Ever wonder how the universe was created? Many have pondered that question. Some say god, some say the big bang, and some spout their own theories as to how the world we know came about. We’re going to delve into the concepts of particle acceleration and with that the big bang theory, and a few other things.
So, first off, what is particle acceleration? Or rather what is a particle accelerator? A particle accelerator is basically a device that shoots particles in a line or beam at a very high rate. Basically, what scientists are doing is smashing particles or atoms together so hard that it will create a miniature big bang. What scientists hope to find and see is what the universe was like during its creation. The “Little” bang created by the largest particle collider today, The Large Hadron Collider allows us to see for a small time what the universe looked like at its infancy on a micro scale. Well, aside from smashing particles together that’s pretty much all it does. It allows us to research more on the creation of the universe and theories regarding it.
Let’s start off on the Big Bang first. The Big Bang is one of the theories that scientists have drawn up to answer one of the greatest questions of mankind. Where did the universe come from? How did it start? What is the origin of the universe? The theory states that before the universe made there was nothing. It was much like space without the stars, suns and planets. Just pitch black space, nothing but a random ball of energy just sitting around. This ball of energy was the universe. Before what it was now it use to be so small you could probably fit it in the palm of your hand. Then all of a sudden this ball just exploded and expanded into what is now currently the universe...
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...ron Collider can actually be considered international project. Many research sites and scientists from different countries all work on the data collected from the Large Hadron Collider. Many other countries also funded the creation of the Large Hadron Collider as well.
Particle acceleration in essence or really what we use it for is simply smashing two atoms together. That’s nice and all but you may be left wondering has the Large Hadron collider done anything aside from smashing particles together for the world? No, not really but It and the company that created it has contributed to other technologies that are used today, for example the Medipix Chip that is used in imaging systems such as the one used to take X-Rays. Particle acceleration and its research are still barely done. There is much more to learn from the Large Hadron Collider and much more to be done.
Throughout history there has always been discussions and theories as to how the universe came to be. Where did it come from? How did it happen? Was it through God that the universe was made? These philosophies have been discussed and rejected and new theories have been created. I will discuss three theories from our studies, Kalam’s Cosmological Argument, Aquinas’s Design Argument, and Paley’s Design Argument. In this article, I will discuss the arguments and what these arguments state as their belief. A common belief from these three theories is that the universe is not infinite, meaning that the universe was created and has a beginning date. Each believe that there was a God, deity, or master creator that created the universe for a reason. They also believe that
Those technologies talked above may still too far from our daily lives, but actually the application of Einstein’s relativity is inundated with so many things around us, such as the smoke detector, screen, etc.
...rom the Higgs field. We can also thank them for the help with the equations, the motivation to build the LHC and to help discover what we call the Higgs Boson. Now because of Peter Higgs and Francois Englert the world and many scientist can now understand where particles get their mass, why electrons don’t just move rapidly across the universe, and why we as humans can understand the real reason on how particles receive their mass. A huge thank you is give to the team that helped find the Higgs Boson and another enormous thank you to Dr. Peter Higgs and his assistant Francois Englert for thinking of a theory that no one would have believed if someone else thought of it. So because of the team in Switzerland and these two fantastic scientist we can now say the the Higgs Field and the Higgs Boson does exist and now we can understand where particles get their mass.
For centuries, physicists and philosophers alike have wondered what makes up our universe. Aristotle thought that all matter came in one of four forms: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Since then we have come a long way, with the discovery of the atoms and the subatomic particles they are made of. We can even guess at what makes up protons and neutrons. We have since then discovered and predicted the existence of particles other than the atom, such as the photon, neutrino, axion, and many others.
For over a hundred years now a battle has been raging over the origin of the Universe and man. Soldiers of Science have drawn the battle lines with each side using various scientific and non - scientific theories as their weapons.
Greene continues with his explanations of the special theory of relativity.Chapter 3: Of Warps and Ripples Green begins the chapter by describing "Newton's View of Gravity" and continues by discussing the incompatibility of Newtonian Gravity and Special Relativity. The author also talks about how Einstein discovered the link between acceleration and the warping of space and time. Greene also discuses the basic aspects of General Relativity. He later points out how the two theories of relativity effect black holes, the big bang, and the expansion of space.Chapter 4: Microscopic Weirdness This chapter describes, in detail, the workings of quantum mechanics.
When it comes to cars, there are plenty of safety features incorporated by manufactures to ensure a smooth and safe ride. Some of these features seat belts, airbags, and antilock brakes. Nowadays, there have been great improvements to technology within cars to aid in the avoidance of collisions altogether. Examples of these technologies include blind spot detection, backup cameras, 360-degree cameras, and autonomous driving. Many of these newer safety features are there to avoid collisions. However, whenever a collision does occur, there is not much there to protect passengers in the rear of the car. Looking into this, there is evidence that shows that rear passengers do obtain injuries in collisions and pose the threat of contributing to others injuries. So, why are rear passenger airbags not standard in your vehicle?
The Big Bang is a theory that the universe was created in a very large
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The largest and most powerful particle collider in the world, based in CERN on the border of France and Switzerland, it is a huge undertaking. It is built to assists the scientists in discovering what the Earth is made of; it also plays a crucial part in resolving many theories by scientists. It is a 27 kilometer ring with super magnets that help the particles speed along the way. Some people also argue that it’s a machine that could possibly be dangerous, because it has the capability of creating small BLACK HOLES! “One way or another, it's the world's largest machine and it will examine the universe's tiniest particles. It's the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).”
...pecial relativity has caused profound changes in the way we view our universe at its most fundamental level. The theory has had an effect on many areas of science, especially physics. Even though many people did not think that special relativity was anything more than a theoretical idea, it has been tested numerous times. In every case, the predictions of special relativity are upheld. Special relativity is a cornerstone upon which modern physics has been built, and it is one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century.
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Here, we can use the vectors to use the Pythagorean Theorem, a2 + b2 = c2, to find the speed and angle of the object, which was used in previous equations.