Condensed matter physics

but found an interest in mechanics and technology. His mother had wanted him to run the family farm, but his uncle and professor realized he was destined with a intellectual life. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, and he made discoveries in physics(optics), and laws of motion and gravity. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician. Early brilliance in…

concepts of mass and energy help explain the motion of objects and even describe how the planets move in an orbit. The very first theories postulated by the Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle built the foundation for what is to become the modern physics and started a unique paradigm on the world view. Followed by the disproval of his theories by the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, the English physicist Newton in turn came up with a new set of laws to accurately describe the phenomenons…

blonde, maybe someone became president rather than a physics professor. There are an infinite number of possibilities which causes the Multiverse Theory to also be a heavily controversial topic. However, it is also just a theory and there is no definitive proof quite yet. That being said, there are hundreds of ideas that could possibly prove the theory. The Multiverse Theory was first created in 1952 by a man named Erwin Schrodinger, the same physics theorist…

“It would be better for the true physics if there were no mathematicians on earth.” Daniel Bernoulli once said this statement. Not many people know about Daniel Bernoulli. Daniel Bernoulli (He was also known as Daniel Bernovllivs), was a swiss mathematician that furthered the study of calculus and physics along with his family. He was known for his principle (Bernoulli’s Principle), but also did many other things with his time. He helped the field of hydrodynamics, and without knowing it helped…

Science was never just a subject for me, it was something, which fascinated me, taught me and provided me with the explanation of what was around me all at the same time. Compared to all other subjects I studied, it was the only one in which truly interested me, one which I did not mind waking up in the morning for or to study for. It was only until my grandfather passed away from a heart disease, when I truthfully identified what part of science I would want to study. And that is Cardiology, as…

dropping out of high school, Einstein applied to enter the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School. Since his math and science test scores were especially high, he made it in contingent upon him finishing his high school degree. He was trained to teach physics and math. Eventually he got his degree in 1901 (Grandin, 9/21/15). Throughout his years at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School, he made friends with Milena Maric and eventually married her on January 6, 1903. They had two sons together before…

served as an artillery officer in his younger ages during World War I which put a halt onto his studies but soon picked back up on after the war. He chose learn theoretical physics. He worked with an English astronomer named Arthur Eddington while pursuing his studies that drove him to America where he achieved a Ph.D. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went back to Belgium in which he…

Faster-than-light travel (FTL) refers to matter travelling at a faster speed than light (c). In a vacuum, this speed is known as 2.998 x 108 meters per seconds. Based on the Theory of Relativity, it is known that objects with a mass cannot exceed the speed of light as they require infinite energy due to the increasing amounts of energy required for continuous acceleration (PhysicsLink, 2017). However, matters without mass, such as photons, can reach this speed (PhysicsLink, 2017). Nevertheless,…

inspired me to strive for a career in the aerospace industry. Researching into "How feasible are propulsion theories for interstellar travel?" for my EPQ allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of aerospace engineering. I was immersed in the physics and engineering world when I explored unfamiliar areas such as Antimatter Rockets and Special Relativity. Reading Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw's "Why Does E=mc2?: (And Why Should We Care?)" made me realise that it was possible to achieve long…

Nevertheless, the existence of dark matter has been widely accepted henceforth, and research into it is ongoing. Astronomers have recently discovered a galaxy without the existence of dark matter(Shelton). Dark matter cannot actually be seen or detected itself, but, as Zwicky found, it causes immense levels of gravity. This newly discovered galaxy has only the normal amount of gravity you would expect to find due to its stars, planets, and general cosmic junk, unlike every other galaxy we’ve…