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by Bade
29 Feb 2016 17:12
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

I am sorry but UB you do not want to learn but just argue (as another physicist said for the wrong reasons and end with the wrong conclusions with no supporting data), I am now free to invoke my rights and report you as just a simple troll. Adios ! What a waste of yesterdin it was. :(( :(( like all ...
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 07:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Well some of the streams of argument in the name of free expression and counter arguments have their own signature in dogmas. So fair and square and the twain shall not meet. In the end though measurements always win hands down against dogma. :-)
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 07:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

But you cannot calculate time to surface, ignoring all known physics mechanisms in that energy regime. Of course you can as a toy model, but will give erroneous answers. I will buy your toy model, when you can collect enough data to support your model. Solar physics and innards are quite well unders...
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 05:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

UBji, the photon (gammas) scattering off particles (electrons, protons, etc) needs to seen as at least a two-body system in which momentum is conserved not individually...and those particles are not at rest inside stars which is a plasma of charged particles, nuclei etc. Hydrogen fusing to Helium et...
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 04:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Engineers are too dangerous a breed for humanity (sanity). Need to ban them and sent to Siberian gulags...not Physicists like Sakharov.... Now I see momentum conservation being redefined to vector conservation :-) by decree of Modi-Sarkaar to save teleportation. Damn the Planck's radiation law (obse...
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 04:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Not to mention the scattering centers are not sitting still inside stars. Don't they have momentum too. So how is initial photon able to keep direction intact while conserving net momentum of the system ?
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 03:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Only QED is UB==JohneeG !! :rotfl:
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 02:37
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Very high energy Gamma rays can pair produce electron pairs, so it is not like some simple scattering with visible photons...So the analogy only goes so far.
by Bade
29 Feb 2016 01:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Some technical advances which help physics advance...never make the headlines.. Many of the practical aspects of an accelerator are determined by how quickly the particles can be accelerated,” said SLAC accelerator physicist Mike Litos, lead author of the paper. “To put these results in context, we ...
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 23:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

If someone is still curious about new acceleration techniques which will further open up the horizon (not the universe) but the understanding of the laws of physics, then his free access article is not particularly bad. Even Phy Today articles on the subject are behind a paywall. Focus on laser- and...
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 22:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

The laser community is well entrenched in physics departments in India, the madrasa in the south being an example to this. In the US the split is more towards EE departments hosting sizable faculty and labs. That was the case in my PG univ, with both departments working on similar things...futuristi...
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 19:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

:D :lol: :mrgreen:
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 18:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

^^ Probably not, but still interesting for other reasons highlighted in the hearing to Congressmen.
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 04:23
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Mass Rapid Transit in India
Replies: 1494
Views: 284335

Re: Mass Rapid Transit in India

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An early Milestone met for Kochi metro.
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 03:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

If not posted before... http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1853 For the seriously minded... https://conferences.pa.ucla.edu/dm16/talks/weinstein.pdf The last slide in the presentation is of interest perhaps. Also the slide which shows when LiGO-India will come in hopefully and the subsequent improved...
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 03:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

BTW, Dirac also has a textbook on General Relativity, the thinnest ever in the subject. :-)
by Bade
28 Feb 2016 01:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Thanks for the link. Foster was a Fermilab accelerator scientist involved in the recycler project as I recall before moving into politics.
by Bade
27 Feb 2016 22:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

UBji, I never question your ability to communicate difficult matters lightly...but do go easy on hard working, productive and poorly paid physicists...especially the young ones who do most of the interesting work that adds to the reservoir of knowledge. Your take on GW discovery was quite below the ...
by Bade
27 Feb 2016 21:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

India and Mongolia are likely to kick off talks in March on the $ 1 billion credit line , which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced during his visit to the country in May 2015. “We are expecting a delegation from Mongolia to arrive in India in March, to lay down the priority areas for the mega c...
by Bade
27 Feb 2016 07:07
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

To add salt to misery, again it took a physicist to claim a new mode of transport by photons...well it used to be a graduate school problem for qualifiers as I recall. It is headline news for some reason today.
by Bade
27 Feb 2016 07:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

^^ That is quite a strong statement to make from someone making flying carpets and herding yaks in Mongolia. No wonder we still have to fly these dinosaurs after a 100 years. No improvement onlee and it takes a full 24 hrs to do the globe. Wonder what all those bazillions in funds are going to in ro...
by Bade
26 Feb 2016 22:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 1995
Views: 549517

Re: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -3

In the long run the numbers for India and China would tend to be close. Hence, these are not outlandish claims. It perhaps reflects the thoughts on the ground, even if no funding approvals have been made for the same. :-)
by Bade
26 Feb 2016 21:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 1995
Views: 549517

