mechanical nature is one … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics
Tagged CERN, Large Hadron Collider, physics, Quantum mechanics, Tevatron, Wave–particle duality
Essence of Particle Physics
Inspired by the example of Albert Einstein, I decided to become a theoretical physicist when I was in high school. Instead of becoming a theoretical physicist I found myself in the middle of intense action at Fermilab working on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, CERN, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, Neutron, Proton decay, Strong interaction, Weak interaction
Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore
The philosopher physicist and the poet philosopher in 1930: their eyes speak volumes, certainly much more than the words they exchanged. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He was the first Asian Nobel Laurate. Albert Einstein … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, physics, poetry
Tagged Albert Einstein, Einstein, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize in Physics, Rabindranath Tagore, Tagore
Concise Formulation of Maxwell Equations
The Maxwell equations without sources can be written concisely as Compare this set to the following set of equations in the traditional notation The dot “” is the vector inner product , the is the vector cross product. Maxwell equations … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged Cross product, Electric charge, Electromagnetism, Magnetic monopole, Maxwell's equations, physics, Speed of light
Meaning of Duality in Physics
The literal meaning of the word “dual” implies “two” but in philosophy dual usually means “not one.” In physics dual means equivalent. To me dual means multiple. There are multiple descriptions of reality. These descriptions are not necessarily equivalent but … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics
Tagged Dirac, Dirac equation, Einstein, Maxwell, Maxwell's equations, Physical law, Physical quantity, physics
Nonlinearity and Scale
In the natural processes the emergence of scale is an outcome of nonlinearity. At the cosmic level the emergence of scale is known as space. Therefore the space is the outcome of a fundamental nonlinearity in physical processes. The fundamental … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, physics
Tagged Emergence, Heavy-tailed distribution, Nonlinear system, Root cause
Fundamental Physics Prize
The Milner Foundation announced the Fundamental Physics Prize today. This is a US$3 million prize. It is almost 3 times bigger than the Nobel Prize in terms of money. Monetary value of Nobel Prize is US$1.1 million. The Nobel Prize … Continue reading
Physics
Golden Biquaternions, 3 Generations, and Spin What is Spin? Review of the Concept of Time in Physics Concept of Time: Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Prometheus and Chronos Confusion about Entropy On Information, Volume and Surface Gravity binds us Einstein’s Last Equation … Continue reading
Supercollider – a failed dream
After ten years of planning and $2 billion in construction costs, US Congress canceled the dream project Supercollider for particle physics in 1993. Cynics often say that the role of the government is to transfer money from public to private … Continue reading
Posted in history, physics
Tagged Cold War, Herman Wouk, LHC, New York Times, Particle physics, Superconducting Super Collider, Texas, United States Congress
Anaximander of Miletus
Anaximander (ca.610 BC – ca.546 BC) was a philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia in Asia Minor (Anatolia). He was a student of Thales. He succeeded Thales and became the teacher of Anaximenes and Pythagoras. He made … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, physics, science
Tagged Anaximander, Ionia, Miletus, Pythagoras, Thales
Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus (ca.624 BC – ca.546 BC), was a philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor (Anatolia). Physicists consider him as the first physicist in history. His writings did not survive. The major source for Thales’ philosophy and science is Aristotle. … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, physics, science
Tagged 580s BC, Anaximander, Aristotle, Asia Minor, Egypt, Miletus, Scientific method, Thales
Infinite Curvature of Spacetime Singularity
I will make a pedagogical point regarding the visual representation of spacetime singularities (Black Holes). In popularized science articles and books the Black Holes are sometimes represented as follows: This visual representation is misleading because the spacetime curvature in a … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged Black hole, Event horizon, General relativity, Gravitation, physics, Schwarzschild radius, Spacetime
Notes on Galactic Motion
Our galaxy (Milky Way) is one of the spiral galaxies. Our solar system is located in one of the spiral arms. The Milky Way is like a flat disc (diameter: 100000 light-years, thickness: 1000 light-years). The thickness increases at the galactic center. Our … Continue reading
Phusis, Physics, and Dharma
Etymological origin of the word physics is the Greek word phusis. The first usage of phusis can be traced back to Heraclitus who used it in his aphorism “what is born tends to disappear.” When this aphorism was cited in … Continue reading
Posted in history, philosophy, physics
Tagged Dharma, Plato, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti
Fundamental Difference between the Sound Waves and the Light Waves
Sound Waves The speed of propagation of the sound waves is dependent on the wave frequency. This implies that there is a medium and the medium has atoms, molecules, or some structure. The dependency of the speed of propagation on … Continue reading
Posted in physics
Tagged Light, Longitudinal wave, physics, Sound, Space, Transverse wave, Wave propagation
What is Spin?
Spin is one of the fundamental properties of elementary particles. Electron and its antiparticle positron have spin=1/2. Photon which has no antiparticle has spin 1. In general the elementary particles known as fermions and their antiparticles (constituents of matter) have … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiparticle, boson, electron, Elementary particle, fermion, Higgs, Higgs boson, Higgs mechanism, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, muon, spin, Standard Model, tau
Idea of Nature
Richard E. Nisbett claims that “the greatest of Greek scientific discoveries was the discovery – or rather, as philosopher Geoffrey Lloyd put it, the invention – of nature itself, The Greeks defined nature as the universe minus human beings and … Continue reading
Posted in books, philosophy, physics
Tagged Ancient Greek philosophy, Francis Bacon, Greek, Heraclitus, Orphic, Pierre Hadot, Richard E. Nisbett, Stoicism
Nobel Laureates in Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics In 1901 the very first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays. In more recent years, the Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded for both pioneering discoveries and … Continue reading
Posted in history, physics
Tagged Marie Curie, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Physics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Fifth Solvay Conference on Physics (1927)
First Row I. Langmuir M. Planck (1918 Nobel Laureate in Physics) Marie Curie (1903 Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1911 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) H.A. Lorentz (1902 Nobel Laureate in Physics) A. Einstein (1921 Nobel Laureate in Physics) P. Langevin Ch. E. Guye C.T.R. Wilson (1927 … Continue reading
Posted in history, physics
Tagged Marie Curie, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize in Physics
Key Questions of Particle Physics
Are there undiscovered principles of nature: new symmetries, new physical laws? How can we solve the mystery of dark energy? Dark energy that permeates empty space must have a quantum explanation. Is it related to the Higgs field? Are there … Continue reading
