Astrophysics / Thermodynamics
Famous Physicists 2
Quantum
Nobel Prizes
Tenure-Worthy (Name the Physicist Paired with these Formulas)
200
LIGO has observed these from mergers of neutron stars and black holes.
What are Gravitational Waves?
200
One of this Nobel Laureate's most recent projects is improving measurements of the electron electric dipole moment.
Who is Eric Cornell?
200
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?
200
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?
200
F = ma
Who is Newton?
400
This formula combines Boyle's Law, Charles's law, Avogadro's Law, and Gay-Lussac's law to form a relationship between the pressure, volume, temperature, and number of particles for a gas.
What is the Ideal Gas Equation?
400
This physicist is perhaps most famous for theorizing the black hole radiation that bears his name.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
400
Particles with a net spin of 1/2 are collectively known by this name.
What are fermions?
400
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?
400
ih d/dt Psi = -h2/2m * (d/dx)^2 * Psi + V*Psi
Who is Schrodinger?
600
This unit of distance derives it's name from corresponding one arcsecond of parallax angle.
What is a parsec?
600
This Greek philosopher correctly suggested that sound waves propagate through the air.
Who is Aristotle?
600
Energy eigenvectors are this type of time-independent state.
What is a stationary state?
600
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?
600
v = H0D
Who is Hubble?
800
The Second Law of Thermodynamics says that this quantity tends to increase with time.
What is Entropy?
800
This astrophysicist is credited with developing the theories for neutron stars on black holes on a boat voyage to England.
Who is Chandrasekhar?
800
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?
800
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?
800
Integral[B dl] = u0IC
Who is Ampere?
1000
Considered one of the densest things in the universe with a density of 10^17 kg/m^3.
What is a neutron star?
1000
This British academic confirmed the wave nature of light through his famous double-slit experiment.
Who is Thomas Young?
1000
This phase of matter has all particles packed into the lowest ground state allowing for macroscopic observation of quantum effects such as wavefunction interference.
What is Bose-Einstein Condensate?
1000
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?
1000
Albert Einstein