This decade is nearing a close, dearest folks. And lately, I've been reading "Physics of the Impossible" by Dr Michio Kaku. In this book, he explores different things that we have seen in mystery and science fiction movies since then.
Furthermore, he classified these impossibilities into three categories that depend on its realization through the physical laws. Class I impossibilities don't violate the physical laws and might be realized in the next decades or within this century in modified form. Class II impossibilities sit at the edge of the understanding of the physics and might be realized longer than that of the first category. And Class III violate the physical laws and might shift the understanding of physics once realized.
Now, this book by the famous Dr Kaku is much related to where we are right now. The aughts are now coming to a close. And in the coming of the new decade, we have so many plans that we all want to realize immediately. For example, I want to do better in terms of academics and have good extracurricular activities and social life at the same time. By this moment, these are still impossibilities because they are not yet realized. However, focusing on my own goals, these can be realized in the next year such that I work hard to earn for those things. Therefore, I classify this thing as a Class I impossibility.
Further than that, when I have started reading about that book, I reflected into a deeper message that Dr Kaku might want to tell everyone. And as I see, all those things he told might be impossible right now. But by the help of hardworking hands and a plentiful of prayer, it is not too far that they may be realized.
Who knows what may happen next? It is not so far that the succeeding steps of this universe (or should I say multiverse) are quantum leaps for the mankind. Have a happy and prosperous new year, everyone.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Have A Quantum Mechanical Christmas
As I have told so, this life is not a life in a vacuum. But, it got me behaving like a quantum mechanical entity. And since the celebration of our Savior's birth is nearing, I want to share how thankful I am for every thing that happened.
This life really is quantum mechanics. There are different kinds of entity in the system and each entity has different wave functions. Some of them are just too weak, but they really get deep into the surface. Some of them are penetrating, that no one goes safe after them. And of all, everything is filled with uncertainty. No one knows what happens next. You might have what you want right now, but you never know until when do you have that.
On my side, I really relate all of these to how far I have gone through this year. I really can't believe that I pushed beyond what should be. And because of these, I want to thank God for having me have such kind of wave function, my parents and my family for letting this entity have a little mark in the universe, my mentors for developing me from a simple up to a complex entity, and my friends who have accompanied me all the time.
But as said earlier, everything is uncertain. Everything may lead to either glory or ruin. And so, this Christmas, I ask God not only for me but for all to push through beyond what is expected. I wish that I may continue all these things that I have started and develop them into better dimensions in everyone's life.
Have a Quantum Mechanical Christmas, everyone!
This life really is quantum mechanics. There are different kinds of entity in the system and each entity has different wave functions. Some of them are just too weak, but they really get deep into the surface. Some of them are penetrating, that no one goes safe after them. And of all, everything is filled with uncertainty. No one knows what happens next. You might have what you want right now, but you never know until when do you have that.
On my side, I really relate all of these to how far I have gone through this year. I really can't believe that I pushed beyond what should be. And because of these, I want to thank God for having me have such kind of wave function, my parents and my family for letting this entity have a little mark in the universe, my mentors for developing me from a simple up to a complex entity, and my friends who have accompanied me all the time.
But as said earlier, everything is uncertain. Everything may lead to either glory or ruin. And so, this Christmas, I ask God not only for me but for all to push through beyond what is expected. I wish that I may continue all these things that I have started and develop them into better dimensions in everyone's life.
Have a Quantum Mechanical Christmas, everyone!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Life Is Not A Vacuum
One may say that life is a quantum field, but one may not say that life is a vacuum? Why? This life is filled with so many kinds of uncertainties. However, there still is a resistance. You cannot say that there is none because that resistance are the different things (problems, weaknesses, masks, etc) that hinder one person from achieving his goal. And such saying that "life is a vacuum" is an absolute contradiction because nothing would exist without something to go against it.
I just posted this thing out because that is the thing that I realize right now. It is because I cannot go today even if I really want to go to that practice not only because I'm too sick to go but also because of some financial problem.
More than that, it seems like there is a long week ahead of me. Why is that? I need to achieve many things this week. But to achieve those things, I should be subject to a high amount of pressure. And take note that I am just a freshman and this is just the beginning of everything else. More and more sleepless nights are surely to come during the succeeding years.
