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Walther Bothe and Bruno Rossi: the birth and development of coincidence methods in cosmic-ray physics
Walther Bothe and Bruno Rossi cosmic-ray physics
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2011/8/31
In 1924 Walther Bothe and Hans Geiger applied a coincidence method to the study of Compton scattering with Geiger needle counters. Their experiment con rmed the existence of radiation quanta and estab...
Students' Views of Macroscopic and Microscopic Energy in Physics and Biology
energy, biology in physics, physics education research
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2011/9/7
Energy concepts are fundamental across the sciences, yet these concepts can be fragmented along disciplinary boundaries, rather than integrated into a coherent whole. To teach physics effectively to b...
On the Status of the Geodesic Principle in Newtonian and Relativistic Physics
Newtonian and Relativistic Physics
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2011/9/1
A theorem due to Bob Geroch and Pong Soo Jang [“Motion of a Body in General Relativity.”Journal of Mathematical Physics 16(1), (1975)] provides a sense in which the geodesic principle has the status o...
On (Some) Explanations in Physics
Explanations Physics
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2011/9/1
I offer one possible explanation of why inertial and gravitational mass are equal in Newtonian gravitation. I then argue that this is an example of a kind of explanation that is not captured by standa...
Fundamental physics and cosmology with LISA
Fundamental physics cosmology with LISA
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2010/12/20
In this article we give a brief review of the fundamental physics that can be done with the future space-based gravitational wave detector LISA. This includes detection of gravitational wave bursts co...
WARNING: Physics Envy May Be Hazardous To Your Wealth!
Quantitative Finance Efficient Markets Financial Crisis History of Economic Thought
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2010/4/27
The quantitative aspirations of economists and financial analysts have for many years been based on the belief that it should be possible to build models of economic systems - and financial markets in...
LHC Detectors and Early Physics
LHC Detectors Early Physics
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2010/3/16
In this review I sketch the basic criteria and boundary conditions which have guided the design of the LHC detectors. The discussion will concentrate on the so-called general-purpose experiments, ATLA...
CALICE Report to the DESY Physics Research Committee
beam analysis results calorimeter development
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2010/3/16
We present an overview of the CALICE activities on calorimeter development for a future linear collider. We report on test beam analysis results, the status of prototype development and future plans.
CP violation and hints for new physics at the B factories
CP violation B factories
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2010/3/15
We report the latest results on CP violation measurements and the tantalizing hints of potential new physics effects obtained at the B factories.
Should economists adopt methods from physics?
economists adopt methods physics
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2010/4/27
This is a short essay I wrote for an online publication affiliated with the business school at the University of Technology, Sydney. I discuss how the methods used in physics can apply to economics in...
Lessons from failures to achieve what was possible in the twentieth century physics
twentieth century physics quantum physics
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2010/3/19
For several decades there has been no breakthrough in fundamental physics as revolutionary as relativity and quantum physics despite the amazing advancement of applied physics and technology. By discu...
Design and performance evaluations of generic programming techniques in a R&D prototype of Geant4 physics
generic programming techniques R&D prototype Geant4 physics
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2010/3/15
A R&D project has been recently launched to investigate Geant4 architectural design in view of addressing new experimental issues in HEP and other related physics disciplines. In the context of this p...
Spallation Physics and the ADS Target Design
Spallation Physics the ADS Target Design
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2010/10/15
This paper reviews the physics of the spallation which is a nuclear reaction in which a particle (e.g. proton) interacts with a nucleus. Given to the high energy of the incident proton, in a first sta...
Experimental High Energy Physics
Brazilian theorists Experimental High Energy Physics
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2010/10/26
A summary of the contributions on experimental high energy physics to the XXIV Brazilian National Meeting on Particle and Fields is presented. There were 5 invited talks and 32 submitted contributions...
Physics of Transport Barriers
Physics Transport Barriers
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2010/10/27
The concept of ExB flow velocity shear suppression is utterly fundamental in modern fusion research. It is asserted that there are models enabling to understand the physics involved in LH transitions....