Hawking radiation (a phenomenon first theorised by Professor Stephen Hawking in a 1975 paper entitled ‘Particle Creation by Black Holes’ [1]) is what happens when virtual particles form near the horizon of a black hole. 259 more words
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An introduction to virtual particles (2)
When reading quantum mechanics, it often feels like the more you know, the less you understand. My reading of the Yukawa theory of force, as an exchange of virtual particles (see… 947 more words
Baseball And The Virtual Particle
Al was pouring my mugful of his morning blend (“If it doesn’t wake you up we’ll call the doctor“) when Jeremy stepped into the counter. 706 more words
Virtualosity
No knock, the door just opened suddenly.
“Hello, Jeremy. Rule of Three?”
“Huh? No, I was down the hall just now when I saw you go into your office so I knew you hadn’t gotten busy with something yet. 709 more words
Abstract Horses
It was a young man’s knock, eager and a bit less hesitant than his first visit.
“C’mon in, Jeremy, the door’s open.”
“Hi, Mr Moire, it’s me, Jerem… How did ..? 707 more words
Couplings and asymptotic freedom
Each of the four fundamental interactions can be characterized by a dimensionless parameter expressed in terms of universal constants, the coupling constant.
In the lagrangian of strong interactions, the coupling constant is parameterized by the gauge coupling parameter,, giving in natural units… 681 more words
