Natural Science Forum / Physics / Particle Physics / May 2007

Can someone expound on the meaning of the numbers that are used in the
AIP Particle Properties Data Booklet for the bosons that mediate EM,
the weak force, and the strong force?
   photon

"The energy of the atom when the proton and electron spins are aligned
is higher than when they are not aligned."
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen#Electron_energy_levels
How much is the energy difference (in percent)?

Einstein's 1916 theory of gravity, electromagnetism and the Yang-Mills
theory of the weak and strong sub-nuclear forces are all gauge theories,
yet in 4D there is a basic difference between gravity and the rest and
that is Einstein's local principle of equivalence. But what is ...

"Dimensional Analysis and Relativity"
    Over the years the writer has received E-mails which strongly assert
that the techniques of Dimensional Analysis ARE OF NO BENEFIT in the study
of relativistic phenomena without any  justification for that strong

I have asked the question before, but have never received a
satisfactory answer.
I was introduced to the concept of "thermal neutron radiation" in
radiation training and while I was a student of chemistry in the

I have maintained a general interest in particle physics over a period
of some thirty years. The current concerns over string theory and the
"need" for a Higgs field lead leave me with the impression that the
discipline has intellectually self-contorted to an irredeemable extent

Mind Control Weapons and Directed Energy Weapons
Do you know Mind Control Weapons and Brain Washing (such as CIA Mind
Control Project : MKULTRA) ? Do you know voice can be transmitted to
human's head from long distance(V2K)? (In 2002, the Air Force Research

Think about eternity and probability that you were life only now
and thinking about it.
You will live forever BECAUSE eternity / 1 = eternity.
http://www.geocities.com/zetan_duke

When a alpha particle enters in silicon, it needs 3.6eV to generate an
electron-hole pair, while the bandgap of the silicion is 1.12eV, why
3.6eV ? Thanks.

"Defining Inertial and Gravitational Accelerations"
    Basis physics texts define acceleration as the second derivative of
position with respect to time (d^2*L/dT^2) or, in more straight forward
language as the rate of change of the rate of change of position with

"Quantum Theory vs General Relativity"
"The Conflict Between Quantum Theory and General Relativity"
    The General Relativity Theory and Quantum Theory are two fundamental
theories accepted by modern physics. The former theory deals with the very

all the uncertainity principle says is that you cannot measure the
location and momentum of a particle at the same time
it says NOTHING about randomness, in fact it says that you CANNOT even
know if it is random or not, because you cannot measure it

"Are Unified Field Theories Justified?"
    Modern physics seems to be searching for ways to incorporate all
physical phenomena into a single unified theory. The question that comes to
mind is why? The question arises as to the conceptual need for such an

the uncertainty principle says that you cannot empirically know the
location and momentum of nature in the particle realm for certain
many unethical scientists have equated uncertainty with randomness and
propagated an uncorrect philosophy called quantum mechanics