Ideas of Jim Baggott, by Theme
[British, fl. 2013, Science writer.]
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27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / a. Energy
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Planck introduced the idea that energy can be quantized
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / b. Fields
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Fields can be 'scalar', or 'vector', or 'tensor', or 'spinor'
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A 'field' is a property with a magnitude, distributed across all of space and time
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 2. Electrodynamics / c. Electrons
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Free electrons have clouds of virtual particles, arising from field interaction
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / a. Concept of matter
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Thermodynamics sees nature as a continuous flow of energy, as radiation and as substance
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / b. Standard model
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The current standard model requires 61 particles
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27. Natural Reality / B. Modern Physics / 4. Standard Model / c. Particle properties
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Particle measurements don't seem to reflect their reality
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