Theoretical physics

Dutch mathematician and scientist, lived from April 14, 1629 – July 8, 1695. He was one of the leading scientists of his time and is best known as an astronomer, physicist, proabablist, and horologist. His contributions to experimental and theoretical physics were most notably the discovery of Titan, invention of the first pendulum clock, and the earliest theory about the nature of light. His great contributions are of great significance and so he deserves to be chosen as one of the top 20…

Albert Einstein was one of the most influential people in the twentieth century. One hundred years later, we’re still using his equations, theories, and discoveries today. Albert Einstein was able to take a big stand in history. Taking a stand means to take a firm position in an issue. Einstein took this stand with his theory of relativity. Albert Einstein took a stand in history when he refused to give up proving relativity which carved a pathway to modern science. Einstein had some hardships…

When looking at something that is very large, such as the universe, a militaristic entity, or a massive political conflict, it can be hard to make any sense out of the sheer multitude of sensory experiences. Looking at something small, in contrast, is simple and easy to understand. Therefore, a useful way in understanding the whole would be to look at individual parts, and eventually the sum of the parts will lead to a conception of the entire entity. Richard Feynman’s The Character of Physical…

which studies the origin, structure, dynamics, evolution, and eventually the destiny of The Universe. What is Astrophysics? It is the branch of astronomy that uses the principals of physics and chemistry in studying The Universe. What Is Metaphysical? ‘Metaphysical’ is Something Highly Abstract and/or Overly Theoretical, that is difficult or impossible to observe by the own physical senses. Therefore, Metaphysical Cosmology addresses the questions about The Universe, which are beyond the scope…

spend less than a day on the planet near the black hole but when returns to the ship, many years have passed. Traveling forward in time is completely appropriate with the laws of physics. And all of it is technically possible and even though it is only a bit fraction of a second scale. Wormhole is the theoretical passage in space-time that may create shortcuts for a long journey through the universe. These are the predictions of the theory of relativity. But wormholes also bring the…

The firewall would immediately incinerate anything encountering its threshold, which paradoxically violates the no drama principle. To resolve the firewall paradox, one of three fundamental postulates of modern physics must be sacrificed: Einstein’s equivalence principle, which institutes the no drama principle; unitarity, which says that information cannot be lost; or locality, which says that an object can only be influenced directly. A resolution to this paradox…

focus inward and study other humans. To this point, sciences had been formulated to better understand our physical and environmental surroundings. To their credit, early thinkers achieved considerable advancements in understanding sciences like physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, and many of the discoveries throughout history in these fields are still withstanding today. As these early branches of science progressed in substance, so too did the procedures and standards of actually…

The beam of electrons must hit the screen in one specific spot, as if you were throwing baseballs through a hole against a wall. (Hence quantum physics challenged our classical thinking about objects and was deemed controversial in its early years.) In fact, when a slit is closed, the interference pattern disappears — the photons or electrons form a single band that spreads out from the brightest…

RESEARCH TASK AND WRITTEN REPORT Many theoretical and experimental problems were not solved in the early twentieth century. There were attempts to explain the behaviour of matter on the atomic level with the laws of classical physics however they were not accurate nor successful. It was not until the period between 1900 and 1930 where a revolution occurred and a generalised formulation called quantum mechanic was developed. And since the understanding of the structure of the nucleus of the atoms…

Interestingly enough, it was not until the early twentieth century that the conception of time was challenged. As Albert Einstein, a German theoretical-physicist, introduced his theory of relativity, time became another phenomenon and mostly likely, acquired more definitions. In addition, Einstein’s suspicion not only changed the studies of science and physics but even art and literature. Pericles Lewis explains in his Cambridge Introduction to Modernism that Albert Einstein’s theory of…