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A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Isn't it significant in some sense that this was discovered in China first, and not the US? In the sense of: we didn't know splitting the atom would change warfare forever, back when Einstein and others published on it. We don't know if there are discoveries of similar impact lying in wait somewhere. If China gets to such a discovery first, we are in Sputnik territory, to say the least.

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Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Isn't it significant in some sense that this was discovered in China first, and not the US? In the sense of: we didn't know splitting the atom would change warfare forever, back when Einstein and others published on it. We don't know if there are discoveries of similar impact lying in wait somewhere. If China gets to such a discovery first, we are in Sputnik territory, to say the least.

Einstein? Rutherford, I think

Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Isn't it significant in some sense that this was discovered in China first, and not the US? In the sense of: we didn't know splitting the atom would change warfare forever, back when Einstein and others published on it. We don't know if there are discoveries of similar impact lying in wait somewhere. If China gets to such a discovery first, we are in Sputnik territory, to say the least.

It's foundational science. The US scuence system calls for utility and time to merket. In such a system there is little space for gluons.

Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Isn't it significant in some sense that this was discovered in China first, and not the US? In the sense of: we didn't know splitting the atom would change warfare forever, back when Einstein and others published on it. We don't know if there are discoveries of similar impact lying in wait somewhere. If China gets to such a discovery first, we are in Sputnik territory, to say the least.

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Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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Isn't it significant in some sense that this was discovered in China first, and not the US? In the sense of: we didn't know splitting the atom would change warfare forever, back when Einstein and others published on it. We don't know if there are discoveries of similar impact lying in wait somewhere. If China gets to such a discovery first, we are in Sputnik territory, to say the least.

We knew. That's why Roosevelt started the Manhattan project after scientists wrote to him warning about it, to be sure that the Germans or the Soviets didn't develop it first.

Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yet what is matter but a (strong) force

Matter is not a force. Matter and forces are two different things in physics. And the "strong force" is another thing altogether.

That is, until we find a way to unify the fields

Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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This led me on a 1.5 hours long, entertaining chat session with Gemini learning about stuff in Physics - hopefully without much hallucinations. But definitely with a lot of typical - "You have arrived at a great insight.." like egging on by the AI :D

But learned a bunch about bosons, fermions, QCD, gluons, Kugelblitz, composite bosons and finally Noether’s Theorem on symmetry. Was a wild ride

Re: A particle made of force: physicists say they've found mysterious 'glueball'

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This led me on a 1.5 hours long, entertaining chat session with Gemini learning about stuff in Physics - hopefully without much hallucinations. But definitely with a lot of typical - "You have arrived at a great insight.." like egging on by the AI :D But learned a bunch about bosons, fermions, QCD, gluons, Kugelblitz, composite bosons and finally Noether’s Theorem on symmetry. Was a wild ride

How do you plan to make this newfound knowledge 'stick'? Do you have enough relevant/related knowledge that you'll remember it? Or is there a way to have Gemini make a bunch of cards for use with spaced repetition software?
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