My view is that the evolution of the universe is dependant on change. Change is dependant on the ability/facility to exchange information between 2 coordinates in 3 - D space and time. So without the existence of this facility to exchange information, there would be nothing.
Hi. With regard to the Fine Structure Constant, I have been trying to figure out the practical applications of the formula in nature but have had difficulty trying to discern what the 137 denominator in the equation represents. ie, it is 1 137th of what? Or, 137 whats?
Is there a practical...
I refute the 'naivety' tag Sophiecentaur. :)
Perhaps clumsiness would be more appropriate, but was referring to the original question re. wave- particle duality and assumed this would be realized and that I need not refer to the 'particles' as 'quantized energy'.
I have to admit however that...
So as I now understand it then; radio waves can be described as also consisting of particles - and that the latter can legitimately continue to be described as photons (albeit possessing far lower energy levels than that of say, visible light)?
My question relates to wave/particle duality.
If light is regarded as possessing both wave like and particle like properties, and visible light is just part of the whole EM spectrum of radiation, is it correct to say that radio waves for instance, ( being themselves part of the whole spectrum...
Neutrinos participate only in the weak decay of nuclear particles and have no role to play in the strong force binding nuclei together.However, (and confirming your comments), Fermilab DID confirm in 2006 that neutrinos do indeed have mass. This is significant with regard to the fact that...
I am now more confused than I was previously. You recognise that the cumulative effect of a 'truly enormous number of atoms' , can 'generate a significant gravitational force'. ie. the gravitational force of the Earth for instance. 'It is... (gravity)'. However, you go on to state that the...
If atoms clump together through the interaction of electrons, protons and neurons to form matter, why can't gravity ( of the Earth for example),be simply described as just being the wholesale cumulative effect of all those electrons, protons and neurons of which the mass of the Earth consists...
Yes. Got my clockwises and anti-clockwises in a twist. However, still confirms that the rotation of the Earth is an influence on the direction of the rotation.
This article in Scientific American explains the phenomenon
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-somebody-finally-sett
It was also demonstrated as true by Ascher Shapiro, a researcher at MIT in 1962.
If this was the case, the spiral would either take a clockwise or anti-clockwise rotation in a 50/50 split expectation. However, the spiral ALWAYS adopts a clockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere and alternatively, an anti-clockwise rotation in the southern. Illustrating that it is the...
I am curious to know if anyone knows if the following experiment has ever been conducted? If not, can anyone theorise what the result may be? 2 flasks A,B are of equal size. Flask A contains a vacuum. Flask B is entirely full of mercury, with no air present. To ensure that the effect of external...