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Post by omminime on Apr 2, 2013 22:52:17 GMT -5
Does any1 want to explain to me how Bosons can be massless but not pure energy and what and integer spin is?  (im only a 12 year old intrested in science) also dont you find it facinating that Photons can greatly alter the course of an asteroid over millions of year  |
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Post by Vralka on Apr 5, 2013 3:15:54 GMT -5
As far as I understand it, the Higgs Boson is only assumed to have Massless Mass (Wierd, I know) In order to fulfil some criteria set down by Einsteins Theory of General and Special Relativity. There's an awful lot of maths involved, and an incredible amount of equations... Integer spin I'm not sure on, but you might have used a wrong word? An integer is a whole number. integer spin, I'd thus assume would be either spin which is measured as an integer multiple of the 'unit spin' (The smallest spin there can be other than 0), or the unit spin itself. Again, I don't know if those are right, but that's what I've deduced/been led to believe. - VralkaEdit: PS, Photons are incredible |
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Post by omminime on Apr 5, 2013 6:36:27 GMT -5
Thank you Vralka
from what I understand Bosons all have integer spins and all Bosons are massless :s. Femions however have a 1/2 integer spin. More than one Femion cannot occupy tthe same space at any one time and are often related to matter whereas gyBoson are commonly linked to energy. The spin appears to be one of the defineng factors in deciding whether compond particles (atoms,hadrons,nuclei etc.) are Bosons or Femions. Even if there are Femions in the particle if there are an even number the it becomes an integer spin as opposed to a 1/2 integer spin (1/2(Femion)*even number= integer spin(Boson)). So far that is what i understand.
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(im only a 12 year old intrested in science)
