Measurement Prefixes
By Oleksandr Koliakin Prefixes for measurements are incredibly important. Here are the basic ones (the ones in bold are the most common):...
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Jeffrey
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Leidenfrost effect
The Leidenfrost effect The Leidenfrost effect is a physical phenomenon in which a liquid, close to a surface that is significantly hotter...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
The Doppler Effect
By Oleksandr Koliakin You may have heard of the Doppler Effect, but do you know what it is? The Doppler Effect is an effect that can be...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
By Oleksandr Koliakin Let's start off with a thought experiment. Imagine that you are observing a special pendulum swinging machine. It...
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Arsenii Voloshyn
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
3rd Law Of Thermodynamics
The third Law of Thermodynamics states that the entropy of a perfect crystal is 0 if it is in absolute zero temperature. Absolute zero is...
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Arsenii Voloshyn
- Jul 30, 2020
- 1 min
Zeroth Law of Termodynamics
The Zeroth law of thermodynamics is, in my opinion the easiest law. It states that if two systems are in thermal equilibrium are both in...
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Arsenii Voloshyn
- Jul 30, 2020
- 1 min
1st Law of Thermodynamics
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy in a system cannot be created or destroyed only transferred from one state to another....
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 11, 2020
- 1 min
Newton's laws of motion
By Oleksandr Koliakin Apart from deducing his Law of Universal Gravitation, Sir. Isaac Newton deduced the following three laws of motion:...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Angular momentum
By Oleksandr Koliakin The angular momentum of an object is equal to: L = (mv)r = (mwr)r Where m is the mass of the object spinning around...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Gravitons
The graviton is a hypothetical particle, that is a gauge boson, responsible for carrying their force of gravity. It has never been...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Higgs Bosons
The Higgs Boson is different from all other bosons because it is a scalar boson, which means it has a spin of 0. It is responsible for...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Gluons
Gluons are gauge bosons, because they have a spin of 1. Gluons are the particles that carry the strong nuclear force. The strong nuclear...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
W and Z bosons
W and Z bosons are gauge bosons, because they have a spin of 1. W and Z bosons carry the weak nuclear force, which is responsible for the...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
Positronium
By Oleksandr Koliakin The positronium is an exotic atom, made out of an electron and an antielectron (positron) orbiting around each...
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Arsenii Voloshyn
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
2nd law of thermodynamics
Note from Oleksandr: Please scroll down after you finished reading this article and give us your opinion on which law of thermodynamics...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Bosons
Quarks and leptons are particles that make up all matter in our universe. But then, how do these particles interact? Here, bosons come...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Antimatter
By Oleksandr Koliakin You have probably read about antimatter in some sci-fi books, or found out about it in a sci-fi movie, when they...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Quarks
By Oleksandr Koliakin We know that the whole universe is made out of atoms. You are made out of atoms, the device you are using is made...
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- May 23, 2020
- 2 min
A Brief Introduction to Leptons
By Oleksandr Koliakin After you have read about quarks, you might think that everything is made out of quarks. That is not the case....
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Oleksandr Koliakin
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Exotic matter / Negative matter
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH EXOTIC ATOMS!!! By Oleksandr Koliakin Edited by Luke Exotic matter is hypothetical matter that has negative mass...
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