Tag Archives: standard model

quarks, leptons and antimatter⤴

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At the end of Our Dynamic Universe, we considered big things like stars, galaxies and the Universe itself.  Now the Particles and Waves unit brings us to particles so small we need groups of them just to make a single atom.  Is there a connection? Why do we study particles? from mr mackenzie on Vimeo.  The Standard Model An elementary … Read more

introduction to particle physics⤴

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There’s a nice guide to particle physics on The Particle Adventure web site.  The site has it’s own free apps for android & apple devices that are worth installing.

Here’s Prof Cox with a two part summary of particle physics.

 

and a short video with just the quarks

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlv06lSAC7c

The video below was made before the Higgs boson was confirmed, so please bear that in mind.  It’s still a nice video though.

 

Learn about the world’s largest neutrino detector in Antarctica.