Astrophysics
LIGO has observed these from mergers of neutron stars and black holes.
What are Gravitational Waves?
One of this Nobel Laureate's most recent projects is improving measurements of the electron electric dipole moment.
Who is Eric Cornell?
Einstein's infamous "spooky action at a distance" refers to this property of quantum mechanics where measuring one particle can have an effect on its pair.
What is quantum entanglement?
Penzias and Wilson received the Nobel Prize in 1978 for their discovery of this, commonly abbreviated as CMBR.
What is the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
F = ma
Who is Newton?
This type of luminous black hole gets its name from appearing starlike in older observations.
What is a quasar?
This physicist is perhaps most famous for theorizing the black hole radiation that bears his name.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
Particles with a net spin of 1/2 are collectively known by this name.
What are fermions?
Often known as the father of atomic physics, Ernest Rutherford claimed he was a bit “startled” at receiving the 1908 Nobel Prize not for physics, but for this discipline.
What is Chemistry?
ih d/dt Psi = -h2/2m * (d/dx)^2 * Psi + V*Psi
Who is Schrodinger?
Tidal heating from Jupiter makes this volcanic moon the most geologically active body in the Solar System.
What is Io?
This Greek philosopher correctly suggested that sound waves propagate through the air.
Who is Aristotle?
Energy eigenvectors are this type of time-independent state.
What is a stationary state?
This Nobel Laureate received the award for work on quantum electrodynamics in 1965, but is also known for playing the bongos.
Who is Richard Feynman?
v = H0D
Who is Hubble?
This unit of distance derives it's name from corresponding one arcsecond of parallax angle.
What is a parsec?
This astrophysicist is credited with developing the theories for neutron stars on black holes on a boat voyage to England.
Who is Chandrasekhar?
Classically the Sun doesn't have high enough temperature and pressure for Hydrogen fusion, but this quantum process makes it possible.
What is Quantum Tunneling?
In 1921, Einstein received the Nobel prize, not for the theory of relativity, but “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially his discovery of”… this.
What is the Photoelectric Effect?
Integral[B dl] = u0IC
Who is Ampere?
This limit at which the tidal forces from one object exceed the self-gravity of a second to pull its mass away also lends its name to a song in the latest Kirby series video game.
What is the Roche Limit?
This British academic confirmed the wave nature of light through his famous double-slit experiment.
Who is Thomas Young?
This humorous unit of radiation measurement is named for a fruit that contains a radioactive isotope.
What is the Banana Equivalent Dose (BED)?
In 1944, Otto Hahn alone received the Nobel Prize for this discovery, while co-discoverers Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann were snubbed.
What is fission?
Sum[ f(n)(a)/(n!) * (x-a)n ]
Who is Taylor?