Particle Physics

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• What is particle physics?
• How does particle physics explain fundamental forces?
• What are some common mistakes students make with particle physics?
• What is the Standard Model?
• What particles are formed by radioactive processes?
• What is a Hilbert space?
• Are all elementary particles indivisible?
• What are all types of elementary particles ?
• Are Higgs elementary particles?
• What is the Theory of Everything?
• What measurements of neutrino mass have provided experimental deviations from the Standard Model?
• What kind of interactions are described by the Standard Model?
• How many fundamental particles does the Standard Model contain?
• What practical applications does particle physics have?
• Can cyclotrons be used for medical purposes?
• What do phenomenologists study?
• What is quantum chromodynamics?
• What do lattice theorists do?
• Has the Higgs boson been proved?
• What are associated anti-particles?
• What is the difference between a fermion and a boson?
• If you were to look at a clock while moving away at the speed of light, what would you see the clock do?
• What are the primary roles of each of the fundamental forces?
• What boson carries the Weak force?
• What are the strong and weak forces in an atom?
• What force is the weakest force in the atom?
• How is it that the strong and weak nuclear forces do not have an influence beyond the nucleus of the atom?
• What are two ways all external force on an object are similar?
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• What is the difference between a meson and a boson?
• Does Hadrons have antiparticles?
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• Refer to the image. I think the answer is D. Right or wrong?
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• Is there any particle that have no mass?
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• What are the names of the types of sub-atomic particles?
• How much heavier is an alpha particle than an electron?
• How do hadrons differ from all other subatomic particles?
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• Is it possible for an atom to time travel?
• See the image below....please explain your answer?
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• How many types of quarks are there and what are their names?
• Can you replace c with velocity in #E = mc^2#?
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• A 600W mercury lamp emits monochromatic radiation of wavelength 331.3 nm. How many photons are emitted from the lamp per second?
• A gas absorbs a photon of 355 nm and emits at two wavelengths. If one of the emission is at 680 nm, the other is at - i) 1035 nm ii) 325 nm iii) 743 nm iv) 518 nm?
• A scientist says light is matter because it made of particles called photons that contain energy, which is the equivalent of mass, using #E=mc^2#, state the extent to which his belief is justified?