PHYSICS, PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICS, QUANTUM theory, and MATHEMATICAL ability
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The article focuses on success of physics and role in grounding sciences support naturalistic and mentions that physicists have come up against limits of knowledge. Topics discussed include how photon makes choice to pass through or reflect, mathematics of quantum theory which jumbles subjective and objective elements and replacement with mathematical abstraction.
New Scientist. 1/19/2019, Vol. 241 Issue 3213, p38-40. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
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PHYSICISTS, PHYSICS, QUANTUM theory, BIG bang theory, DARK matter, PHENOMENOLOGICAL theory (Physics), and PERIMETER Institute for Theoretical Physics (Waterloo, Ont.)
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The article provides an overview of the present state of theoretical physicists, focusing particularly on ideas presented by physicists of the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Canada. It considers such ideas as growth in the field in the last 30 to 40 years; experimental ways to prove theories such as dark matter, black holes, quantum gravity, and the big bang theory; and problems with researchers following trendy or popular ideas instead of addressing unique notions.
PHYSICISTS, NEURONS, ELECTROMAGNETIC pulses, and SHOCK waves
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The article discusses the experiment initiated by physicist Thomas Heimburg to uncover the medical mystery about the communication of nerve cells with mechanical pulses. Topics mentioned include the views of Heimburg on the impact of physical shock wave on electric pulses, the complexities of nerve pulse and the acknowledgment of Heimburg on the functions served by proteins.
New Scientist. 3/3/2018, Vol. 237 Issue 3167, p30-33. 4p.
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PHYSICISTS, PHYSICS, HIGGS bosons, THEORISTS, and UNIVERSE
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The article discusses the beliefs of the physicist regarding the universe. Topics mention including the discovery of the Higgs which confirms the long-held theory regarding how the particles acquire mass, working definition of the theorists known as the technical naturalness and standard model of the particle physics.
History Today. Nov2017, Vol. 67 Issue 11, p36-47. 12p.
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WOMEN physicists, ACHIEVEMENT, PATRIOTISM, and DISCOVERIES in science
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A biography of Marie Sklodowska Curie, a famous female physicist of Polish descent, is presented. It discusses the multiple versions of her that exist in the 20th century, her scientific achievements, her struggle to establish her scientific identity, her patriotism, and her discovery of the elements, polonium and radium, with the help of her husband and chemist Pierre Curie.
An interview with physicist Aaron Meisner is presented. Topics discussed include discoveries such as free-floating planets that are like Jupiter and potentially a new planet Planet 9, evolution of big data as major theme in astronomy for helping the professional researchers make these new discoveries using data and existence of ninth planet way out beyond Pluto.
New Scientist. 8/3/2019, Vol. 243 Issue 3241, p56-56. 1p.
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QUANTUM physicists, PAINTING, and QUANTUM theory
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Quantum physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili on oil painting, the nature of space-time and why he once wanted to play football for Leeds United [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Current Science (00113891). 1/25/2019, Vol. 116 Issue 2, p179-192. 14p.
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PHYSICISTS, WEAK interactions (Nuclear physics), QUANTUM optics, and COHERENT states
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E. C. G. Sudarshan is widely regarded as the most gifted theoretical physicist of Indian origin in the latter half of the 20th century. This article describes his early student years in India, and at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay, before he left for USA in 1955 to work with R. E. Marshak at the University of Rochester. It then recounts his career as it evolved thereafter, and his decision to settle there. His contributions in many areas of physics, in each of which he made a distinct mark, are recalled. In particular, his work on the V -- A theory of the weak interactions, and on the Diagonal Representation in quantum optics, are described in some depth and detail. Sudarshan maintained strong links with the Indian physics and scientific communities all his life. From the 1970s onwards, he was at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, and then at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Madras, till 1990. The events of this period are recounted. Some remarks on his personality, and his views on life and philosophy, conclude the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Nous. Dec2018, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p858-873. 16p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph.
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PHYSICISTS, PHENOMENOLOGY, REDUCTIONISM, and ATOMIC structure
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This paper aims to draw attention to an explanatory problem posed by the existence of multiply realized or universal behavior exhibited by certain physical systems. The problem is to explain how it is possible that systems radically distinct at lower‐scales can nevertheless exhibit identical or nearly identical behavior at upper‐scales (typically everyday length and time scales). Theoretically this is reflected by the fact that continuum theories such as fluid mechanics are spectacularly successful at predicting, describing, and explaining fluid behaviors despite the fact that they do not recognize the discrete (atomic/molecular) nature of fluids. A standard attempt to reduce one (continuum) theory to another (atomic/molecular theory), is shown to fail to answer the appropriate question about autonomy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
International Journal of Islamic Thought. Dec2019, Vol. 16, p51-63. 13p.
