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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Modern Physics"”.
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Expectations and experiences in a modern physics laboratory course
… expectations for and experiences within a modern physics laboratory course. The course instructor and several students were interviewed using a semi-structured protocol at the beginning (pre) and end (post) of the semester. Interviews were video-recorded, then transcribed to text. This …
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Writing and evaluating the effectiveness of a modern physics laboratory manual
<p>Undergraduate physics laboratory activities are the main way that students get to apply physics concepts and develop experimental skills. Consequently, the presentation of experimental techniques is exceedingly important, and a poorly constructed guide could hinder student success. I have …
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Art as a Generator of New Mental Patterns: From an epistemological perspective of Modern Physics, Neuroscience and the Buddhist system of thought.
… more closely resembles the context of quantum physics, which establishes an entanglement of subjectivity and objectivity. Neuroscientists and philosophers of mind contend that consciousness is a special information process in which new knowledge is generated. My thesis conflates consciousness …
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An approach to bridging atom optics and bulk spin quantum computation
… is an exploration in quantum computation and modern physics. Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics, a centerpiece of modern physics, originated in the 1950's with the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a field which has mostly been left behind in physics. However, NMR has …
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X-ray searches for decaying sterile neutrinos with the Micro-X and XQC sounding rockets
The nature of dark matter is a major question in modern physics. Cosmological measurements have motivated the existence of matter beyond the standard model, but thus far there has not been a definitive observation of any particular candidate. One proposed particle is the sterile neutrino, a …
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A model of the directional sensitivity of low-pressure CF₄ dark matter detectors
… matter is one of the major unsolved puzzles in modern physics. Detectors with sensitivity to the direction of certain classes of dark matter particles have potentially very powerful discrimination ability against more mundane backgrounds. The Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber (DMTPC) …
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DUALITIES IN FOUR, THREE AND TWO DIMENSIONS
Modern Physics is grounded on two apparently irreconcilable descriptions: Quantum Field Theories (QFTs) and Gravity. Two major challenges for Theoretical Physics are represented by the understanding of the strong coupling regime of Quantum Field Theory and by the reconciling of QFT with classical …
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Representations for Understanding the Stern-Gerlach Effect
… has affected the way we practice and interpret modern physics. In order to gain a more complete understanding of the Stern-Gerlach effect beyond the standard approximations and assumptions it typically carries, we introduce the inhomogeneous Stern-Gerlach effect in which the strong uniform field …
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On the instrumentation of the Omniscope
… light on some of the most pressing questions in modern physics-such as the nature of dark matter. However, there are significant technical challenges involved in developing an instrument capable of 21-cm tomography. Radio telescopes are particularly well suited to the task. However, the cost of …
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Dark Matter Detection with the Dark Matter Time Projection Chamber Collaboration
… is one of the biggest outstanding problems in modern physics. Directional detection, one of the many branches of dark matter searches, involves reconstructing the direction of an incoming dark matter particle through observations of its interaction with a standard model particle.</p> <p>The …
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Test mass metrology for tests of the equivalence principle
… as one of the most fundamental principles in modern Physics. However, theories towards the unification of the four forces typically predict violations of this principle. Testing it at a high sensitivity is expected to make a breakthrough in the current understanding of Physics. A space-based …
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Precision Metrology with Ytterbium Ions for New Physics Search
Modern physics faces a growing discrepancy between the success of the Standard Model and the body of evidence pointing to the New Physics beyond it. A powerful method of New Physics searches is using quantum sensing tools based on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics. In particular, the modern …
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High Purity Germanium detectors for the search of rare events : background discrimination and future prospects with the GENIUS project
… decay using High Purity Germanium detectors. In modern physics two of the main goals are to find out about the nature of dark matter and to answer the question on the neutrino mass. The HdMoi presently provides the best limits for neutrinoless double beta decay which provides important …
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YEAR ONE HUNDRED REFOUNDATION: A DIDACTIC PROPOSAL FOR A CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
In the late nineteenth century, classical physics seemed unassailable, firmly grounded in Newton’s mechanics for macroscopic bodies and Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory for radiation. This confidence was bolstered by the technological successes that marked a significant phase of the Industrial …
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Calibration of the COHERENT Neutrino Flux Normalization Detector
… untangling many unresolved questions in particle physics. Their unique properties and behaviors offer a distinctive window into understanding the fundamentals of the universe, potentially providing answers to some of the most deep puzzles in modern physics. CEνNS, or Coherent Elastic …
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Fermion pairing and correlations under a quantum gas microscope
… interacting quantum systems is a central goal of modern physics, with applications ranging from quantum chemistry to nuclear physics to the design of novel superconductors. This thesis describes the creation of exotic phases of quantum matter built from ultracold fermionic atoms trapped in an …
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Identification and Reduction of the Alpha Background, From 238U and 232Th Decay Chains, in the DEAP-3600 Experiment.
… matter has been one of the most pursued goals of modern physics. The DEAP collaboration developed a single-phase 3600 kg liquid argon experiment, DEAP-3600, to measure possible nuclear recoils generated by the interactions between the target nuclei and WIMP particles from the surrounding galactic …
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Machine Learning for Physics Applications: Quantum Algorithm Design, Chaotic Dynamics, and Mass Spectrometry
… discovery and modelling across diverse areas of modern physics. The first chapter introduces computational optimisation as a tool for automated quantum algorithm design, where evolutionary search with a domain-specific language enables the synthesis of quantum algorithms that automatically scale …
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