Recent content by WackyRacer

Thanks for all the help. A-level maths is out of the question. I got a D in my GCSEs, I could always re-take those though. I'm thinking about taking A-level physics along with my BTEC, I don't want that year to be a total waste. I think I can get my current teacher to allow me in. As for career...

I'm sorry if this is the wrong place, move it as you see fit. Okay, I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for from you. I'll explain the background. I am currently in sixth form and am taking BTEC applied science(An overview sort of thing). Well, I now wish that I had taken just physics. I was...

Okay, I've done some more research. An up-quark decays to a down-quark producing a virtual force carrier, the W+, which leaves behind an electron neutrino and a positron. The virtual force carrier does not break the conservation laws due to the uncertainty principal, the positron will find an...

I am asking about the p-p reaction. I know that the weak force is involved in changing the flavour of the quark from up to down. I am still confused as to why this happens though, maybe a better understanding of the weak force could help me? I shall read up on the weak force some more to try...

Thanks for the reply, once again. Hopefully a particle physicist comes along soon to answer this question. There's know point knowing what happens without understanding why. I don't like it when small problems get in the way of my thirst for knowledge!

Thanks for the reply and sources. Basic as this may be to you, I am struggling. The only part that I am having trouble with is the neutrino part. The proton transmutes to a neutron because a 2 proton, 1 electron atom would fall apart, right? So the weak force comes into play to correct the...

This question is probably very basic for those who understand nuclear fusion but it has been annoying me for a while now and I would like an answer. I have tried searching these forums but I can't find what I'm looking for. The sun is constantly fusing hydrogen atoms to form helium atoms...