A Century of Physics - American Physical Society (APS) interactive timeline presents the story of physics in the 20th century.
A Walk Through Time - A history of timekeeping, from the days when celestial bodies acted as our clocks, through sundials, mechanical and quartz timepieces, right up to the establishment of time zones.
ABC's of Nuclear Science - A brief introduction to nuclear science, looking at antimatter, beta rays, cosmic connection and more.
ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) -
The ALICE Collaboration has built a dedicated heavy-ion detector to exploit the unique physics potential of nucleus-nucleus interactions at LHC energies. Its aim is to study the physics of strongly interacting matter at extreme energy densities, where the formation of a new phase of matter, the quark-gluon plasma, is expected. The existence of such a phase and its properties are key issues in QCD for the understanding of confinement and of chiral-symmetry restoration. For this purpose, it is carrying out a comprehensive study of the hadrons, electrons, muons and photons produced in the collision of heavy nuclei. ALICE is also studying proton-proton collisions both as a comparison with lead-lead collisions and in physics areas where ALICE is competitive with other LHC experiments.
Also see ALICE at CERN.
Argonne Physics Division - The research program in the Physics Division contains studies on the properties of nuclei and atoms. Experiments at the Divisions' heavy-ion accelerator ATLAS study the structure of the nucleus, e.g. the interplay between its tendency to act like a classical liquid drop and its propensity to behave like a microscopic object consisting of a few interacting nucleons or how the nucleus is affected by spinning or heating it. Other experiments at higher-energy accelerators, using more violent collisions with projectiles such as electrons or protons, study the quarks inside the nucleus.
arXiv.org e-Print Archive - Open access to over 743,000 e-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science, Quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.
Atomic Archive - Explore the history, science, and consequences of the atomic bomb.
Bell, John Stewart -
Physicist, and the originator of Bell's Theorem, one of the most important theorems in quantum physics. Bell's theorem shows that the predictions of quantum mechanics (QM) are not intuitive, and touches upon several fundamental philosophical issues related to modern physics. Bell's theorem is a no-go theorem, loosely stating that: "No physical theory of local hidden variables can ever reproduce all of the predictions of quantum mechanics."
Also see "Spooky Action at a Distance" for an explanation of Bell's theorem by Gary Felder; "John Bell and the Most Profound Discovery of Science" from BBC; and the "Trieste Lecture of John Stewart Bell."
Center for the History of Physics - Preserves and makes known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like.
CERN - World's largest particle physics laboratory. Also see:
Einstein Papers Project - A written legacy that ranges from Einstein's first work on the special and general theories of relativity and the origins of quantum theory to expressions of his concern with civil liberties, Zionism, pacifism, and disarmament.
Eric Weisstein's World of Physics - This resource has been assembled over more than a decade by internet encyclopedist Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from the internet community.
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937) - Rutherford's works ensure his immortality. As the The New York Times stated, in a eulogy accompanying the announcement of his unexpected and unnecessary death in 1937."It is given to but few men to achieve immortality, still less to achieve Olympian rank, during their own lifetime. Lord Rutherford achieved both. In a generation that witnessed one of the greatest revolutions in the entire history of science he was universally acknowledged as the leading explorer of the vast infinitely complex universe within the atom, a universe that he was first to penetrate."
Fluid Dynamics Links - Links to sites of interest to students and researchers in fluid dynamics.
GridPP Project - A collaboration of particle physicists and computing scientists from the UK and CERN, who are building a grid for particle physics.
Glossary of Nuclear Terms - Focuses on radioactive decay, presenting animations accurate enough to display conservation of charge, momentum, mass and energy.
HPV Sequence Database - Publishes genetic sequences of papillomaviruses and related cellular proteins.
HyperPhysics - An exploration environment for concepts in physics which employs concept maps and other linking strategies to facilitate navigation.
International Journal of Modern Physics A - Review articles and original papers covering the latest research developments in particles and fields, gravitation and cosmology.
International Journal of Modern Physics D - General relativity, quantum gravity, gravitational experiments, quantum cosmology, observational cosmology, particle cosmology, large scale structure, high energy astrophysics, compact objects, cosmic particles and radiation.
International Journal of Modern Physics E - Experimental, theoretical and computational nuclear science, and its applications and interface with astrophysics and particle physics.
Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP) - A scientific journal written, run, and distributed by electronic means. The journal complements the present archives system of preprint distribution (at arXiv and mirror sites) that has so successfully replaced the conventional system, by introducing an automated and electronic version of the refereeing procedure.
Kaku, Michio - Dr. Michio Kaku, an authority in theoretical physics and the environment, hosts a weekly hour-long program called Explorations on WBAI-FM radio in New York (99.5 FM) which can also be heard on KPFA-FM (94.1 FM) in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - The LHC is an accelerator which brings protons and ions into head-on collisions at higher energies than ever achieved before. This will allow scientists to penetrate still further into the structure of matter and recreate the conditions prevailing in the early universe, just after the "Big Bang."
