Browsing Archive: September, 2011
Posted by on Saturday, September 24, 2011,
There has been an article circulating through the popular media which claims physicists at the Large Hadron Collider have observed subatomic particles travelling faster than the speed of light. They claim that this disproves Einstein's theory of relativity, and so are getting a lot of attention. Unfortunately this highlights several flaws in the way scientific results are reported, and perhaps more disturbing proves a lack of physics knowledge by active physicists.
For in spite of the claims m... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Monday, September 5, 2011,
Some loyal readers will recognize this entry as a repeat from last year. I had requests from some of my readers to repeat it, so I acquiesced to the masses...To all the students starting University, enjoy this time of your life. Long ago when I started, a prof told me that this is the start of your real education. Now you get to choose your own courses and your own field of study. It is entirely up to you to decide what to do with this chance.
I know from my own experience that the first days...
I am a physicist recently graduated from the University of Victoria, with a doctorate in theoretical physics. I also have training in mathematics, engineering and computer programming.