When you’re a kid, you’re told that all the stuff around you is made of atoms and that atoms are made of protons and neutrons and electrons. And if you’re lucky you’re told what protons and neutrons are made of they’re made of three quarks eat, but if they’re both made of quarks, how areContinue reading “Quarks”
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Muons:Life example of the theory of relativity
Every second thousand of cosmic rays mostly hydrogen and helium nuclei strike every square meter of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. We don’t really know where they come from. But we do know that when cosmic rays crash into air molecules in the atmosphere. They create a shower of other fundamental particles pions crayons positrons, electronsContinue reading “Muons:Life example of the theory of relativity”
Twin Paradox
Did you know that you could be older than your twin like years older according to Einstein’s theory of special relativity? It’s possible because time can take faster or slower depending on how you’re moving. What yeah, we’ll get back to that. But first we’re going to learn all of special relativity. Don’t worry. ThereContinue reading “Twin Paradox”
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