by Thomas Lee Abshier | Sep 8, 2026 | Physics and Faith
Critique of the Young Earth Theory I recently attended a seminar that presented the young-earth position through ten lectures by four speakers. This essay draws the ten together. It sets out what the seminar claimed, what conventional science and theology agree with,...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Sep 8, 2026 | Physics and Faith
The Evidence for an Old Earth The young-earth model’s claims are wanting. This essay is the positive case, strongest lines of evidence that the earth is about 4.5 billion years old and the universe about 13.8 billion, in the form a scientist would give them:...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Sep 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
⭐ Core takeaway A human cell uses 2,000–10,000 distinct protein species at any given moment, but the total possible molecular species it can produce (all proteoforms) is 80,000–100,000+. This is the closest scientifically meaningful answer to “how many molecular...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Apr 25, 2026 | Particle Theory
The Octahedron in Magnesium The story of SS-8: how a formula written for the strict-N=Z alpha-chain turned out to hide a deeper combinatorial structure, how a Platonic solid two-and-a-half thousand years old appeared inside a magnesium nucleus, and how the same...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Apr 25, 2026 | Particle Theory
Eight Nuclei in a Row The story of SS-7: how a formula written for the smallest atomic nuclei turned out, almost by accident, to predict the weights of nuclei a hundred times larger — and how the first thing that seemed wrong about the result, when it was finally...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Mar 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Compton Frequency Explained The Compton frequency is the frequency associated with a particle’s rest mass energy. It comes directly from combining: Einstein’s mass–energy relation E=mc2E = mc^2E=mc2 Planck’s energy–frequency relation E=hfE = h...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Mar 14, 2026 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics
How the Compton Frequency Connects to Experimental Atom Interferometry Measurements The connection between the Compton frequency and atom interferometry is one of the most elegant examples of fundamental quantum mechanics appearing in precision experiments....
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Mar 11, 2026 | Physics
📐 Theorem vs. Postulate — The Clean Distinction ⭐ Postulate (Axiom) A postulate is a statement you accept as true without proof. It’s a starting point, a foundational assumption of a mathematical system. Think of it as: “We agree to begin here.” Examples: Through any...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Mar 6, 2026 | Newtonian Mechanics, Physics
Energy in Conventional Physics Energy, in conventional physics, is defined as a quantitative property of a physical system that expresses its capacity to do work or to produce heat. It is conserved, transferable, and measurable in joules. ⚡ Core...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Dec 21, 2025 | Particle Theory
Strong Spin–Orbit Coupling in Nuclear Physics In nuclear physics, strong spin–orbit coupling is the crucial interaction that makes the nuclear shell model work and explains the observed magic numbers. Below is a clear, step-by-step explanation of what it is, why it is...
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