Not too long ago we discussed this paper on one of our informal seminars. The paper is called “The eighteen arbitrary parameters of the standard model in your everyday life” by R. N. Cahn, and the paper dates back to 1996. It is an RMP colloquia paper. I think it still reads great and it [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Something to read
Posted in high energy physics, Physics on January 12, 2012 | 3 Comments »
What’s in a picture
Posted in Optics, puzzle on January 9, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Today’s guessing game is: What is this a picture of?
Happy new year!
Posted in Random on January 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Well, I guess it is 2012. 2011 just went by in a blink. I expect 2012 should be the year for the discovery of the Hicks Bison. That was how it was pronounced by someone at a New Years eve party that I attended. On another note, the weather is good where I’m at, the [...]
