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A physics model from first principles
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A physics model From first principles
Preparation
Notes Simple concepts
A simple universe from scratch, The elementary particle, The base particles, Protons and neutrons, Electric charge and fields, Matter particle size, Electric interactions, Mass (inertia and momentum), Multiple body systems
Rationale Solutions found by a random process
Random processes, Modelling the atom, Modern physics model
Overview A simple approach
Approach, Goal, Method, Scientific method
Atom walk through A simple atom
The subatomic particles, Electric charge, Electric field particles, Attraction and repulsion, 'Neutral' particle electric field particles, Mass, A simple atom
Detailed Discussions
Requirements As simple as possible - but not any simpler
Beginning and the formation of atoms, The subatomic particles, Mass (inertia and momentum), Universal reference frame, Special relativity discussions, Electric field particles, Matter particle size, Electric charge attraction and repulsion, Light and neutrinos in an electric field
Atoms The remarkable thing about atoms
The challenge, Recap of requirements, Mechanism for the atom, Net outcome, Atomic nuclei, Exotic atoms, Quantum tunnelling, Macro electric fields
Mass Inertia and momentum
Mechanism for mass, Understanding E = mc2, Modern physics discussion
Gravity Chiral objects
Mechanism for gravity, Gravity and scientific method, Gravity and matter, Gravity and light, Gravity and galaxy rotation curves, Gravity and the electric force, Gravity and modern physics
Experiments
Double-slit experiment Light and the edges of objects
Mechanism for diffraction, Quantum wave interference, Quantum wave collapse, Diffraction with particles, Modern physics discussion, Question does an electron go through both slits
Variation in the reflection of light Light and the surfaces of objects
Mechanism for the variation in reflection, Modern physics discussion
Stern-Gerlach experiment Particles and spin
Mechanism for quantum spin, Modern physics discussion
Thoughts
Thoughts Existence and awareness
Thoughts, Sounds, Music, Art, Photography
Loose ends Comments
Electric charge, Magnetic moments, Electric fields, Magnetic fields, Gravitational fields, Strong nuclear force, Spin, Waves, Scale, Logic
Modern Physics
Discussions 5 modern physics discussions (YouTube videos)
A new way to think about gravity, Double-slit experiment at home, Mass symmetry breaking, Quantum mechanics course of 10 lectures
Questions 62 modern physics questions
Of Interest, Classical physics, Electric charge, Electrons, Gravity, Mass, Quantum fields, Quantum mechanics, Standard Model particles, Universe
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Animations
Building the four base particles
A simple animation of the four base particles build sequence
The neutrino, electron, positron, 'neutral' particle,
particle of light, proton, antiproton, neutron, antineutron
When matter particles move, they change shape
Proton and neutron packing principles
Isotopes of hydrogen through to carbon, including decay sequences
Includes preloaded configurations for the more stable isotopes up to iron
Inertia and momentum
Left-handed and right-handed particles
Chiral objects
Matter particles and spin
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Atom Walk Through page index
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'Neutral' particle electric field particles
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Double-Slit Experiment page index
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Modern physics discussion on diffraction
Question does an electron go through both slits
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Gravity page index
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Gravity and galaxy rotation curves
Gravity and the electric force
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Gravity in general relativity theory
Gravity in loop quantum theory
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Modern Physics Discussions page index
Modern Physics Discussions Page
Sections (YouTube videos)
A new way to think about gravity
Double-slit experiment at home
Quantum mechanics course of 10 lectures
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Modern Physics Questions Categories page index
Question Categories
Classical physics - 3 questions
Quantum mechanics - 7 questions
Standard Model particles - 9 questions
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Modern Physics Questions Of Interest page index
Modern Physics Questions Of Interest Section
Of Interest Questions
3 - Equation for the Standard Model
6 - Neutron is a proton and electron
7 - Electromagnetism and gravity
8 - Strong force and two protons
9 - Why do electrons emit photons
10 - When an electron emits a photon
11 - How does light have momentum
12 - Elementary particle half-life
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Modern Physics Questions Classical Physics page index
Modern Physics Questions Classical Physics Section
Classical Physics Questions
2 - Classical physics insufficient (reply 1)
3 - Classical physics insufficient (reply 2)
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Modern Physics Questions Electric Charge page index
Modern Physics Questions Electric Charge Section
Electric Charge Questions
1 - What is electric charge (reply 1)
2 - What is electric charge (reply 2)
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Modern Physics Questions Electrons page index
Modern Physics Questions Electrons Section
Electrons Section
1 - Electron in an atom (reply 1)
2 - Electron in an atom (reply 2)
3 - Electron not sucked into nucleus
4 - Electron does not crash into nucleus
5 - Electron rotate 720 degrees
6 - Why are electrons in pairs
7 - Why do electrons follow the exclusion principle
8 - Is an electron a fundamental particle
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Modern Physics Questions Gravity page index
Modern Physics Questions Gravity Section
Gravity Questions
2 - Why is gravity difficult to figure out
3 - How do we know that a graviton has spin 2
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Modern Physics Questions Mass page index
Modern Physics Questions Mass Section
Mass Questions
1 - Why does matter have mass (reply 1)
2 - Why does matter have mass (reply 2)
3 - Could mass be removed from matter
5 - Does the Higgs boson fit the Standard Model
6 - Higgs boson and the Higgs field
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Modern Physics Questions Quantum Fields page index
Modern Physics Questions Quantum Fields Section
Quantum Fields Questions
3 - Particles popping out from vacuum
4 - Is quantum field theory proven
5 - What is quantum field theory
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Modern Physics Questions Quantum Mechanics page index
Modern Physics Questions Quantum Mechanics Section
Quantum Mechanics Questions
2 - Is quantum mechanics possibly wrong
4 - Quantum entanglement communication
7 - How can a photon travel in every direction
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Modern Physics Questions Standard Model Particles page index
Modern Physics Questions Standard Model Particles Section
Standard Model Particles Questions
1 - Why do quarks violate the exclusion principle
3 - Is the Standard Model complete
4 - Is string theory real (reply 1)
5 - Is string theory real (reply 2)
6 - How can a proton emit a positron
8 - What does a quark look like
9 - Why does a particle have a spin
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Modern Physics Questions Universe page index
Modern Physics Questions Universe Section
Universe questions
1 - Why was the initial universe not a black hole
2 - Quantum fields and the big bang
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Requirements page index
Sections
Beginning and the formation of atoms
Electric charge and field particles
Electric charge attraction and repulsion
Light and neutrinos in an electric field
Special relativity discussions
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Stern-Gerlach Experiment page index
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Modern physics discussion on quantum spin
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Thoughts page index
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Photography people and memories
Thoughts existence and awareness
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Variation In The Reflection Of Light page index
Variation In The Reflection Of Light Page
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Mechanism for the variation in reflection
Modern physics discussion on the variation
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