Assumptions “There has never been a law of physics that did not demand ‘space’ and ‘time’ for its statement.” John Archibald Wheeler Starting Assumption: Physics today has a large body of experimental observations and mathematical equations that correspond to the experimental observations. Therefore‚ on a superficial level it would appear that we have a good theoretical understanding of nature up to a limit that will be called the frontier of knowledge. However‚ there are many counter intuitive
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Achievements of Albert Einstein in his life * Einstein showed that absolute time had to be replaced by a new absolute: the speed of light. Einstein went against the grain and totally dismissed the "Old Physics." He envisioned a world where space and time are relative and the speed of light is absolute (at the time‚ it was believed that space and time were absolute and the speed of light was relative). * He asserted the equivalence of mass and energy‚ which would lead to the famous
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PHYSICS 311-001 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Spring Semester 2014 MTWF 11:00 am -11:50 am‚ DeLoach 213 Syllabus and Information Monday‚ January 13‚ 2014 Instructor: Dr. Moorad Alexanian Office: DeLoach 216 E-mail alexanian@uncw.edu Phone: 962-3463 Office Hours: Thursdays 10:00 am -- 12:00 am or by appointments Text: “Mathematical Methods for Physicists” (Sixth Edition) By Arfken & Weber Coverage:
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Soljacic (Marin Soljacic‚ an assistant professor in MIT’s Department of Physics and Research Laboratory of Electronics) often forgets to recharge his cell phone‚ and when it is about to die‚ it emits an unpleasant noise. "Needless to say‚ this always happens in the middle of the night‚" he said. "So‚ one night‚ at 3 a.m.‚ it occurred to me: Wouldn’t it be great if this thing charged itself?" He began to wonder if any of the physics principles he knew of‚ could turn into new ways of transmitting energy
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astrophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center‚ I look to Johns Hopkins to engage my enthusiasm with research institutions like the Applied Physics Laboratory and the Center for Astrophysical Science. Where my college search left me faced with so many small‚ lackluster physics programs‚ Johns Hopkins shines with the delightfully extensive Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy. As my boyfriend and I have an involved discussion about the incompatibility of an omniscient God with libertarian free
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using scientific methods. Etc (Physics exam‚ not prepared now‚ prepared in 6 months because you know more things) Have better understanding of the human condition(beings)‚ culture‚ language‚ norms‚ morality. Justification of knowledge VS what you can do for knowledge. (as progress). Have a firm understanding of what you mean by progress. In 6000 BC when metals were first discovered‚ they were merely used for weapons‚ coins‚ jewelries. However physics have enabled us to improve our technology
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first-principles calculation explains the strange behavior of magnesium diboride". Research News (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory). Retrieved 2009-10-28. ^ Hamish Johnston (17 February 2009). "Type-1.5 superconductor shows its stripes". Physics World (Institute of Physics). Retrieved 2009-10-28. ^ R. L. Dolecek (1954). "Adiabatic Magnetization of a Superconducting Sphere". Physical Review 96 (1): 25–28. Bibcode:1954PhRv...96...25D. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.96.25. ^ H. Kleinert (1982). "Disorder Version of
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1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics “for his service to Theoretical Physics‚ and his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” His numerous contributions to physics include his special theory of relativity‚ which brought together concepts of mechanics and electromagnetism‚ and his general theory of relativity‚ which was intended to extend the principle of relativity to non-uniform motion and to provide a new theory of gravitation. The physics community reveres Einstein; with over
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was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity‚ one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).[2][3] While best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world’s most famous equation")‚[4] he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics‚ and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".[5] The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum
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Application of Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Chemical Oceanography: Tracing Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Erika Mae A. Espejo 3rd year‚ BS Chemistry‚ University of the Philippines‚ Diliman Abstract Dissolved organic matter (DOM)‚ the fraction passing through a 0.45 µm membrane filter‚ is considered poorly understood mixture of organic polymers because of its complexity. Although it largely influences a lot of biogeochemical processes in aquatic environments‚ its characterization is not
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