Recent content by Ryan Lucas

Could someone lay down, in layman's terms, The Poincare Conjecture? Lol, is this even possible?

In Beta radioactive decay, how do quarks rearrange themselves in these situations? Do they do this? ß+ : 1p (2u, 1d) + energy ==> 1n (2d, 1u) + 1e- ß- : 1n (2d, 1u) ==> 1p (2u, 1d) + 1e- + energy I believe I have these right. Positive Beta decay is "endothermic" while negative...

The sky is blue because the white light is diffused by the light particles, which scatter out the blue end of the spectrum, hense a blue sky. In the afternoon, it is often red or orange, because the light has to travel much longer through the atmosphere, scattering out the red end of the...

1)I am very interested to know about studies being done into the uses of atoms at 0 degrees Kelvin (I understand this as the temperature at which atoms cease to oscillate?) Apparently this has possible uses as nano-computers whereby a normal object, such as a coin can house massive memory...

Thanks for correcting me Doc, very interesting read! Thanks

Hey, um, I am not a kid. My uncle is a physics lecturer, my father is a doctor, and I am the biggest science nerd I know, your scientific jargon and terminology is not wasted on my "youthful naivity and incompetence"! Thanks danger, for the respect, right back at to mate! Your description of...

M, this is very interesting, HallsofIvy. is the same true for positive and negative charges? Is the mechanism for this known?

So is this to say that an ocean on a planet without an atmosphere would still be blue? Very interesting, thanks Doc!

Mmmm, thanks for your responses, they really helped. By the way, am i right that when they reach NEAR LIGHT velocity, an object will gain mass? This is shown by einstein's famous formula?

Let me add to this. Why do possitive and negative attract? I know they do, but exactly why, and how eludes me. This relates to sub atomic particles and also much larger models. I am very curious to know, so please write back.

There is this theory going around that matter and waves are synonymous, matter is a form of wave. Has anyone heard of, or can collaborate this theory?

WHAT? Water is NOT blue, this is the most elementary basic knowledge! water is clear, it reflects the blue of the sky, which is blue because of the gas molecules dispursing the blue region of the EM spectrum!

In school we are taught that gravity is a force of attraction between two bodies. This is very vague, and it bothers me that a broader knowledge of gravity is not "common knowledge". Could someone please explain in deatail the mechanics of gravity, how and why it works? "If an apple falls...

Time is a meandering river, which spits and forks into many "parallel dimentions". For instance, if one went back in time and killed Hitler, he would still live in our dimension, however, time would spit, thus there can be an infinite number of dimentions. Some physisists believe that a black...

Hi! I am doing year eleven physics and love it, I am a teachers pet and all. Anyway, I have this theroy with my physics teacher, we came up with it together its really cool. So anyway, the expansion of the universe is accelerating, "defying gravity". Anyway, let's assume that it keeps...