News tagged with particle physics theory

Pinning Down a Proton: Researchers Develop Method to Describe Binding of Protons and Neutrons

(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at North Carolina State University has helped to develop a new method for describing the binding of protons and neutrons within nuclei. This method may improve scientists' ability to predict ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Einstein equations indicate possibility of black hole formation at the LHC

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the concerns that has been voiced about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is that it could result in the formation of black holes that could destroy the world. While most scientists ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (63) | comments 364 | with audio podcast feature

Scientists reveal Milky Way's magnetic attraction

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research project involving the University of Adelaide has revealed that the magnetic field in the centre of the Milky Way is at least 10 times stronger than the rest of the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Visual assistance for cosmic blind spots

A bit of imagination on the part of a measuring instrument wouldn't be a bad thing. It could help to add data from areas where the instrument is unable to measure. However, it must do so constructively. In ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

Superstring theory aims to explain the laws of physics from extremely small strings in various states. Theoretical superstring theory is therefore normally not considered to be particularly relevant for practical ...

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (26) | comments 9

Vanquishing infinity: Old methods lead to a new approach to finding a quantum theory of gravity

Quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity are both extremely accurate theories of how the universe works, but all attempts to combine the two into a unified theory have ended in failure. ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 2

New Law of Physics Could Explain Quantum Mysteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have been trying to understand the many strange implications of the theory: superpositions, wave-particle duality, and the observer’s ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (98) | comments 162 feature


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