YankeyMCC
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Fri Apr-08-05 09:34 AM
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Cosmic particle accelerator seen |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4423975.stmHey maybe this is one of those massive galactic artifacts that should exist if there are(have been?) advanced star faring civilizations in the Galaxy. :)
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Fri Apr-08-05 09:39 AM
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I remember reading years and years ago that to create/observe certain particles, a particle accellerator of huge proportions would be required.....what if such structures occur naturally?
very very cool ideas for science fiction speculation....
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Bill McBlueState
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Fri Apr-08-05 09:42 AM
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2. sounds like a radiative processes hw problem in the making... |
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Given a magnetic field of 1 G, what gamma factor would electrons need to have to produce 10^15 eV synchrotron radiation?
(Y'all don't need to answer. Sorry.) :crazy:
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Fri Apr-08-05 10:39 AM
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3. If They Bust a Higgs Particle |
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and no one detects it, does it exist? (In quantum mechanics, that's a real question.)
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Sun Apr-10-05 05:28 PM
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4. God just blew a smoke ring (nt) |
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