The Higgs Boson.
The Higgs boson is the particle that gives weight to other particles. The Higgs Boson is a particle within the standard Model of physics. It creates weight by interacting with other particles; the more it interacts, the heavier it is. We have a tendency to consider mass as ingrained importance of all things, however the majority of physicists consider that without the Higgs boson, mass fundamentally doesn’t exist. Without the higgs boson nothing would exist, this is due to the fact that everything has mass, even miniscule molecules weigh something. The Higgs Boson is not heavy itself(as it is a particle - particles are profoundly diminutive) but depending how much it interacts with the particles around it, determines how heavy the particles within the higgs field is. This was all a theory since 1964 until scientists at CERN used the Large Hadron Collider(LHC) to find the theory of the Higgs Boson to be a real particle. The particle decays almost instantaneously so scientists at CERN are trying to slow down the process of decay and evaluate the process. We have a tendency to consider mass as ingrained importance of all things, however the majority of physicists consider that without the Higgs boson, mass fundamentally doesn’t exist. There are 17 particles within the standard model of physics. Fundamental particles are the components of matter, called fermions. Bosons are the particles that create interactions. There are twelve dubbed fermions, therefore
The particles include photinos, neutrinos, gravitinos, axions, and magnetic monopoles, among many others. Of these, researchers have detected only neutrinos -- and whether neutrinos have any mass remains unknown. Experiments are under way to detect other exotic particles. If they exist, and if one has a mass in the correct range, then that particle might pervade the universe and constitute dark matter.
We all live in a complex universe and human is curious about by nature. What is the world made of? This is an enormous progress era that allows humans to find some answers to their curiosity. And string theory is the recent attempt of humans to answer this curiosity. Our basic science would explain to us that the world is made of matter. This ordinary matter is made of atoms which is composed of the basic components, electrons which are around the nucleus,a nucleus that is composed of neutrons and protons and both contain smaller particles known as quarks.
Did you know that “it has been 50 years since two scientists found landmark evidence for the Big Bang theory?”(Kramer,2014) The Bang Theory aka BBT is the most popular explanation about the start of our universe that is widely accepted/acknowledged. The theory is that “the entire Universe is spreading apart, with distant galaxies speeding away from us in all directions. Run the clock backwards to 13.8 billion years ago, and everything in the Cosmos started out as a single point in space. In an instant, everything expanded outward from that location, forming the energy, atoms and eventually the stars and galaxies we see today.” (Cain, 2013) The Big Bang Theory is possibly right because of the evidence/research backed up by it such as exploration done by Edwin Hubble, data found by both Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, and background radiation that had been found that is believed to be created by the Big Bang.
During the time of Galileo, the church was very strict with physicists who believed in the Copernican model. This is exactly the position that Galileo found himself in. In 1600 Galileo began making his own telescope. He became the first person to point one at the night sky. What staggered him the most by doing this was the sheer volume of stars that were not visible with the naked eye. Galileo used his telescope to make many discoveries; one of these is the discovery of Jupiter’s four moons. He even plotted and tracked there rotations around Jupiter. The main thing however, was that Jupiter even had moons, this was proof that the geocentric model was incorrect and that this discovery was in favour of the Copernican model.
After conducting an hour-long observation and data collection of The Big Bang Theory, I found three specific patterns. These were patterns of traditional gender roles, heterosexual privilege, and gender performance. The first pattern is the traditional breadwinner and housewife roles that are portrayed throughout the episodes. In the show women are seen occupying the household while the men occupy the workplace. These traditional roles reinforce gendered behaviors and interactions amongst the male and female character that reflect modern day society.
There have been many theories concerning what the universe looks like, how it became this way, and where it is going. The most popular theory that people hold today is that the universe began when all the matter ever present in the universe was contained in a tiny speck and that spec exploded. This is known as the Big Bang. This theory has developed a great deal since it was first conceptualized and continues to evolve today. Many different scientists have had a hand in this.
