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Join expert discussion on High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics. Properties, relationships, and interactions of subatomic particles. Experimental and theoretical physics of nuclei and elementary particles.

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Graduate Why 8 Gluons? Explaining the Mysterious Dual Charge of Gluons

Jan 12, 2005 · Replies 14 · Jan 15, 2005

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Undergrad Mass converted to energy in fission of U-235?

Jan 15, 2005 · Replies 13 · Jan 15, 2005

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Graduate Tachyon is said to travel faster than light

Jan 15, 2005 · Replies 13 · Jan 15, 2005

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Graduate How can I successfully recreate the Einstein - de Hass Effect experiment?

Jan 6, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jan 12, 2005

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Graduate Photon Absorption by Electrons: Physical or Mathematical?

Jan 5, 2005 · Replies 11 · Jan 9, 2005

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Graduate Is Fermonic Spin Different from Particle Polarisation?

Dec 30, 2004 · Replies 14 · Jan 8, 2005

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Undergrad Particle Accelerators: Physics Contributions & Benefits

Dec 31, 2004 · Replies 10 · Jan 5, 2005

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Graduate Photons in 1 cubic meter at temp T

Dec 30, 2004 · Replies 29 · Jan 3, 2005

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Undergrad What is the smallest known particle in the universe?

Jan 1, 2005 · Replies 4 · Jan 2, 2005

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Graduate Solving Physics III Problems: Potassium 40, Carbon 14, & More

Dec 18, 2004 · Replies 6 · Dec 27, 2004

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Undergrad The Proportional Decay - Uncovering the Mystery

Dec 19, 2004 · Replies 9 · Dec 26, 2004

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Graduate The Speed of Gravity: Unveiling the Mystery of Gravitons and Its Propagation

Dec 8, 2004 · Replies 24 · Dec 25, 2004

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Graduate Is there a formula for the elusive binding energy of heavy nuclei?

Dec 22, 2004 · Replies 1 · Dec 22, 2004

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Undergrad Particle Behaviour: Air, Gravity & More

Dec 17, 2004 · Replies 11 · Dec 18, 2004

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Graduate Decay Data for Eu-153, Xe-131, and Tm-169: The Latest Information

Dec 10, 2004 · Replies 4 · Dec 13, 2004

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Undergrad Fusion Experiment: Cylindrical Electrodes in Electrolyte Solution

Dec 11, 2004 · Replies 6 · Dec 12, 2004

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Undergrad Faster than the speed of light

Nov 21, 2004 · Replies 15 · Dec 10, 2004

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Graduate Self-field theory compared with collision theory

Nov 29, 2004 · Replies 9 · Dec 9, 2004

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Particle physics most important physicists

Nov 23, 2004 · Replies 13 · Dec 7, 2004

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Graduate Explain the word particle flavour

Dec 4, 2004 · Replies 5 · Dec 6, 2004

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Graduate Is the Residual Strong Force Mediated by a Single Meson or Two Quarks?

Dec 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Dec 6, 2004

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High School Is radioactivity decay reversible or irreversible?

Dec 3, 2004 · Replies 4 · Dec 4, 2004

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Undergrad How can I prevent my hydrogen experiment from burning up?

Nov 28, 2004 · Replies 3 · Dec 3, 2004

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Graduate How does dynamical mass generation work in field theory?

Dec 2, 2004 · Replies 1 · Dec 2, 2004

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Graduate Understanding Quark Colours and Particle Interactions

Nov 30, 2004 · Replies 6 · Dec 1, 2004

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Graduate Are Particles Merely Waves in Disguise?

Nov 27, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 30, 2004

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Graduate Strong interaction and isospin

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 4 · Nov 29, 2004

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Graduate Heavy Sparticles: Detecting Problems and Limitations

Nov 25, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 29, 2004

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Graduate Critical distance for quark exchange

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 9 · Nov 27, 2004

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High School Charge of Muon/Anti-Muon: Unraveling the Mystery

Nov 26, 2004 · Replies 3 · Nov 27, 2004

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Graduate Questions on Artificial Black Holes: Evaporation & Certainty

Nov 17, 2004 · Replies 5 · Nov 27, 2004

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Undergrad Electron Collisions: How do Electrons Knock Loose Atoms?

Nov 20, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 23, 2004

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High School How can I separate water into its main elements for a science project?

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 22, 2004

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Graduate How Did Feynman Determine Specific Arrow Sizes and Angles in QED?

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 19, 2004

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Undergrad Little Confused, PhotoElectric Effect?

Nov 5, 2004 · Replies 10 · Nov 19, 2004

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Undergrad Does a Charged Oscillating Body Emit Radiation?

