Ultimately, the whole natural world can in principle be
explained by atoms moving in relation to one another according to the laws of motion.
Not exact matches
Scientific reductionism, however, wants to reduce biology to physics and chemistry, to
explain the properties of «life»,
by thorough specification of the particulars (
atoms and molecules) that are integrated into cells and organisms.
He goes on to comment: «if we wish to
explain the observed world in terms of Matter without reference to Mind, then it must be
explained by things material, ultimate and simple all at the same time —
by indivisible, notional «
atoms» and a chance «swerve» that sets them in random motion.
A corollary of this view, on the part of some scientists, is that the phenomenon of mentality in human beings can be
explained by the complex interaction of molecules and
atoms in the brain, as epiphenomenon of matter.
Science (discovered
by man science, that is) can only
explain some of the existing phenomenon in mathematical terms and come up with recipes for existing materials but CAN NOT CREACTE A SINGLE
ATOM!
«The gas which forms the major part of the insterstellar medium,»
explains Jorge García Rojas, a researcher at the IAC who is the first author on the paper «can be observed because its
atoms are ionized
by the photons emitted
by the hot stars embedded inside it (which can either very massive stars, or white dwarfs, which are also very hot).
Gorilla Glass's residual stress can be
explained by observing how the motion of individual
atoms affects the entire system of the material
Those
atoms» origin in the ozone layer might also help
explain a longstanding mystery about some grains of lunar soil brought back
by Apollo astronauts.
«This gives us the option of creating new
atoms dressed
by the field of the laser, with new electron energy levels,»
explains Jean - Pierre Wolf.
Professor Angelos Michaelides, from the Thomas Young Centre and London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL, lead researcher of the study,
explained: «
Atoms and molecules usually move across materials
by hopping from one point on their surface to the next.
The second confirmed the existence of molecules and
atoms by statistically showing how their random collisions
explained the jerky Brownian motion of tiny particles in water.
The highly perfect cleavage, which is the most prominent characteristic of mica, is
explained by the hexagonal sheet - like arrangement of its
atoms.
«The surface of Mars, the surface of Earth, and basically all surfaces in the solar system are being bombarded
by cosmic rays,»
explains Farley, and when these rays — very high - energy protons — blast into an
atom, the
atom's nucleus shatters, creating isotopes of other elements.
Statistical mechanics: James Clerk Maxwell, Ludwig Boltzmann, J. Willard Gibbs, late 19th century
By explaining heat in terms of the statistical behavior of
atoms and molecules, statistical mechanics made sense of thermodynamics and also provided strong evidence for the reality of
atoms.
The genie was the «photon», the bullet - like particle that Einstein invented to
explain how light was able to knock electrons from metals and which he claimed was spat out and swallowed
by atoms.
The experiment could be
explained by a mathematical model developed
by the researchers over the past few years, which enabled them to produce a computer - generated movie of the motions of the
atoms involved in the bond - breaking at the copper surface.
«
By reversing the cycle, we could even use the device as a single
atom refrigerator and employ it to cool nano systems coupled to it,»
explained Johannes Roßnagel, first author of the study.
The relationship also works the other way:
by changing energy states of electrons in quantum dots, we can affect the respective magnetic
atoms,»
explains Michał Papaj, a student at the UW Faculty of Physics, awarded the Gold Medal in Chemistry during last year's national competition for the best B.Sc.
«The influence of laser light on the state of the
atoms can be compared to the magnetization of solid crystals
by an external magnetic field in classical physics,» Dr. Christian Groß, leader of the project,
explains.
«This means clumps of
atoms surrounded
by a bath at some temperature, like the atmosphere or the ocean, should tend over time to arrange themselves to resonate better and better with the sources of mechanical, electromagnetic or chemical work in their environments,» England
explained.
Using
atoms cooled to just billionths of a degree above absolute zero, a team led
by researchers at Princeton University has discovered an intriguing magnetic behavior that could help
explain how high - temperature superconductivity works.
There is nothing to
explain the different behaviors of the two
atoms, no way to predict when they will decay
by looking at their history, and — seemingly — no definitive cause that produces these effects.
The book
explains the fundamentals of how waves and wavefunctions interact with
atoms in solids, and the similarities and differences of using x-rays,... View Details Transmission Electron Microscopy: Diffraction, Imaging, and Spectrometry
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