Baths and Quarks: Solitons explained
Aνέβηκε στις 17 Φεβ 2012
In 'Baths and Quarks', theoretical
physics expert David Tong explains solitons and their effect on quarks
and protons. 'Solitons' -- solitary waves which can be seen as bubble
rings in the bath -- make it impossible for quarks and protons to be
separated, thus holding together the universe, he says. "Baths would be
so much more relaxing if they weren't so interesting. Bubble rings -
there's something strange and unnatural about these objects - so
structural where you wouldn't expect to see structure. When I get out of
the bath and pull the plug, there's a world of water that drains away -
a vortex - it's very similar to the bubble rings, and objects like
these may just hold the key to one of the most important problems in
particle physics [relating to quarks and protons]. My name is David
Tong. My job is to understand the beautiful things that I see in the
world around me. But to describe them properly, I have to understand
them in the language in which nature is written."
physics expert David Tong explains solitons and their effect on quarks
and protons. 'Solitons' -- solitary waves which can be seen as bubble
rings in the bath -- make it impossible for quarks and protons to be
separated, thus holding together the universe, he says. "Baths would be
so much more relaxing if they weren't so interesting. Bubble rings -
there's something strange and unnatural about these objects - so
structural where you wouldn't expect to see structure. When I get out of
the bath and pull the plug, there's a world of water that drains away -
a vortex - it's very similar to the bubble rings, and objects like
these may just hold the key to one of the most important problems in
particle physics [relating to quarks and protons]. My name is David
Tong. My job is to understand the beautiful things that I see in the
world around me. But to describe them properly, I have to understand
them in the language in which nature is written."
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