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 19, 2004

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Undergrad Does Half-Life Imply Radioactive Nuclides Never Reach Zero Activity?

Oct 28, 2004 · Replies 4 · Nov 19, 2004

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High School Natural Sources of Background Radiation for A-Level Physics

Nov 19, 2004 · Replies 1 · Nov 19, 2004

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Graduate Schwinger Effect: Observed or Proven?

Nov 17, 2004 · Replies 3 · Nov 18, 2004

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Graduate What is a Quark Field? Answers & Explanation

Nov 17, 2004 · Replies 5 · Nov 18, 2004

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Undergrad Understanding the Creation of Photons by Light-Emitting Objects

Nov 17, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 18, 2004

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Graduate Pion decay via the weak interaction

Nov 15, 2004 · Replies 6 · Nov 16, 2004

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Graduate Photon had a non-zero rest mass, based on measured helicity values?

Nov 16, 2004 · Replies 5 · Nov 16, 2004

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Graduate Diprotons or dineutrons donot exist?

Nov 10, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 15, 2004

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Graduate Faster than Light with X-Ray Reflection: Is it Possible?

Oct 27, 2004 · Replies 3 · Nov 15, 2004

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Graduate How is the Energy Limit of a Uranium Atom Determined?

Nov 13, 2004 · Replies 2 · Nov 14, 2004

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Undergrad Cold Fusion Questions: Answers to Common Questions

Nov 9, 2004 · Replies 4 · Nov 11, 2004

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Graduate Carbon 12 Excitation Levels Up to 22.6 MeV w/ JPI Descriptions

Nov 9, 2004 · Replies 1 · Nov 9, 2004

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Graduate Varying Fine Structure Constant?

Oct 29, 2004 · Replies 12 · Nov 8, 2004

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Graduate Life on the Lattice: Matthew Nobes' QCD Technical Blog

Nov 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Nov 8, 2004

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Graduate What Are Excitons and Their Bohr Radius in Semiconductors?

Oct 7, 2004 · Replies 3 · Nov 6, 2004

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Graduate Anti-Matter Q: Particle Annihilation Explained

Sep 30, 2004 · Replies 11 · Nov 6, 2004

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High School Smaller particles between the air molecules?

Nov 3, 2004 · Replies 4 · Nov 5, 2004

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Graduate Is North's Theory on Plasma People and Mass-Energy Valid?

Nov 2, 2004 · Replies 18 · Nov 3, 2004

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Graduate Probability Clouds: Are Electrons in Atom Physically Present?

Oct 27, 2004 · Replies 15 · Nov 3, 2004

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Uncovering the Hidden History of Nuclear Disasters: Insights from Dr. Kaku

Dec 20, 2003 · Replies 15 · Nov 2, 2004

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Graduate Calculating Alpha Particle Ionization Spacing: 4 MeV

Nov 2, 2004 · Replies 1 · Nov 2, 2004

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High School Question- difference between plasma and ionization?

Nov 1, 2004 · Replies 3 · Nov 1, 2004

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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Amounts of B and C in Radioactive Decay Over Time?

Oct 30, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 31, 2004

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Undergrad Why don't photons possess mass?

Aug 22, 2004 · Replies 86 · Oct 31, 2004

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High School Wave-Particle Duality: 20th Century Evidence

Oct 28, 2004 · Replies 4 · Oct 30, 2004

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Graduate Is it Possible to Control Positive Neutron Flow with Magnets in Zero Gravity?

Oct 30, 2004 · Replies 13 · Oct 30, 2004

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Graduate Expanding Plasma: Equation Governing Gas Expansion

Oct 30, 2004 · Replies 2 · Oct 30, 2004

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Graduate What is the mechanism for proton decay in the Standard Model?

Oct 26, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 26, 2004

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Undergrad Can you solve the particle sliding on a movable inclinded plane problem

Oct 25, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 25, 2004

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Graduate How Do Alpha Particles Compare to Other Fully Ionized Atoms?

Oct 6, 2004 · Replies 7 · Oct 25, 2004

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Graduate Helical Electron Polarisation?

Oct 11, 2004 · Replies 20 · Oct 25, 2004

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High School What is the definition of Particle ?

Sep 1, 2004 · Replies 15 · Oct 24, 2004

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Graduate How Do You Calculate the Speed of a Proton and Alpha Particle from a Decaying Lithium Isotope?

Oct 23, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 23, 2004

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Graduate Is Proton Decay the Key to Understanding the Universe's Reverse Big Bang?