The gigantic scientific instrument near Geneva, where it spans the border between Switzerland and France about 100 m underground. Also, visit this page.
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Computing Grid Project (LCG) - The computational requirements of the experiments that will use the LHC are enormous: 12-14 petabytes of data will be generated each year, the equivalent of more than 20 million CDs. Analysing this will require the equivalent of 70,000 of today's fastest PC processors. The accelerator will start operation in 2007 and will be used to answer the most fundamental questions of science by some 6,000 people from universities and laboratories all around the world. The goal of the LCG Project is to meet these unprecedented computing needs by deploying a worldwide computational grid service, integrating the capacity of scientific computing centres spread across Europe, America and Asia into a virtual computing organisation.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab - Programs in advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic science to enhance the competencies needed to ensure the safety and reliability of U.S. nuclear weapons stockpiles.
laws list, the - A list of various laws, rules, principles, and other related topics in physics and astronomy.
Living Reviews in Relativity - A refereed solely electronic journal offering reviews in all areas of relativity.
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) - U.S. agency whose mission is to ensure the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile; to reduce threats to U.S. security; to use science to clean up the legacy of the Cold War; and to provide technical solutions to key energy, environment, infrastructure, and health security problems. Also see the Site Map and Library Without Walls.
Modern physics Letters A - Research papers covering current research developments in Gravitation, Cosmology, Nuclear Physics, and Particles and Fields.
Modern Physics Letters B - Research findings in condensed matter physics, statistical physics, applied physics and high-Tc superconductivity.
National Ignition Facility (NIF) - Located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California; the world's largest laser. NIF's 192 intense laser beams can deliver to a target more than 60 times the energy of any previous laser system. NIF became operational in March 2009 and is capable of directing nearly two million joules of ultraviolet laser energy in billionth-of-a-second pulses to the target chamber center.
Nature Physics Portal - A one-stop resource for physicists, providing highlights of the latest research in Nature and elsewhere.
Nobel Prize in Physics - A review of the Nobel Prize in physics in the last one hundred years reveals how the prize awarding institution has interpreted Alfred Nobel's intentions.
Nuclear Chemistry and the Community - Introduction to: the relationship of energy and matter; the origins of nuclear energy; the use of nuclear energy for power and weapons; high energy radiation; how spent nuclear power fuels are potential sources of nuclear weapons; and insight into questions about nuclear issues that are in the news.
Nuclear Files - Basic knowledge about fission and fusion. Issues, resources, news.
Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics - One billion dollar per year basic research program provides insights into the nature of energy and matter and operates world-class scientific facilities in the U.S.
Particle Adventure.org - Introduces the theory of fundamental particles and forces called the Standard Model and explores the experimental evidence and reasons physicists want to go beyond this theory.
Pendulum Lab - A virtual laboratory where you can do hands-on experiments at rigid pendula. Together with the material presented in the lecture room, you can learn basic issues like harmonic oscillator and resonance but also advanced topics like parametric resonance, nonlinear dynamics, and chaos.
Physics 2000 - An interactive journey through modern physics.
Physics Central - American Physical Society site keeps you informed with daily updates on physics in the news, the latest physics research and the people who are doing it and, if you want more, where to go on the web.
Physics Factbook - An encyclopedia of scientific essays written by high school students. It is an exercise in library research methods in which students are sent out in search of a measurement with the intent of having them find more than just a number with a unit.
Physics News - News and information related to physics.
PhysicsWorld - Global physics news and information. Events page covers conferences, summer schools, workshops, and other physics events.
PhysLink - Comprehensive research and education tools designed for physicists, engineers, educators, students, and all other curious minds.
PhysNet - Links to all physics institutions worldwide ordered by country and town and a search facility through local physics institutions for locally stored documents.
PhysOrg - Physics, technology, and nanotechnology news.
Quaero - A method that 1) enables the automatic optimization of searches for physics beyond the standard model, and 2) provides a mechanism for making high energy collider data generally available. This web page provides an interface to data collected by the DØ experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron, enabling fast and automatic testing of models predicting new phenomena at the scale of several hundred GeV.
Scitation - Designed to help researchers find information published in American Institute of Physics (AIP) journals.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA -
Home to a two-mile linear accelerator—the longest in the world. Originally a particle physics research center, SLAC is now a multipurpose laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator and particle physics research.
Spires High-Energy Physics (HEP) Database - Indexes over 500,000 articles, papers, preprints, and technical reports. Most of the materials are available in full text, with coverage extending back to 1974.
Stephen Hawking's Universe - The British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has devoted much of his life to probing the space-time described by general relativity and the singularities where it breaks down.
Symmetry -
A magazine about particle physics and its connections to other aspects of life and science, from interdisciplinary collaborations to policy to culture. Published 6 times per year by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
Werner Heisenberg and the Uncertainty Principle - Werner Heisenberg is best known as a founder of quantum mechanics and for the uncertainty principle in quantum theory: "The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known."
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