/ PhysicsWhat is the Compton Effect? When a photon, usually from the X-Ray spectrum, collides with an electron, or any other charged particle, the wavelength of the scattered X-Ray increases due to the principles of conservation of momentum and energy. When …
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/ PhysicsCP violation as a solution to the Ozma Problem Introduced in 1964 by Martin Gardner, was a conundrum known as the Ozma Problem, which addresses the impossibility of communicating the difference between left and right with distant being, due to …
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/ PhysicsWhat Is Time Dilation? Einstein’s theory of special relativity, developed in 1905, establishes a relationship between space and time for objects moving at a constant speed in a straight line. In short, in states that as an object approaches the …
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/ PhysicsOn August 18th, 1868, humanity made another great step in the quest of unlocking the secrets of the Universe: the discovery of helium. It happened during a Solar eclipse, in India. Helium is one of the foundational elements of the …
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/ PhysicsSuppose you are reading a really long text in a bid to understand something. What happens? Slowly, you start feeling dull and bored. Your eyes and mind become saturated. Isn’t it? But, if you find some related diagrams or any …
/ PhysicsThis article on magnetic monopoles is a guest article by Ariana Vlad, senior at the International Computers High School of Bucharest, Romania, where she focuses on studying Physics and Mathematics. Background Magnetism offers us one of the most indestructible, inseparable pairs: the …
/ PhysicsQuantum mechanics and the general theory of relativity are the two main pillars of Physics. They are one of the most successful theories that have stood various tests through time. There is no concrete theory with experimental proof that combines …
/ PhysicsThe Experience Of An Internship At CERN During my internship at CERN, I was welcomed into a team working on Data Preservation and the Open Access project on the CMS experiment. CERN, the acronym for European Council for Nuclear Research, …
/ PhysicsThis article on science with telescopes is a guest article by Vishnu Unni. C, a research trainee in optics at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA). Introduction Telescope is an important instrument that has helped mankind to position itself in …
/ Physics“What are we? “-This is the most relevant question that has always intrigued the generations of humankind. What if I say that today’s science has an answer to this? Yes, science does have. Apparently, the science that we know so …
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/ PhysicsThere are many reasons and happy events that happened in my life. They made me decide that astronomy and physics are what I want to do for the rest of my life. One of them was watching “Interstellar”. It is …
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/ PhysicsNeutrinos, generally referred to as nature’s ghost particles, are fermions which were first postulated in 1930 by Wolfgang Pauli to explain the conservation of energy, momentum and spin in Beta decay. From the day of their discovery itself, they have …
/ PhysicsWhenever, it comes to classifying the materials on the basis of their electrical properties, we usually classify them into three categories, i.e. Insulators, Semi-conductors and Conductors. But you know what, apart from these three basic categories, we also have an …