Mar 16, 2004 · Replies 17 · Oct 18, 2004

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High School What Are Mesons? A Brief Explanation of Meson Particles

Oct 17, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 17, 2004

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Graduate Question about nuclear cross sections

Oct 16, 2004 · Replies 2 · Oct 16, 2004

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Graduate G-Factors for e, n & P - Get Answers & Explanation

Oct 8, 2004 · Replies 10 · Oct 15, 2004

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Graduate Gluon-quark-string interaction

Oct 12, 2004 · Replies 11 · Oct 15, 2004

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Anyone have nuclear wallet cards 2000?

Oct 9, 2004 · Replies 2 · Oct 9, 2004

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Graduate Is High Energy Physics Just a Complex Illusion?

Oct 9, 2004 · Replies 2 · Oct 9, 2004

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Graduate Neutrino Decay Rate of the Zo Boson: Impact of Different Neutrino Types

Oct 2, 2004 · Replies 3 · Oct 9, 2004

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High School Need help Nuclear Fission Question

Oct 8, 2004 · Replies 4 · Oct 8, 2004

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Graduate Are Macroscopic Anti-Matter Clumps Possible in Nature?

Oct 4, 2004 · Replies 13 · Oct 8, 2004

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Graduate Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Caltech/MIT/UCSB Scientists

Oct 6, 2004 · Replies 4 · Oct 8, 2004

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Graduate Turning Light Into Mass: How it Works

Oct 6, 2004 · Replies 1 · Oct 6, 2004

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Graduate For the discovery of asymptotic freedom

Oct 5, 2004 · Replies 7 · Oct 5, 2004

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Graduate How Do Orbital Dynamics Change Under Different Force Laws?

Oct 4, 2004 · Replies 3 · Oct 4, 2004

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Graduate Why Gravity is Significant in Proton & Neutron Nuclei

Sep 26, 2004 · Replies 88 · Oct 4, 2004

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Graduate Particle moving in an inverse-cube force field?

Sep 29, 2004 · Replies 9 · Oct 3, 2004

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Undergrad Doesn't wavelength require a medium?

Sep 30, 2004 · Replies 7 · Oct 1, 2004

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Undergrad How Many Mesons, Baryons, and Leptons Exist?

Sep 19, 2004 · Replies 4 · Sep 30, 2004

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Graduate Help Solve Mystery: "Twons" & Photon Deceleration

Sep 28, 2004 · Replies 4 · Sep 29, 2004

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Graduate Kortewege de Vries equation

Aug 29, 2004 · Replies 3 · Sep 28, 2004

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Graduate Particle Physics - Terms I don't Understand

Aug 16, 2004 · Replies 21 · Sep 28, 2004

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High School Charging of Ions: Attraction or Process?

Sep 26, 2004 · Replies 1 · Sep 26, 2004

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Undergrad Kaku too extreme on Nuclear Waste

Jan 31, 2004 · Replies 9 · Sep 25, 2004

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Graduate How massive are the largest (dimensionally) particles?

Sep 23, 2004 · Replies 2 · Sep 23, 2004

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Graduate Photon acceleration(or acceleration wrt photons)

Sep 18, 2004 · Replies 6 · Sep 23, 2004

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Graduate Mushroom Cloud Physics: Simulating Atomic Explosions

Sep 16, 2004 · Replies 15 · Sep 22, 2004

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Graduate Uncertainty relation and absolute zero.

Sep 20, 2004 · Replies 7 · Sep 22, 2004

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Undergrad How is sunlight radiation produced?

Sep 20, 2004 · Replies 2 · Sep 22, 2004

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Graduate Blackhole Creation in the Colliders

Sep 7, 2004 · Replies 28 · Sep 17, 2004

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High School Fundamental Forces: Weak Nuclear, Electromagnetism, Strong Nuclear

Sep 17, 2004 · Replies 4 · Sep 17, 2004

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Undergrad How Do Nuclear Fusion and Fission Release Energy?

Sep 17, 2004 · Replies 3 · Sep 17, 2004

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Particle Physics

Welcome to the Particle Physics forum!

Particle physics is a branch of physics that explores the fundamental constituents of matter and the forces acting upon them at the smallest scales. It involves the study of subatomic particles, such as quarks, leptons, and bosons, and their interactions.

Particle accelerators and detectors are crucial tools in this field, allowing scientists to probe the properties of particles by colliding them at high energies. The Standard Model of particle physics encapsulates our current understanding of these elementary particles and their interactions, but researchers continually seek to expand this framework and explore phenomena such as dark matter and dark energy.

Particle physics plays a central role in unraveling the fundamental nature of the universe, helping us comprehend the building blocks that form all matter and the forces governing their behavior.

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