A new calculation of the electron's self-energy improves determination of fundamental constants
When quantum electrodynamics, the quantum field theory of electrons and photons, was being developed after World War II, one of the major challenges for theorists was calculating a value for the Lamb ...
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Einstein’s theory of relativity: A deep dive into modern physics – part I
This way of approaching physical theories started in the late 19th century with pioneers like Albert Einstein, Paul Dirac, and Neils Bohr. Modern physics stands on two pillars: Einstein’s theory ...
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From even better to still better quantum tools, a rising helix of creativity will catalyse new dreams and forge new realities
These ideas of Einstein and Bohr flatly contradicted basic principles ... (In 1925, Heisenberg was 24, Paul Dirac was 23, while “old man” Erwin Schrödinger was 38. Heisenberg got the physics ...
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The Standard Model explained: A deep dive into modern physics – part II
In 1913, Neils Bohr proposed that electrons in an atom orbit ... In the same year, Paul Dirac extended Schrödinger’s work by introducing Dirac notation. He also introduced the Dirac equation ...