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Chapter four is all about the theories that fall under the psychoanalytic tradition. There are three main theorists within the chapter; Freud, Adler, and Jung. Each of whom developed many theories that are still relevant today. The psychoanalytic tradition consist of theories that analysis the means to how someone develops their own unique personality.
I feel like Hick’s theory is a valid explanation for God allowing evil in the world, because it shows a progression for humans into either evil lusts or the connection with God and his goal for our eternal salvation. In this theory, God allows us to choose to follow our sinful nature, and this route is so easy. The devil makes sure we have plenty of temptation throughout our days, months, years, and lifetime. When we want to follow God’s word and not look at the opposite sex with a lustful thought, guess what, the devil will cause some unknown soul to cross your path. It’s up to us to no dwell on the thought, because the sin is in the thought. I believe that the devil uses sinful souls, as puppets, to tempt people. We all have our weaknesses
Philosophers love to argue points or defend points that seem either brutally obvious to lay people or so obscure as to wonder about the mental health of the philosopher. For some philosophers, nitpicking and countering previously accepted arguments about causes of actions is along the way totally confusing a college student desperately trying to grasp the mysterious ideas a way of life. For example, Wayne Davis references a way to disprove the "causal theory" (it holds that "actions done for a reason are explained by the agent's beliefs and desires") (Davis, 2005, p. 58). Mary, for example, turned on the light switch not because she had any particular belief that there was too much light but because she believed there was not enough light. The argument ensuing from that position (based on Donald Davidson's theory) is: even if "…beliefs and desires cause actions that are done for reasons, the contents of those beliefs and desires are irrelevant" to the fact that Mary produced the action at the light switch (Davis, 58). Hence, Davis has proved that since the reasons why Mary acted are irrelevant, from that perspective the causal theory can thus be undermined (58).
The Experimenters goes in depth into the lives of twelve great chemists. Chemistry had been apart of our world since the beginning of time. Chemistry explains why the sky is blue and what makes up our very existence. The twelve chemists discussed in this novel include Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Priestley, Jons Jacob Berzelius, Justus von Liebig, Dmitri Mendeleyev, Louis Pasteur, Marie and Irene Curie, Linus Pauling, Richard Willstatter, and Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin. Each chapter starts at their birthplace and will take you through the life of the chemist, from greatest discoveries to personal relationships. You will read about the struggles and breakthroughs each chemist
It is almost time for the new season of Long Island Medium and this season Theresa Caputo is bringing on several celebrities to help them reconnect with their loved ones. One of those will be Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory and the new preview has fans excited to see it go down. His sister Julie will be with Jim on the show as Theresa reconnects them both with their dad, who passed away. Back in 2001, Jim Parsons dad died in a car wreck leaving behind his wife and children. Yahoo shared a clip of the big upcoming episode with Jim Parsons.
The Standard Model is a theory that hypothesises what happened during the first instances of the universe after the big bang and how all of the matter in the universe was formed. It is currently a complete theory of what we observe in nature aside from incorporating gravity.
Astronomers believed the Universe was created about 14 billion years ago. During that time, the entire Universe was inside a bubble that was thousands of times smaller than a pinhead, and it was insanely hot and dense. Out of nowhere this little bubble started expanding. This expansion created what we know as the Universe. In such little time the Universe went from the size of an atom to the ginormous galaxy we have that is continuously growing.
The argument suggesting life existing on other Earth-like planets has been present since man first looked into space and questioned his own existence and the existence of others like him. Today there are many theories on the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, but only one theory goes beyond them and into an even larger realm. The contents of this theory, known as the “multiverse” theory, suggest that humans on Earth live within one universe of many others that reside within a primordial vacuum containing many other universes (Jenkins and Perez). Each of these universes possesses potentially different natural constants and physical laws that govern them differently, thus calling forth some logical questions. First,