Re: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -3

Per panwallah source , there are 7 submarines planned for Arihant class. TIFWIW This is what my chaiwallah told me too...but he was the chaiwallah at site. So I am surprised at no mention of this larger number anywhere. His number was six more other than the one on trials. Three seems too little to...
by Bade
26 Feb 2016 20:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

The stimulated emission photons, unlike random emission, are generally along same vector as incident photon. If that were not the case, resonator lengths would have nothing to do with resonant frequency! LASERs and MASERs would be impossible! I am not sure of the underlined part being true at all. ...
by Bade
26 Feb 2016 17:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

:rotfl: Oh this thread is not gonna last long at this rate....if there is any out gassing anywhere in the universe, it is clearly visible here...lot of heat (infra dig) and smoke...under the guise of logic...and refusal to learn when told or explained clearly by someone who knows. AmberG, I can unde...
by Bade
25 Feb 2016 01:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

refractive index of sun must be between the refractive indices of water & glass. refractive index also depends on the wavelength of light. Check wiki if you want to read more. For Gamma rays you are looking at very small wavelengths. The refractive index shoots up even at < 0.4 micron as shown ...
by Bade
23 Feb 2016 20:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Education System
Replies: 3954
Views: 719108

Re: Indian Education System

^^ Yes, I concur with the above. All left, center and right politics needs to be banned in all educational institutions. Taxpayer money should not be used to cultivate political vote banks and sheep for the future.
by Bade
23 Feb 2016 20:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Weather Forecast & Current Climate Conditions
Replies: 222
Views: 56777

Re: Weather Forecast & Current Climate Conditions

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/22/which-county-has-worse-air-china-or-india/ https://images.washingtonpost.com/?url=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2016/02/chinaindia_aod_2015_correctborder_cities.gif&op=noop The himalayas which help us in contain...
by Bade
19 Feb 2016 09:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

FERMI-LAT news has reached here too I see....wah wah ! It is hardly a 5sigma signal to go to town yet. There is talk, but that is like that the upcoming 750GeV bump to be confirmed....wait till the summer for real news than rumours.
by Bade
19 Feb 2016 08:57
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

WOW ! This thread is an indicator of what is wrong with the world...I thought indics were not part of this mania of CTs, but now I am 400% sure that pakis==indics. Barf generators in full flow here. I thought of summarizing what I heard but it is more fun to do CT and counter-CT....welcome to NaMo's...
by Bade
14 Feb 2016 22:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality
Replies: 771
Views: 152304

Re: Climate Change: Propaganda Vs Reality

Inquisition like days are not over for sure from the wild comments. ;-)
by Bade
14 Feb 2016 22:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

AmberG, I am sure you have heard about the work stoppage at the INO site in TN, which was approved by GoI just after the DAE Symposium at IIT-G in late 2014, where lot of scientists signed the petition to GoI to allow for a speedy approval. But alas we are still stuck following the approval. Similar...
by Bade
14 Feb 2016 16:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

No one has yet unified all the forces of nature, well at least a working theory...that is all for visible (all of EM spectrum) matter....so the other non-visible (other than by gravitational pull) dark matter is a big unknown. If you want to learn more head to Santa Monica next week ;-) where all th...
by Bade
14 Feb 2016 14:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Physics Discussion Thread
Replies: 2917
Views: 4056632

Re: Physics Thread.

Mort, Indian LIGO when installed and working ( say a decade considering INO is stuck or as good as dead too due to the glacial movement of Indian life) will improve the pointing accuracy even further to sources. So it is important to wrap up the lungi and get to work for the people at the funding ag...
by Bade
02 Feb 2016 17:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1451089

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

How long does it take to trash a brand new train ? What happened to Swach Bharat...down by the wayside.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/remember-the ... 02294.html
by Bade
20 Jan 2016 09:29
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Tourism: News & Discussion
Replies: 379
Views: 122913

Re: Indian Tourism: News & Discussion

I could not make it to Bum La due to heavy snow, but went close to the closed gates and met with a Mallu soldier who came up seeing us. He was from Trivandrum. Dunno if I will make it again to Bum La. Since it was a hurried trip and the place I stayed in Tawang was not great (not even traditional he...
by Bade
20 Jan 2016 06:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Tourism: News & Discussion
Replies: 379
Views: 122913

Re: Indian Tourism: News & Discussion

What would be the weather conditions at Gangtok etc.? Would it be too cold to cause head-aches etc. Understand that there is also a place where we can see the Chinese border. Guess, I would have to skip that as my kid may not be able to tolerate the weather. If your kid is not 16+ yrs of age, do no...
by Bade
18 Jan 2016 20:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4767
Views: 1451089

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

^^^ OTOH, there is more reason for regional short segments over the longer quadrilateral using standards of feasibility used elsewhere. Only the Delhi-Mumbai segment perhaps makes sense of all the quadrilateral sides. Regional ones like KHSR and Chennai-Blur segments and spokes out of B'lur makes mo...