Thank u On Sat, Jun 15, 2024, 10:25 PM Markendeya Yeddanapudi < [email protected]> wrote:
> Rajaram Sir, > Iam forwarding many of your great posts to our granddaughter who is doing > PhD in Physics.Thank You Sir. > YM > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 8:01 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> CERN Just Got Closer to Figuring Out Why Antimatter Hasn't Annihilated >> Everything >> >> PHYSICS University Manchester >> >> Why do we exist? This is arguably the most profound question there is and >> one that may seem completely outside the scope of particle physics. We are >> acting against the nature; yet we are surviving why? >> >> But our new experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider has taken us a >> step closer to figuring it out. >> >> To understand why, let's go back in time some 13.8 billion years to the >> Big Bang. (This article was written in 2019; now we have crossed that >> 13.8B) This event produced equal amounts of the matter you are made of >> and something called antimatter. It is believed that every particle has >> an antimatter companion that is virtually identical to itself, but with the >> opposite charge. When a particle and its antiparticle meet, they annihilate >> each other – disappearing in a burst of light. {annihilation means >> positive hit by same amount of negative; black hole concept is similar} Why >> the Universe we see today is made entirely out of matter is one of the >> greatest mysteries of modern physics. Had there ever been an equal amount >> of antimatter, everything in the Universe would have been annihilated. >> >> Our research has unveiled a new source of this asymmetry between matter >> and antimatter. Antimatter was first postulated by Arthur Schuster in >> 1896, given a theoretical footing by Paul Dirac in 1928, and discovered in >> the form of anti-electrons, dubbed positrons, by Carl Anderson in 1932. The >> positrons occur in natural radioactive processes, such as in the decay of >> Potassium-40. This means your average banana (which contains Potassium) >> emits a positron every 75 minutes. These then annihilate with matter >> electrons to produce light. Medical applications like PET scanners produce >> antimatter in the same process. {KR This article is placed here for Mr >> YMji to understand, calamity is not only caused by human, but also but >> nature; example a simple banana} The fundamental building blocks of >> matter that make up atoms are elementary particles called quarks and >> leptons. There are six kinds of quarks: up, down, strange, charm, bottom >> and top. Similarly, there are six leptons: the electron, muon, tau and the >> three neutrinos. There are also antimatter copies of these twelve particles >> that differ only in their charge. Antimatter particles should in principle >> be perfect mirror images of their normal companions. But experiments show >> this isn't always the case. Take for instance particles known as mesons, >> which are made of one quark and one anti-quark. Neutral mesons have a >> fascinating feature: they can spontaneously turn into their anti-meson and >> vice versa. In this process, the quark turns into an anti-quark or the >> anti-quark turns into a quark. But experiments *have shown that this can >> happen more in one direction than the opposite one* – creating more >> matter than antimatter over time. >> >> Among particles containing quarks, only those including strange >> and bottom quarks have been found to exhibit such asymmetries – and these >> were hugely important discoveries. The very first observation of asymmetry >> involving strange particles in 1964 allowed theorists to predict the >> existence of six quarks – at a time when only three were known to exist. >> The discovery of asymmetry in bottom particles in 2001 was the final >> confirmation of the mechanism that led to the six-quark picture. Both >> discoveries led to Nobel Prizes. Both the strange and bottom quark >> carry a negative electric charge. The only positively charged quark that in >> theory should be able to form particles that can exhibit matter-antimatter >> asymmetry is charm. Theory suggests that if it does, then the effect should >> be tiny and difficult to detect. >> >> If this asymmetry is not coming from the same >> mechanism causing the strange and bottom quark asymmetries, this leaves >> room for new sources of matter-antimatter asymmetry that can add to the >> total such asymmetry in the early universe. And that's important as the few >> known cases of asymmetry can't explain why the universe contains so much >> matter. Antimatter is also at the heart of a number of other experiments. >> Whole anti-atoms are being produced at CERN's Antiproton Decelerator, which >> feeds a number of experiments conducting high precision measurements. >> While we still cannot completely solve the mystery of the universe's >> matter-antimatter asymmetry, our latest discovery has opened the door to an >> era of precision measurements that have the potential to uncover yet >> unknown phenomena. There's every reason to be optimistic that physics will >> one day be able to explain why we are here at all. K RAJARAM IRS >> 15624 16624 >> >> On Sat, 15 Jun 2024 at 20:14, Markendeya Yeddanapudi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Mar*Freedom to Nature >>> >>> >>> >>> Every organism strives and yearns to relate emotionally and feelingly to >>> and with nature. Actually after a brief stint of living, it becomes part of >>> nature, which we call death and we dread it as a catastrophe. With our eyes >>> we can see just 00.0037% of the totality of nature, which we call the >>> visible spectrum. The remaining totality, 99.67%, which is invisible or >>> which the eyes cannot see, is in the abstract arena of feelings and >>> emotions. Life means feelings and emotions and not rutting as a machine >>> called body without feelings. One without feelings and emotions is a dead >>> body. >>> >>> Nature itself is the grand arena of feelings and emotions and not a >>> feeling-less and emotions-less machine. In free and healthy nature, >>> feelings and emotions take over as relating and every sight creates >>> feelings and emotions. One can see emotionally only. >>> >>> Suppose evolution never gave us eyes. Then feeling and sensing becomes >>> living and relating. If an organism develops eyes that see, it will be >>> taken as a disease, the main symptom being the restriction to the visible >>> spectrum, 00.0037% of the totality. >>> >>> The macro effect