e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right
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According to the conventional model of particle physics, protons and neutrons comprise smaller particles known as quarks, which in turn are bound by gluons.
The odd thing is this: the mass of gluons is zero and the mass of quarks is only five percent. Where, therefore, is the missing 95 percent?
The answer, according to the study published in the US journal Science on Thursday, comes from the energy from the movements and interactions of quarks and gluons.
In other words, energy and mass are equivalent, as Einstein proposed in his Special Theory of Relativity in 1905.
The e=mc2 formula shows that mass can be converted into energy, and energy can be converted into mass
e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein's proven right - Yahoo! News
anlgpNew MemberIt took them long enough.
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unluckylucianoNew Memberseems kind of funny the further they get along the more that theories einstein proposed, that were called into question, are becoming acceptable again...
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unluckylucianoNew Member"anlgp wrote:
It took them long enough.
well its one thing to prove it mathematically, its a whole other to have some sort of empirical data.
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padre31luxury_boxThe most Controversial of Einstein's Theories has yet to been proven:
A Clock Work Universe instead of a Random Universe.
unluckylucianoNew Member"padre31 wrote:
The most Controversial of Einstein's Theories has yet to been proven:
A Clock Work Universe instead of a Random Universe.
I would say the most controversial is the theory of everything, god in the equation however you want to say it.
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padre31luxury_box"unluckyluciano wrote:
I would say the most controversial is the theory of everything, god in the equation however you want to say it.
Depends, some are proponents of The Theory of Everything being centered on the idea of an ever expanding Universe based on the Big Bang...others see several Big Bangs and random chaos.
Quantum Mechanics tries to come up with a weavable Theory of Everything but in my view, Time simply makes such a coherence impossible, mankind is forever chained to notions and realities of time and entropy...
CrunchTimeretired_admin"padre31 wrote:
Depends, some are proponents of The Theory of Everything being centered on the idea of an ever expanding Universe based on the Big Bang...others see several Big Bangs and random chaos.
Quatuam Mechanics tries to come up with a weavable Theory of Everything but in my view, Time simply makes such a coherence impossible, mankind is forever chained to notions and realities of time and entropy...
Eistein struggled with that question in his final days and was frustrated he could not come up with a formula for a theory of everything which would rationalize the physics of the macro and quantum mechanics.
I wonder if ever would have solved that had he been able to live another 50 years .
Scientists since that time have struggled with it too so its doubtful.
One of the interesting theories is that we live in different dimensions :yes:
padre31luxury_boxIndeed, the recent studies/theories into Dark Matter are fascinating Crunch, or dark flow.
The dark matter component has much more mass than the "visible" component of the universe.[1] At present, the density of ordinary baryons and radiation in the universe is estimated to be equivalent to about one hydrogen atom per cubic meter of space. Only about 4% of the total energy density in the universe (as inferred from gravitational effects) can be seen directly. About 22% is thought to be composed of dark matter. The remaining 74% is thought to consist of dark energy, an even stranger component, distributed diffusely in space.[2] Some hard-to-detect baryonic matter is believed to make a contribution to dark matter but would constitute only a small portion.[3][4] Determining the nature of this missing mass is one of the most important problems in modern cosmology and particle physics. It has been noted that the names "dark matter" and "dark energy" serve mainly as expressions of human ignorance, much like the marking of early maps with "terra incognita."[2]
The further people study, the more questions are raised...as usual...something has to keep theoritical physicists in business...if they ever came out with "Yep, we solved it" think of all the unemployed major geeks there would be just wandering around with their shoes untied...:lol:
unluckylucianoNew Member"CrunchTime wrote:
Scientists since that time have struggled with it too so its doubtful.
It actually got buried somewhat till recently as it was believed to be impossible.
"CrunchTime wrote:
One of the interesting theories is that we live in different dimensions :yes:
Hmmm I haven't heard of this,it is interesting though. I have heard that they think certain forces come from different dimensions one of those being gravity.
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gafinfansubscriber"CrunchTime wrote:
Eistein struggled with that question in his final days and was frustrated he could not come up with a formula for a theory of everything which would rationalize the physics of the macro and quantum mechanics.
I wonder if ever would have solved that had he been able to live another 50 years .
Scientists since that time have struggled with it too so its doubtful.
One of the interesting theories is that we live in different dimensions :yes:
I think one of the most interesting ideas out there!:up:
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azfinfanmangluxury_boxAh, that A-Einstein. What a lucky guesser he was :yes:
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BigDogsHuntNew Member"padre31 wrote:
The most Controversial of Einstein's Theories has yet to been proven:
A Clock Work Universe instead of a Random Universe.
Was it orange?
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