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Peter Higgs – In memoriam

Peter Higgs passed recently and his name is associated with one of the biggest concepts of 20th physics: the Higgs boson. Higgs and all of the other physicists that are associated with this symmetry breaking mechanism were celebrated and awarded … Continue reading

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Reminiscing and how things are going

A Leap of Faith The fabric of my childhood was woven with the vibrant threads of “Quantum Leap,” a show that transcended mere entertainment to become a beacon of inspiration. Each episode was a puzzle, a challenge that beckoned me … Continue reading

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PhD news

I have some exciting news to share with you. I have been accepted into a Ph.D. program in theoretical particle physics at the University of Lisbon. This is a dream come true for me, as I have always been fascinated … Continue reading

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Study bibliography

The general plan for my get back into shape plan was drawn out on the post “Knowledge expansion and some news“. There I explained what would be my research focus for the future and also mentioned that I had selected books … Continue reading

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Special Relativity: metric and intervals

Motivated by equation 6 and from our knowledge of vector spaces, we can now introduce a metric that will formalize this concept of distance in the Minkowski space. Definition 9 The Minkowski metric, also called the Minkowski tensor, is a … Continue reading

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Knowledge expansion and some news

Parallel to my study of quantum mechanics I also need to review and strengthen my knowledge in the following fields: Given that my goal is to review my knowledge in 6 months, I won’t be studying these themes in their … Continue reading

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