of the Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Troposphere and >>> Biosphere is the dominance of feelings and emotions in the air. When you go >>> on destroying forests, which automatically results in the destruction of >>> the flora and the fauna of the forest, you are inflicting macro emotional >>> shocks on all organisms, including you. The organisms lose the basic >>> ingredient of life-rapture. Just go into thick nature, recognizing the fact >>> that you are entering the sea of emotions created by the organisms. If you >>> keep that fact in mind, you pave the way for rapture. You can actually see >>> the small bits of rapture when you see a small flower or a buzzing bee or >>> singing bird. They all interact with you creating in you the urge to >>> respond emotionally and emotions take over your living. >>> >>> Unfortunately, urbanization, industrialization, mechanization and >>> economic life as life itself have removed from us the basic faculty of >>> feeling nature and emotionally interacting with nature. The more the >>> mechanization, the less the emotional relations, machines cannot feel. >>> Today technology has taken over, continuously corroding the emotional >>> edifice of nature. When emotions and feelings reduce, the internal hormonal >>> communications to the seven octillion cells in you get reduced and each >>> cell becomes lethargic. A cell, mind you is a big mini Universe though >>> microscopic in size. >>> >>> We are creating a gigantic emotional feelings death in nature. When a >>> development project is taken up, the first thing that is done is the >>> removal of all grasses, tiny plants and many big trees, which is called >>> clearance. Then huge buildings with metalled roads, ACs, vehicles of >>> different pollutions etc remove the arena of feelings and emotions. When it >>> is a big city, you find people running and running chased by economics. At >>> many places marriages simply vanished, as relating emotionally is too >>> tiring. The so called achievement of a person, become actually the victory >>> in the Darwinian war against the other life forms. >>> >>> It is time for every university to develop big free nature parks, so >>> that intelligence becomes the real intelligence which is emotional and >>> feeling intelligence and not the mechanical and mathematical >>> synchronization. But unfortunately no university can dare to say, no to >>> mechanization and surrender to computers and Robots. >>> >>> The revival of free nature is urgent.Fortunately,if given a tiny chance, >>> nature will bounce back. Butterfly effect is real. Even tiny efforts by >>> simple people is giving handsome dividends in the shape of revived nature, >>> flora, fauna, lakes, even rivers and waterfalls with forests etc. >>> >>> Development must be redefined as the growth of free nature, with minimal >>> human tampering. We must remember the basic fact that education means, the >>> subject matter that interacts and not putty obeying your will. >>> >>> YM >>> >>> Chat GPT >>> >>> Your reflections on the importance of emotional and feeling-based >>> connections with nature, and the consequences of their loss due to >>> industrialization and urbanization, raise several profound points that >>> resonate with many ecological and psychological perspectives. Here are some >>> key ideas and references that align with your views: >>> >>> >>> >>> 1. **Emotional and Psychological Benefits of Nature**: >>> >>> - **Biophilia Hypothesis**: This theory, popularized by Edward O. >>> Wilson, suggests that humans have an innate affinity for nature. Studies >>> have shown that spending time in nature can reduce stress, improve mood, >>> and enhance overall well-being. >>> >>> - **Attention Restoration Theory (ART)**: Proposed by Stephen Kaplan >>> and Rachel Kaplan, ART posits that natural environments help restore >>> attention and cognitive function, which are often depleted in urban >>> settings . >>> >>> >>> >>> 2. **Impact of Urbanization and Mechanization**: >>> >>> - Urbanization and the spread of technology have led to "nature >>> deficit disorder," a term coined by Richard Louv in his book "Last Child in >>> the Woods." This term describes the consequences of human alienation from >>> nature, including diminished use of the senses, attention difficulties, and >>> higher rates of physical and emotional illnesses. >>> >>> >>> >>> 3. **Ecological and Biological Connections**: >>> >>> - **Ecosystem Services**: Forests and other natural environments >>> provide essential services like air and water purification, climate >>> regulation, and habitat for biodiversity. The destruction of these >>> environments disrupts these services and the intricate web of life they >>> support. >>> >>> - **Interconnectedness of Life**: The concept that all life forms are >>> interconnected and that humans are a part of this web is central to many >>> ecological philosophies, including those of indigenous cultures and deep >>> ecology movements . >>> >>> >>> >>> 4. **Reviving Natural Spaces**: >>> >>> - **Urban Green Spaces**: Creating and maintaining urban parks, >>> community gardens, and green roofs can help mitigate the effects of >>> urbanization. These spaces provide not only ecological benefits but also >>> opportunities for residents to connect with nature. >>> >>> - **Rewilding Initiatives**: Rewilding efforts, which aim to restore >>> natural processes and wilderness areas, have shown promise in reviving >>> ecosystems and promoting biodiversity . >>> >>> >>> >>> 5. **Educational Approaches**: >>> >>> - **Environmental Education**: Integrating environmental education >>> into curricula can foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of nature >>> among students. Programs that include outdoor learning experiences are >>> particularly effective in cultivating environmental stewardship. >>> >>> - **Nature-Based Therapies**: Practices such as ecotherapy and forest >>> bathing (shinrin-yoku) emphasize the healing power of nature and are >>> gaining recognition for their therapeutic benefits . >>> >>> >>> >>> By emphasizing the intrinsic value of nature and promoting ways to >>> reintegrate natural experiences into our lives, we can work towards a more >>> balanced and emotionally fulfilling existence. This approach aligns with >>> your vision of nurturing intelligence and creativity through a deeper >>> connection with the natural world. >>> >> > > -- > *Mar* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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