by James K. Thompson from Nature 519, 420–422 (26 March 2015), doi:10.1038/519420b Analysis of the interaction between a photon and an ensemble of some 3,000 atoms trapped between two mirrors […]
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Mathematical computing in theoretical studies
by B Lautrup from CERN Courier Volume 12, Number 3, March 1972 (pdf) Theoretical physicists mostly use the computer facilities for numerical evaluation of theories in order to compare theory […]
Time as a dimension
The word dimension has a very specific technical meaning in mathematics and physics. It’s basically a number needed to specify something. For example the surface of a sheet of paper […]
How is Lockheed Martin’s nuclear reactor theoretically going to work?
by Andy Lemke on Quora Let’s start with the basic physics. As most people know, a fusion reaction takes place when atoms are fused together, releasing energy in the form […]
The mass of a top
by Peter Skands from Nature 514, 174–176 (09 October 2014) doi:10.1038/514174a A measurement of the mass of the heftiest-known elementary particle, the top quark, which exists for less than a […]
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 is awarded by Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and […]
Leonard Susskind about the Universe
Is the universe still expanding? If so, how much can it expand and will it eventually implode? No, no, no. Before the dark energy was discovered there were three possibilities: […]
Did you know? Nobel Prize in Physics
Facts and figures in Nobel Prize in Physics: 106 Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded between 1901-2012. 47 Physics Prizes have been given to one Laureate only. 2 women […]
Annalen der Physik: December 2012
Friedrich W. Hehl: A fruitful marriage – when #maths meets #physics goo.gl/nRIK8 — Gianluigi Filippelli (@ulaulaman) January 22, 2013 E. Anderson: Problem of time in quantum gravity goo.gl/LxJzc — Gianluigi […]
Physics at nature.com: 17 January 2013
Pulsed accretion in a variable protostar (see also: ulaulaman’s island) James Muzerolle et al. Nature doi:10.1038/nature11746 First Paragraph | Full Text | PDF Planetary system disruption by Galactic perturbations to […]
Scientific Reports – #Physics digest: January 2013
Unraveling the interlayer-related phonon self-energy renormalization in bilayer graphene Paulo T. Araujo, Daniela L. Mafra, Kentaro Sato et al. In this letter, we present a step towards understanding the bilayer […]
Photon self-identity problem
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Scientific Reports #Physics: August 2012
Pseudogap temperature as a Widom line in doped Mott insulators ▶ G. Sordi, P. Sémon, K. Haule et al. The pseudogap refers […]
Physical Review Digest: April 2012 via @mathenaetor
Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 Measurement of the CP-Violation Parameter sin2ϕ1 with a New Tagging Method at theΥ(5S) Resonance (arXiv) Y. Sato et al. (Belle Collaboration) We report a measurement of the CP-violation parameter sin2ϕ1 at the Υ(5S) resonance using a new […]