We perceive intensity as the mod square of the electric field of light. As this electric field is varying sinusoidally then should we not see the interference fringes in a double slit diffraction pattern also vary sinusoidally in intensity as a result (albeit very quickly at the frequency of the...
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So what determines the way that energy is shared between partons? Why does the parton energy distribution change at higher energies and why does a larger total energy allow a smaller energy parton fraction for new particle formation?
As for the underlying mechanism of...
Why are such high beam energies required at particle colliders to produce new physics/particles?
The Higgs particle has energy of ~MeV so why are ~TeV energies required?
Furthermore, by what mechanism does the energy get converted into particles/mass?