A Quantum Deity?

A Quantum Deity?

A little known fact about quantum mechanics is that it disproves God's omniscience. Now, we all know that a watched pot never boils. What does this have to do with God's omniscience? Well, did you…
Understanding newtonian mechanics

Understanding newtonian mechanics

Newtonian mechanics has marked the beginning of a new era for physics. Indeed the newtonian formulation of the gravitational force has allowed to prove the heliocentric theory developped by…
What is going on around

What is going on around

Today, having little inspiration to write anything original myself, I decided to have a look at what other sites held by colleagues or friends are dealing with. I offer below a few interesting links…
Why Physicists Like Ratios

Why Physicists Like Ratios

A good part of basic research in fundamental physics focuses on the definition, the prediction, and the measurement of quantities which put the current theory -the standard model- to the test in the…
Telepathy And The Quantum

Telepathy And The Quantum

Will the $ 1,000,000 Randi Challenge Prize soon be awarded? The prize, administered by the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF), is offered to anyone who can prove in scientifically controlled…
Telepathy And The Quantum

Telepathy And The Quantum

Will the $ 1,000,000 Randi Challenge Prize[http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html] soon beawarded? The prize, administered by the James RandiEducational Foundation (JREF), is offered…
The Say of the Week: Lederman's Shoulder

The Say of the Week: Lederman's Shoulder

"The yield of muon pairs decreased rapidly from 1 GeV to the kinematic limit of nearly 6 GeV with the exception of a curious shoulder near 3GeV. The measurement of muons was by range as determined by…
Learn To Compute Higgs Limits On The Fly

Learn To Compute Higgs Limits On The Fly

I am presently into the second week of my lessons of Subnuclear Physics for the 2nd year of specialization in Physics, and I have just finished a lesson discussing the current searches for the Higgs…