User Paul Young

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Can anything be seen from the center of the Boötes void? How dark would it be?

asked Apr 17, 2019 at 14:24

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5 answers

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Why is argon a noble gas but not, say, beryllium or palladium?

asked Dec 31, 2018 at 17:41

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4 answers

4k views

Why does the Schrödinger equation work so well for the hydrogen atom despite the relativistic boundary at the nucleus?

asked Jun 1, 2019 at 15:23

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Does the "particle exchange" operator have any validity?

asked Mar 2, 2019 at 22:28

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4 answers

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How can we distinguish between the metric expansion of space and the speed of light slowing over time?

asked Nov 20, 2019 at 16:02

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761 views

Is space itself expanding or is it just momentum from the Big Bang carrying things apart? [duplicate]

asked May 4, 2019 at 23:03

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2 answers

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Why does rhenium get a pass on being radioactive? [closed]

asked Sep 19, 2019 at 18:59

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6 answers

177 views

Do Einstein's two postulates allow for handling acceleration in special relativity or is something else needed?

asked Dec 17, 2021 at 15:29

2 votes

0 answers

304 views

Is the "particle exchange" argument for fermions vs. bosons in introductory quantum textbooks legitimate?

asked Mar 5, 2019 at 16:51

2 votes

1 answer

129 views

Why doesn't lithium form di-lithium crystals? (Calling Mr.Spock)

asked Jan 2, 2019 at 16:38

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1 answer

467 views

How does a gas lamp mantle work? Is it just black body radiation?

asked Jun 14, 2019 at 22:07

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1 answer

94 views

Can I measure the expansion of the universe with absolute rest frames?

asked May 4, 2019 at 14:57

1 vote

1 answer

95 views

Might a "normal matter" body orbit a dark matter body?

asked Mar 8, 2019 at 14:56

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Can anything be seen from the center of the Boötes void? How dark would it be?

Why is argon a noble gas but not, say, beryllium or palladium?

Why does the Schrödinger equation work so well for the hydrogen atom despite the relativistic boundary at the nucleus?

Does the "particle exchange" operator have any validity?

How can we distinguish between the metric expansion of space and the speed of light slowing over time?

Is space itself expanding or is it just momentum from the Big Bang carrying things apart? [duplicate]

Why does rhenium get a pass on being radioactive? [closed]

Do Einstein's two postulates allow for handling acceleration in special relativity or is something else needed?

Is the "particle exchange" argument for fermions vs. bosons in introductory quantum textbooks legitimate?

Why doesn't lithium form di-lithium crystals? (Calling Mr.Spock)

How does a gas lamp mantle work? Is it just black body radiation?

Can I measure the expansion of the universe with absolute rest frames?

Might a "normal matter" body orbit a dark matter body?