Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Relativistic Mechanical Quantities

Posted on November 24, 2011 by PlatoHagel

A number of ordinary mechanical quantities take on a different form as the speed approaches the speed of light. Relativistic Mechanical Quantities(Link) At what energies must relativistic expressions be used? *** Kinematic Time Shift Calculation  Hafele and Keating Experiment Usefulness … Continue reading →

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The Body Canvas

Posted on November 22, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Let no one destitute of geometry enter my doors.” Who would have known about the distinction I had thought only myself could bare the artistic rendition of a thought processes that had unfurled in my own expressive way many others … Continue reading →

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first tau-neutrino “appearing” out of several billion of billions muon neutrinos

Posted on November 22, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Layout of the CNGS beam line. The OPERA neutrino experiment [1] at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the νμ→ντ channel, the signature being the … Continue reading →

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Prof Anton Zeilinger speaks on quantum physics. at UCT

Posted on November 21, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Thanks to Lubos for putting Youtube Video up. World-renowned physicist Professor Anton Zeilinger entertained and informed a UCT audience about quantum physics during his Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture at the University of Cape Town on 25 October. Zeilinger is professor of … Continue reading →

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Energy Boost From Shock Front

Posted on November 20, 2011 by PlatoHagel

Main Components of CNGS A 400 GeV/c proton beam is extracted from the SPS in 10.5 microsecond short pulses of 2.4×1013 protons per pulse. The proton beam is transported through the transfer line TT41 to the CNGS target T40. The … Continue reading →

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Culture jamming

Posted on November 18, 2011 by PlatoHagel

See: Culture Jamming *** Culture jamming, coined in 1984,[1][2][3] denotes a tactic used by many anti-consumerist social movements[4] to disrupt or subvert mainstream cultural institutions, including corporate advertising. Guerrilla semiotics and night discourse are sometimes used synonymously with the term … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street

Posted on November 18, 2011 by PlatoHagel

So what are your thoughts on Occupy Wall Street ? Sorry for all the links but they have been put out in order for some to understand the larger context. There has been something seriously wrong in our societies for … Continue reading →

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Point Particles and String Amplitudes

Posted on November 15, 2011 by PlatoHagel

For myself understanding the dimensional relationship toward the QFT perspective of particle research and development,  it has been a difficult road to understanding this relation. It is not just the idea of what transpires as we architecturally build the world\universe … Continue reading →

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Two Dimensions

Posted on November 14, 2011 by PlatoHagel

A diagram showing the first four spatial dimensions.  The concept of dimension is not restricted to physical objects. High-dimensional spaces occur in mathematics and the sciences for many reasons, frequently as configuration spaces such as in Lagrangian or Hamiltonian mechanics; … Continue reading →

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Space Weather: Wind in Space

Posted on November 11, 2011 by PlatoHagel

An X1.9 Flare at 2011 Nov 03 2027 UT!   Full SDO cadence (12 sec) movie of the M2.5 flare and associated CME from June 7,2011; composite of AIA wavelengths 211 (red channel), 193 (green), and 171 (blue); 05:00–13:00UTC; 2400 … Continue reading →

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