Physics

In A level Maths, we learn that for small angles, trigonometric functions can be approximated as : sin θ ≈ θ cos θ ≈ 1 - 0.5(θ)²                tan θ ≈ θ (Where θ is in radians) But where do these approximations stem from? In this blog, we will cover what approximations are and why these approximations are valid. What does it mean to approximate? Approximating a value is essentially calculating a value that is si

Did you know, there are more than 4 states of matter? One state of matter I’ll be writing about in this blog is the Bose-Einstein Condensate and how it is formed? This blog is an extension of The coldest places on Earth; Ultra Cold Atoms ! What are Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) ? A Bose-Einstein Condensate is formed when bosonic atoms are cooled to fractions above absolute zero. At these extreme temperatures, they lose their individuality and behave as if they are one s

Have you ever wondered where the coldest places in the universe may be? Surprisingly, they are not in space but in the very laboratories here on Earth. Utilising advanced techniques, physicists can cool atoms up to billionths of a degree above absolute zero. At these extreme temperatures, atoms behave more strangely than ever allowing us to directly observe quantum behaviour that we do not see on a day-to-day basis. This blog dives briefly into what ultra cooling entails and

At school we were always taught that water’s boiling point is 100 °C. This idea is engraved in our minds. However, if we were to put a...

If there is no upper limit to how hot an object/substance can be, why is -273.15°C (also known as absolute zero) theoretically the lowest...

When I watch YouTube videos or browse the Internet looking for interesting physics topics, I always stumbled across the word neutrinos...

If you fell into a black hole, would you eventually find yourself in a tesseract similar to what happened to Cooper in Christopher...

“Faster than light neutrinos?!”. In 2011 the scientific world went crazy. Einstein’s laws were thought to be violated as nothing can...