Category: Thoughts on Science
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Interesting facts about nature…
The time for which a Klong lives, light would travel 15.3 meters in that time, and in the time a Kshort is alive, light would travel only 2.7 centi meters. Kshort and Klong are the same particle only different in how long they live. (they are like the same sprinter with different speed capacities) A…
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Doing Nothing !!!
“Do nothing for 2 minutes ” Brian, I failed for the first time Lynda, Definition of doing ‘nothing’ is a difficult one – breathing, thinking, heart beating, digesting those things that I shouldn’t of eaten – can’t do it, that’s nothing that is! Brian, Good point; but here I believe ‘nothing’ means actions under your…
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Interesting questions about space time, particles, multi verse and string theory…
vinamra mattoo 03/03/11 12:59 PM Does any one know why masses attract each other or why a positive charge attracts a negative charge………,?? Magesh Muthu 03/03/11 2:33 PM SO, why +ve charge attracts negative charge…. … -I am an Underdog in Science Josef Ashkenazi 03/03/11 3:14 PM Gravitational attraction of masses result because masses introduce…
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What’s simulation?
As scientists we are concerned with studying many different kinds of Physical objects and systems. These systems vary in their scale and complexity. To give examples, one may be concerned about studying a simple hydrogen atom, which is placed in a surrounding magnetic field. One may be interested in shooting a beam of electrons or…
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When does science interfere with good old philosophy!! Remarks and personal proclivities.
“Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong. ” Richard Feynman I still cannot resist myself from quoting Mr Feynman (the great RP Feynman) here is something else he said of philosophy in the context…
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