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PHYSICISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, COSMOLOGY, SCIENTISTS, DEBATES & debating, AGNOSTICISM, and UNIVERSE
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Scientists, especially theoretical physicists and cosmological philosophers have always wondered the beauty of the universe, especially how it has led to the creation or evolution of intelligent beings like us. There is a certain, wondrous beauty in the underlying plan. This question has become the topic of an interesting debate: What is our place in the Universe and was the Universe made for us? These debates have more often than not been influenced by the dominant philosophies of life in the contemporary world, often pushed by the dominant political and economic forces. As the last few centuries have been dominated by the atheistic or agnostic philosophies, Anthropic Principle has been defined in a way suitable for the forces. Quran, the Holy Book of Islam, on the other hand, presents a different version of the questions related to Anthropic Principle, which describes a specific purpose of the creation of man, his relationship with God and the Universe. This has been named "True Anthropic Principle" by the author of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences. 11/18/2019, Vol. 377 Issue 2158, p1-15. 15p.
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ATOMS, PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ELECTROMAGNETIC fields, CONVOLUTIONS (Mathematics), and DYNAMICS
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The mathematical study of vortices began with Herman von Helmholtz's pioneering study in 1858. It was pursued vigorously over the next two decades, largely by British physicists and mathematicians, in two contexts: Maxwell's vortex analogy for the electromagnetic field and William Thomson's (Lord Kelvin) theory that atoms were vortex rings in an all-pervading ether. By the time of Maxwell's death in 1879, the basic laws of vortices in a perfect fluid in three-dimensional Euclidean space had been established, as had their importance to physics. Early vortex studies were embedded in a web of issues spanning the fields we now know mathematics 'as' and 'physics'-fields which had not yet become institutionally distinct disciplines but overlapped. This paper investigates the conceptual issues with ideas of force, matter, and space, that underlay mechanics and led to vortex models being an attractive proposition for British physicists, and how these issues played out in the mathematics of vortices, paying particular attention to problems around continuity. It concludes that while they made valuable contributions to hydrodynamics and the nascent field of topology, the British ultimately failed in their more physical objectives. This article is part of the theme issue 'Topological and geometrical aspects of mass and vortex dynamics'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Energy Psychology. Nov2019, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p12-16. 5p.
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HUMAN behavior, PHYSICISTS, MAGNETIC fields, and ELECTROMAGNETIC fields
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The article offers information related to the implications for the study of human behavior Biofield Science. It described how a team of physicists at the California Institute of Technology documented that humans can detect external magnetic fields. It also mentions that brain activity in regional cortical alpha wave dominance is changed in response to externally delivered magnetic pulses and Electromagnetic Field (EMF).
New Scientist. 5/18/2019, Vol. 242 Issue 3230, p56-56. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
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WOMEN physicists and PARTICLE telescopes
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An interview is provided with the physicist Kate Shaw. When asked about the telescope she uses, she mentions using CERN's (European Organization for Nuclear Research's) Atlas particle detector. She discusses the influence that the book "A Brief History of Time," by Stephen Hawking had on her career. When asked about her desire to meet a dead scientist, she comments on wanting to meet the scientist Emmy Noether.
PHYSICISTS, PHYSICS, CURRICULUM planning, CURRICULUM change, and CURRICULA (Courses of study)
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This paper deals with the physics curriculum development for secondary (especially upper secondary) schools. The preparatory phase of an investigation which targets a development of a new physics curriculum is described and discussed here. We were searching the international databases Scopus and Web of Science for publications which deal with physics (or science) curriculum reforms and with methods how to create a new curriculum. The literature review brought several crucial findings: in founded publications is criticized that on the international scene, there is paid an insufficient attention to physics/science curriculum, changes of curriculum are only tiny adjustments in most cases, the so-called math issue is frequently mentioned among main problems of physics curriculum. However, there has not been identified any transparent methodology for curriculum development and in most cases of physics curriculum-making or curriculum reforms it is not clear who and why has carried out it. A qualitative research approach was used, and grounded theory was chosen as the basic research plan in our research. The data will be collected using interviews and questionnaires. In the spring of 2019, in-depth interviews with 30 physicists from Czechia will be conducted. The physicists in this study were selected based on their high H-index (Web of Science) and other excellent results at the international level. Implications for the development of a new physics curriculum will be extracted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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