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Pixel-art scene of beta decay: a blue orb and a golden orb joined by a burst of energy, with two particle streaks flying off into a starfield

The Weak Force and Beta Decay: How Neutrons Tur...

The weak force is the only force that can change one kind of particle into another. It drives beta decay, starts the chain of fusion in the Sun, and is...

The Weak Force and Beta Decay: How Neutrons Tur...

The weak force is the only force that can change one kind of particle into another. It drives beta decay, starts the chain of fusion in the Sun, and is...

Pixel-art scraps of white paper falling and being pushed sideways by an orange blast wave over the desert, a lime marker showing about 2.5 metres, titled Fermi: within an order

Fermi Problems: How to Estimate Almost Anything

How Enrico Fermi estimated a bomb yield with scraps of paper, why chains of rough guesses land within a factor of ten, and three worked examples you can check yourself.

Fermi Problems: How to Estimate Almost Anything

How Enrico Fermi estimated a bomb yield with scraps of paper, why chains of rough guesses land within a factor of ten, and three worked examples you can check yourself.

One glowing orb per step on a staircase beside many identical orbs piling into one bright pool

Fermions vs Bosons: What Is the Difference?

Every particle in nature is either a fermion or a boson. Fermions, like electrons and quarks, have half-integer spin and obey the Pauli exclusion principle. Bosons, like photons, have integer...

Fermions vs Bosons: What Is the Difference?

Every particle in nature is either a fermion or a boson. Fermions, like electrons and quarks, have half-integer spin and obey the Pauli exclusion principle. Bosons, like photons, have integer...