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Structure of fundamental physics, its sections and fields, their relation to each other and use.

What is more important, physicist’s knowledge or imagination?

Posted on October 25, 2015 by admin
Bohr and Landau discussed the importance of imagination for the development of physics

On trust to the own imagination Without the knowledge accumulated in centuries, one fails even to make a step in physics. On the other hand, without the imagination, how can you perceive new things that are absolutely unknown yet. Therefore, … Continue reading →

What are computer simulations in physics for?

Posted on May 28, 2015 by admin
Simulation of particle collisions in the CMS detector

On simulation of status of a star In order to build an expensive detector for experiments at accelerators or in space, one should carefully calculate the response it gives to elementary particles trapped in it. Here, the nature has prepared … Continue reading →

What kind of work in physics is performed by math?

Posted on May 4, 2015 by admin
Mathematics successfully describes the physical reality surprisingly well

About that the laws of the mathematics allow to a person Mathematics rests more on the flight of thought, and therefore was developed faster than physics that was nourished by man-made experiments that require a lot of time and money. … Continue reading →

Where is the boundary between experiment and theory?

Posted on May 3, 2015 by admin
The theory has risen too high above experiment

On the possibility of losses due to negligent treatment People carry out experiments constantly, each day and not only in the science, just curious to see what would happen if … And later, when there is time, they attempt to … Continue reading →

How was science developing in the ancient world?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Ancient Greek scientists have begun physics

Going step by step, from ancient Greece to Europe via the east The Miletus school — Thales and his disciples Anaximander, Anaximenes — is considered to be the first at the beginning of the VI BC. It lasted for about … Continue reading →

How well does physics predict observations and discoveries?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Detection of carriers of the weak interaction was a triumph of elementary particle physics

On the stunning results of elementary particle physics and cosmology Modern knowledge of the microcosm and the cosmos is still far from perfect. For example, we can not describe in detail the strong interactions of elementary particles, or explain the … Continue reading →

How is the fundamental physics related to reality?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Photo of a shoulder, made by X-rays

Creating new technologies in the process of studying the universe In various fields of science, there are many examples where access to new technological levels occurred unintentionally, and began with the daily work and imagination of scientists. Exploration of new … Continue reading →

What impact has the particle physics on physical cosmology?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
A blue star glows, emitting photons

Applying knowledge of the fundamental interactions to the universe At the beginning of the XX century, we were not aware of the existence of great number of galaxies yet, so the universe was identified with our galaxy, called the Milky … Continue reading →

What is the role of quantum field theory in physical cosmology?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Hypothetical object -- a ball of condensate of a quantum field

On the continuous movement of elementary particle fields in the universe When the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field has been extended to describe the strong and weak interactions, the fields of particles not yet known at that time were … Continue reading →

Why is it helpful to know about the particles absent around us?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
The detector to study the quark-gluon plasma

Being born abundantly in each collision of collider beams Indeed, most of the observed matter consist of only three kinds of elementary particles: protons, neutrons and electrons. Apart from them, there are neutrinos and quanta of electromagnetic radiation — photons … Continue reading →

What is the subject of study of modern elementary particle physics?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Quanta of fields --- elementary particles -- leave trail of bubbles in detectors

About systematic study of the variety of particles, one after another In the second half of the last century it was created quite harmonious theoretical schemes that described interactions of the known elementary particles and predicted the existence of those … Continue reading →

How is quantum field theory connected with elementary particle physics?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Quanta of fields --- elementary particles -- leave trail of bubbles in detectors

Predicting new particles and explaining the properties of those already known The basis of knowledge about the construction of the universe is the notion of elementary particles and their impact on surroundings. When a particle approaches close to another one, … Continue reading →

How do we know about the variety of elementary particles?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by admin
Nearly the most complicated detector ATLAS for the biggest collider LHC

Slowly but surely revealing the theoretically predicted particles… With their own hands physicists allow new species of particles that do not exist in substances to be born. The birth occurs when particle beams collide with either a target or each … Continue reading →

Is it worth spending time and money on fundamental physics?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by admin
Man develops a science, and it brings the new technology

Opening new technical opportunities a century after century… Of course, the understanding of the laws of the universe does not directly lead to significant improvements in people’s live. However, in the development of fundamental science a number of quite revolutionary … Continue reading →

What is the subject of research in the study of the universe?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by admin
The fundamental physics knows of elementary particles, quantum fields and expansion of the Universe

Shaping the laws of the universe from the properties of elementary particles… In fundamental physics, there are three closely related areas: physics of elementary particles, quantum field theory and physical cosmology. Their subjects of study are the space-time and elementary … Continue reading →

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