Tag: quantum field theory
-
Everything is a particle, but what does that mean?!
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] What is a “particle”? Quantum physics says everything is made of particles, but what does that actually mean? For Symmetry Magazine: “Is he a dot or is he a…
-
Ships on a quantum sea
My latest post at Galileo’s Pendulum tests a way to explain quantum field theory to non-scientists, which I hope to put in my book-in-progress. Please go read the post, and let me know what you think! Just as a ship moving through still water produces a wake, electrons create ripples in the ambient electromagnetic field.…
Bowler Hat Science 