Galileo's Pendulum

Galileo's Pendulum

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    Here’s an explanation of a scientific concept: Photons are the quanta of the electromagnetic field. In quantum field theory terms, they are U(1) vector gauge bosons, part of the electroweak theory within the Standard Model. Photons are their own antiparticle. In electroweak symmetry breaking, the photon remains massless, while the W and Z bosons gain…

    Matthew R. Francis

    February 6, 2013
    Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields, General Science
    jargon, science communication, Scio13
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