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Martin Perl - The Third Quark-Lepton Family - Tau Lepton
Martin Perl won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of a third quark-lepton family of elementary particles. His research extended the Standard Model for physics.
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Leptons
Leptons, along with fermions (quarks) and bosons (which we will subsequently look at), compose the 'zoo' of elementary particles.
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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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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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Fundamental Particles
What are the smallest constituents or basic building blocks of all matter?
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Weird and Wonderful Space Words
Astronomy has many creative and strange names for the bizarre and wacky objects in the universe. Learn some new words today.
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Fermions
The fermions are a class of elementary particles that are defined by their 1/2 integer spin, and the fact that they make up the matter that we interact with everyday.
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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 to Get Fit and Fertile
Use the Fertility Diet as a resource to weigh less and get more fertile. Let this book, based on modern research, lead you to a healthier lifestyle to promote pregnancy.
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States of Matter
Most people are familiar with the three states of matter they commonly interact with, solid, liquid, and gas, but these are hardly the only states of matter.
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The Atomic Universe - Final Part
The concluding part builds on material discussed in the preceding articles. It describes molecular reactions occuring at the cellular level, it process,its relevance to and role in recovery and cure and its connection to bodywork as a tool for healing.
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Timeline (Book Review)
Michael Crichton's new time travel thriller takes readers on a roller coaster ride through the fields of medieval France, with a pinch quantum mechanics and a megalomaniacal CEO thrown in for good measure.
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