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Why do we keep trying to find new heavy elements if they only snap into existence for milliseconds?

Why do we keep trying to find new heavy elements if they only snap into existence for milliseconds?


Why do we keep trying to find new heavy elements if they only snap into existence for milliseconds?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 06:31 AM PDT

Would these super-heavy elements have some use? Is it self-assurance?

Thanks for the help, I'm only a sophomore in high school, but I'm super interested in this kind of science so try not to use to big of words, I think I have a somewhat basic understanding though.

Again, Thanks! :)

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Since gravitational waves are real, does that mean all gravitational orbits are decaying?

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 05:15 AM PDT

As the waves would use up energy

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How did people measure light intensity before electronics existed?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 07:25 PM PDT

One of the reasons Quantum Mechanics was first created was that the intensity of light radiated from black body did not agree with the intensity predicted by the Rayleigh-Jeans equation. My question ii: How could they reliably measure the intensity of emmited light for each wavelength?

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How can astronomers tell that a star is about to supernova?

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 07:24 AM PDT

Specifically, how does a star behave right before it will supernova? Does the star begin to emit more neutrinos? Does its apparent size get smaller? Do the orbits of nearby planetary bodies change?

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is there a critical mass at which an object in space can no longer be non-spherical and collapses under its own gravity?

Posted: 29 Sep 2016 04:49 AM PDT

since i think it will most likely depend on the material lets say the object is made out of your average space rock/dust?

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How do you explain this halo around the shadow in the image?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 03:59 PM PDT

The shadow of this plane has a halo around it, the light looks diffracted and appears to only show the red and yellow...

How do you explain the circular shape and diffraction of light around the shadow?

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Can we model the half-life of an isotope by isotopic characteristics?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 04:31 PM PDT

I tried searching to no success.

Can we model the half-life of an isotope by isotopic characteristics? Is an isotope's half-life duration a product of its number of protons, neutrons, electrons, some function thereof, or some other quantifiable observation? Or do we not know yet?

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Are any two given temperatures guaranteed to have every temperature between them?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 12:04 PM PDT

For example: if my hotpocket is 600 degrees in the middle, and 2 degrees on the outside, am i guaranteed to find every temperature between 2 and 600 in the hotpocket?

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Do crystal models of bulk solids work for describing everyday materials?

Posted: 28 Sep 2016 07:13 AM PDT

In my studies of condensed matter/solid state physics, we always model materials as fairly simple crystal lattices. This obviously works well for metals and things like diamond, but can these models be applied to everyday materials like wood and plastic? My instinct says no since these are made of complex molecules. What other models are there for describing the bulk properties of everyday complex solids?

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Where could we settle on Mars?

Posted: 27 Sep 2016 06:23 PM PDT

Where are likely candidates for landing and colonization? What are the criteria that NASA and SpaceX are looking at? What are your initial impressions of the feasibility of this? Asking because of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA

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