Astronomy Astronomers saw a rogue planet going through a rapid growth spurt The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets ...
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Math Physics There’s math behind this maddening golf mishap Math and physics explain the anguish of a golf ball that zings around the rim of the hole instead of falling in.
Hi everyone! I've begun teaching myself physics with the Feynman Lectures books. However, I find the exercises so difficult. After reading a chapter, I struggle with how to approach the exercises effectively. I understand that this isn't an easy process, but I feel I need a deeper understanding...
Hello everyone, I am trying to calculate the energy loss and straggling of alpha particles with same energy, I used LISE++ to obtain the energy loss in every layer of the materials using Spectrometer Design of LISE++, but I can only calculate the energy-loss straggling layer by layer. Does...
Health & Medicine How a bacterial toxin linked to colon cancer messes with DNA A closeup look at colibactin’s structure reveals chemical motifs that guide its mutation-wreaking “warheads” to ...
Hi, Can someone clarify for me the terms used in the Gamow energy equation. I know mr = reduced mass, c= speed of light etc, but what is puzzling me are the terms Za and Zb. I thought that these were the charges (I have been asked to find the Gamow energy of two protons). My answer...
