Articles related to "Angular Momentum"



Angular Momentum: The Counter-Intuitive Conservation Law
some strange consequences of angular momentum conservation
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Star Formation Eludes Explanation
How to form stars is obviously a fundamental problem for astronomers. However, it remains one of the most daunting physical challenges in the field.
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Billiards and Angular Momentum
Physics textbooks often use billiards in examples to explain concepts in mechanics - but they teach you very little about how physics can be used in billiards.
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Planet Formation Remains a Puzzle
a rough sketch of planet formation, and some difficulties in further understanding
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The Particle Zoo
According to Einstein's famous equation, all matter is made of energy, but all matter is also made of fundamental particles - little, discrete, bundles of energy.
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How Brown Dwarfs Form
The creation of brown dwarfs has long been a mystery. Scientists have now found evidence that sheds light on these failed stars.
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Solstice
Solstice occurs twice a year. It happens when either the northern or southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun so that the hemisphere has the longest day of the year.
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Understanding Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance, a resonance of the nucleus of atoms in magnetic fields, is the fundamental physics behind Magnetic Resonance Imaging and NMR spectroscopy.
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Ferris Wheels in Space
An investigation of the how and why of artificial gravity; can we make it work, and what will it take?
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The Quantum (Undemystified)
Description of Planck's discovery of the quantum
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Nuclear Density, Stellar Mass: Neutron Stars and Pulsars Continu
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Puzzles of the Elements
Think the periodic table of the elements is beyond boring? Perhaps you escaped it in high school. Either way, try these puzzles.
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Answers to Puzzles of the Elements
Last week I presented a series of puzzles using symbols from chemistry and physics. Here they are unravelled.
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Einstein-Rosen Bridge
Science fiction speaks frequently about wormholes and time travel. Einstein's theories allowed for some versions of time and space travel, under certain conditions.
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The Four Forces of Nature
The four known natural forces are, from strongest to weakest: strong nuclear, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and gravity. Without forces structure could not exist.
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The Motion of the Moon
Basics of lunar phases, and the eclipse cycle.
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Understanding Bosons and Fermions
The Higgs boson, aka the god particle, which physicists hope to detect with the new LHC, is the holy grail of modern particle physics. What are bosons and fermions?
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Understanding Kepler's Second Law
Kepler's second law of planetary motion, expressed in terms of equal areas and equal times, means that the planets change speeds as they orbit the Sun.
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Understanding Physics Conservation of Momentum
Momentum is the mass times the velocity. In the absence of external forces, the total momentum of an isolated system must be conserved and remain constant.
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What Are Hadrons
Protons and other types of hadrons interact via the strong nuclear force. Hadrons are further classified into mesons and baryons.
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What Are Leptons
Leptons are a class of elementary subatomic particles, which includes electrons and neutrinos, that interact via the weak nuclear force.
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Pool Techs
The tech-stuff behind the shots

Scientific Study - Flying Pool Balls
Science behind shots
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"The Earth is my Ark!"©
Guest article by Jim Bowles, author of "The Gods, Gemini, and the Great Pyramids". Join Jim as he cleverly demonstrates a link between Noah's Ark as described in the Old Testament and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Read on to find the link!
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