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    Massless Dirac equation and graphene

    do u know where i could get that? thx
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    Massless Dirac equation and graphene

    I am reading about the electron flow in graphene and the article said this "This behavior is not described by the traditional mathematics (Schrodinger equation) but by the mass-less Dirac equation" What does this mean and what is the massless Dirac equation... the whole paragraph is...
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    Best invention of the 20th century

    First can i say thank you for the positive response! Second i just wana say something about this post... 1) I never thought of penicillin and now i am wondering why the hell not! Maybe i was going too far along the idea of electricity (as that is one of the clear favourites, with...
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    Best invention of the 20th century

    if the infomation is going to every computer woudnt you be able to just re-configure your own computer to steal infomation?...i know the security would be MASSIVE but is it possible ...sory for going off track, continue posting ideas, thx!
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    Best invention of the 20th century

    Nice, this is an interesting one, is this basically the invention of the ‘wireless’ internet? Before this did they have to use wires for the internet, or was there just no internet? does it also help with communications in mobile phones?
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    Best invention of the 20th century

    Best invention of the 20th century! I noticed that there is a thread for most pointless invention, how about one for the Best? I will start by saying the transistor, i would like to hear some other views; it's your opinion so you can't be wrong! I will do a poll at the end so even if its...
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    Why Does Single-Slit Diffraction Create a Pattern of Maxima and Minima?

    When waves diffract through one slit why does it form a series of maxima and minima when there is no interference?...our teacher won't tell us and its really annoying me...and i have no idea why it should. please help! ~sorry if this is in he wrong place
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    Speed of light relative to what?

    Btw any1 have a project i can do (to do with physics) of between 4000-6000 words I have to answer a question! Nothing too hard tho as I am not at uni yet!...And no unanswerable questions like why a neutron is heavier than a proton... Thought sofar are Time Dilation, QCD or Space colonization...
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    Speed of light relative to what?

    Thankyou SO much...this has been bugging me for a while and i have never found a way around it (by myself). Understand it now!
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    Speed of light relative to what?

    Correct me if I am wrong... But all the light is emitted in a short amount of time, it then takes 50 years to reach us and we can see it as it look 50 years ago, as it blew up...that why its a bit like looking into the past - when u look at a normal star, say 2 light years away you see it as it...
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    What Physics or Astronomy Topic Should I Choose for My National Project?

    I have to to do project of between 4000-6000 words and give a 15 min presentation at the end of it...it can be on WHATEVER I LIKE...i have until May so i have lots of time! However i have no idea what to do it on. I am 18 and going to study Physics/ Astrophysics/ Natural science next year at...
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    Speed of light relative to what?

    LoL...i knew it was old and i thought it had been disregarded however i don't understand like 70% of special relativity so i just put it in there as a small possibility. Thanks for not TOTALY ripping into me tho! I think i understand it a lot more now...
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    Speed of light relative to what?

    Can someone help me with speed relative to different objects! Nearly everything in everything in everyday life is relative to the earth, however if i was traveling a little be slower than the speed of light, relative to the earth, why am i not traveling faster than the speed of light relative...
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