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From the outside it might seem like physics and mathematics are a match made in heaven. In practice, it feels more like physicists are given a very short blanket made of math, and when they stretch it to cover their heads, their feet are freezing, and vice versa. Physicists turn reality into numbers. They process...
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Metal bands aren't afraid to tackle serious topics in their lyrics. Here, we look at metal songs that deal with concepts in theoretical physics and cosmology.
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As I have mentioned before a theory in theoretical physics can be described as a list of quantum fields and the ways in which they interact. It turns out this is all you need to start drawing Feynman Diagrams. Feynman Diagrams are tools physicists use to calculate the probability of things happening: radioactive particles decaying,...
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No theoretical physicist is surprised by the news that anti-atoms, just like ordinary atoms, fall down under the Earth's gravity. Here's why.
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