by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jul 21, 2025 | Particle Theory, Physics
Baryon Decay and the Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, Poe Assistant 7/21/2025 Assistant The detection of asymmetric matter-antimatter baryon decay is a significant step in understanding the origins of the universe’s observed...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jul 21, 2025 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics
The Fermi Gas and Stellar Collapse By Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, and Poe Assistant 7/21/2025 Assistant The Fermi gas is a physical model used in quantum mechanics and statistical physics to describe a system of many non-interacting fermions (particles that obey the Pauli...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jun 24, 2025 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Photon Absorption and Orbital Decay Modes by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, Copilot, and Poe Assistant 6/24/2024 Thomas: How does a photon transfer energy to a block of carbon? Is it by activating an electron orbital that decays, or by being absorbed by vibrating the...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jun 21, 2025 | Newtonian Mechanics, Physics
The Energetic and Entropic Determinants of Fracture by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, and Copilot, 6/21/2025 Thomas: When an object breaks, what is the principle that is being satisfied? Is it an increase of entropy by breaking into more possible configurations, or is it...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jun 20, 2025 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics
The Shape of the Wavefront Emanations from the Double Slit Experiment by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, and Poe Assistant 6/20/2025 Thomas: when the photon enters both of the double slits, the wave function propagates from its source as a wave packet, and hence I think...
by Thomas Lee Abshier | Jun 20, 2025 | Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Wavefunction Coherence Considerations in the Dual Slit Experiment by Thomas Lee Abshier, ND, Copilot, and Poe Assistant 6/20/2025 Thomas: A photon obviously has a wavelength inferred by E=hf. Wavelength, of course, refers to the longitudinal distance over which the E...
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