[QUOTE=oak333;21490]Well, Higgs bosons are extremely small, smaller than the electrons and even neutrinos. [/QUOTE]
Small in what sense? Each of the three neutrino types have a very very small mass compared to the theoretical predications for the Higgs boson. In fact the weak gauge bosons have a very large mass compared to all the other standard model particles except the Top quark. Other than spin and electrical charge, I don’t think there’s any other way to measure them that makes any sense. The result of the current work at the CERN collider has been to bounder the mass of the Higgs boson. The CERN collider operates in the giga electronvolt (GeV), while the Large Hadron colider will be able to operate in the terra elctronvolt range (TeV). The Higgs boson may be found by experiments in the TeV range or it may be somewhere in the GeV range. Either way, some think there is new physics to be found in the TeV range that may well change our views of the standard model. I have always found this appealing.
[QUOTE=oak333;21442]Einstein got the Nobel prize in 1905 for the explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Generally the quantum mechanics is believed to have been introduced by Max Planck, who introduced the concept of “quantas.”[/QUOTE]
Again, I find this a difficult medium. I meant what I said in this context:
The history of quantum mechanics[11] began essentially with the 1838 discovery of cathode rays by Michael Faraday, the 1859 statement of the black body radiation problem by Gustav Kirchhoff, the 1877 suggestion by Ludwig Boltzmann that the energy states of a physical system could be discrete, and the 1900 quantum hypothesis by Max Planck that any energy is radiated and absorbed in quantities divisible by discrete ‘energy elements’, E, such that each of these energy elements is proportional to the frequency ν with which they each individually radiate energy, as defined by the following formula:
where h is Planck’s Action Constant. Planck insisted[12] that this was simply an aspect of the processes of absorption and emission of radiation and had nothing to do with the physical reality of the radiation itself. [B]However, this did not explain the photoelectric effect (1839), i.e. that shining light on certain materials can function to eject electrons from the material.[/B] In 1905, basing his work on Planck’s quantum hypothesis, Albert Einstein[13] postulated that light itself consists of individual quanta. These later came to be called photons (1926). From Einstein’s simple postulation was born a flurry of debating, theorizing and testing, and thus, the entire field of quantum physics.
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Einstein opened the door to the larger physics community that this view was indeed part of the true nature of the universe. Much thanks to Wikipedia for this excerpt.
Part of Einstein’s compulsion to follow the path that he did was to discover how his god structured the universe. It was also limited his view of the true nature of the universe. I find no incompatibilities between the discovery of one’s true nature of the universe through yoga and the same such quest by science as defined by the western world (words seem inadequate here). It seems to me that the concept of god is the only thing that creates limits.
[QUOTE=nameless;21513]Again, I find this a difficult medium. I meant what I said in this context:
The history of quantum mechanics[11] began essentially with the 1838 discovery of cathode rays by Michael Faraday, the 1859 statement of the black body radiation problem by Gustav Kirchhoff, the 1877 suggestion by Ludwig Boltzmann that the energy states of a physical system could be discrete, and the 1900 quantum hypothesis by Max Planck that any energy is radiated and absorbed in quantities divisible by discrete ?energy elements?, E, such that each of these energy elements is proportional to the frequency ν with which they each individually radiate energy, as defined by the following formula:
where h is Planck’s Action Constant. Planck insisted[12] that this was simply an aspect of the processes of absorption and emission of radiation and had nothing to do with the physical reality of the radiation itself. [B]However, this did not explain the photoelectric effect (1839), i.e. that shining light on certain materials can function to eject electrons from the material.[/B] In 1905, basing his work on Planck?s quantum hypothesis, Albert Einstein[13] postulated that light itself consists of individual quanta. These later came to be called photons (1926). From Einstein’s simple postulation was born a flurry of debating, theorizing and testing, and thus, the entire field of quantum physics.
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Einstein opened the door to the larger physics community that this view was indeed part of the true nature of the universe. Much thanks to Wikipedia for this excerpt.
Part of Einstein’s compulsion to follow the path that he did was to discover how his god structured the universe. It was also limited his view of the true nature of the universe. I find no incompatibilities between the discovery of one’s true nature of the universe through yoga and the same such quest by science as defined by the western world (words seem inadequate here). It seems to me that the concept of god is the only thing that creates limits.[/QUOTE]
It is a matter of history. Max Planck introduced the notion of quantas in 1900.
Einstein used Planck’s concept in 1905 to explain the photoelectric effect.
http://www.gap-system.org/~history/HistTopics/The_Quantum_age_begins.html
Just scroll down to Einstein 1905.
I like very much your Einsten’s quote about the compatibility of yoga and science. That is what I tried actually to show when I posted the site
Hinduism and Quantum Physics.
Namaste
I agree with you that Planck introduced the notion. My point is that Einstein’s work extended and deepened the concept such that this view of nature became more widely accepted and in that sense launched the quantum physics exploration of the universe in the 20’s and 30’s. There were some that thought Einstein was the first with true insight into quantum theory. It is fairly typical that numerous scientists work along similar lines at the same time, but the one that provides the key insight(s) usually gets the credit. Newton is given credit for calculus, but he was not alone in pursuing that path. The important thing is that insights did occur. Humans like to mark relative points in time and space with labels such as these.
Great info I am somewhat confused and intrigued at the same time I really enjoyed reading about this topic and all your comments.