But no matter resistance one thing might experience, that material will remain stable because of its quality. And that also applies for everyone of us.
I just posted this thing out because that is the thing that I realize right now. It is because I cannot go today even if I really want to go to that practice not only because I'm too sick to go but also because of some financial problem.
More than that, it seems like there is a long week ahead of me. Why is that? I need to achieve many things this week. But to achieve those things, I should be subject to a high amount of pressure. And take note that I am just a freshman and this is just the beginning of everything else. More and more sleepless nights are surely to come during the succeeding years.
But no matter resistance one thing might experience, that material will remain stable because of its quality. And that also applies for everyone of us.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Being A Vector
"That is what you need to be. You need to be vectors because you need to have a direction."
-Dr Christopher Monterola pertaining to his students during his lecture about vectors in Physics 101
In fact, Sir Chris is absolutely right with what he said. Everyone needs to be a vector. It is because the magnitude is not the only thing that matters when it comes to this life. That magnitude of life needs to have a direction. And take note: it should be the right direction.
To recall, scalars pertain to the magnitude only. On the other hand, vectors pertain to both magnitude and direction. Those definitions set the walls up in between distance and displacement, speed and velocity, among others.
As Sir Chris had stated in an example, consider two points in a plane. One can travel from one point to another in various ways. One can go side by side into long routes but still finds the end at the same point. That then makes up the distance, which then varies on the way how one got from one point to another. On the other hand, the displacement pertains not only to shortest distance to the other point but also to where exactly that point with respect to where the observer is.
The ones mentioned above are the ones discussed in physics. But as always said in this site, everything in physics connects to the everyday life.
Everyone does a thing in various ways. Take an old man for example. He might do a job in his own conventional way. However, there also is a younger man who prefers the modern way. In the end, they still will arrive on the same thing, which is finishing the job depending on how much effort they exerted.
Furthermore, those efforts of both men explains that it is still not enough to pour much effort to end up with a good job. One also needs to see where he is heading onto.
And after that lecture, I really see that I already had entered another chapter in my life - and it is entitled "college physics."
-Dr Christopher Monterola pertaining to his students during his lecture about vectors in Physics 101
In fact, Sir Chris is absolutely right with what he said. Everyone needs to be a vector. It is because the magnitude is not the only thing that matters when it comes to this life. That magnitude of life needs to have a direction. And take note: it should be the right direction.
To recall, scalars pertain to the magnitude only. On the other hand, vectors pertain to both magnitude and direction. Those definitions set the walls up in between distance and displacement, speed and velocity, among others.
As Sir Chris had stated in an example, consider two points in a plane. One can travel from one point to another in various ways. One can go side by side into long routes but still finds the end at the same point. That then makes up the distance, which then varies on the way how one got from one point to another. On the other hand, the displacement pertains not only to shortest distance to the other point but also to where exactly that point with respect to where the observer is.
The ones mentioned above are the ones discussed in physics. But as always said in this site, everything in physics connects to the everyday life.
Everyone does a thing in various ways. Take an old man for example. He might do a job in his own conventional way. However, there also is a younger man who prefers the modern way. In the end, they still will arrive on the same thing, which is finishing the job depending on how much effort they exerted.
Furthermore, those efforts of both men explains that it is still not enough to pour much effort to end up with a good job. One also needs to see where he is heading onto.
And after that lecture, I really see that I already had entered another chapter in my life - and it is entitled "college physics."
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Physics
As stated in a book by Iwan Rhys Monus, physics is the king of all sciences (Saloma 2009). It is the leading science that talks about nature and its frontiers (Legara 2009; Saloma 2009). No matter what one does, he cannot escape it because it is everywhere. Interactions are bound by axioms, decisions by equations, among others. But why do other persons keep on bragging on it, keep on telling that they hate it and questioning its importance? Why do they find it hard to appreciate it just like how they find it hard also in other sciences? This notion must be dared immediately by the disciples of Newton, Einstein, among others.
Culture and Economy
As told by Dr Jose Magpantay (2008) in The Forum Roundtable on Science Teaching and Research, the benefits of science are what must be brought to the masses. And by science, it pertains to all the fields, especially physics. And by bringing those benefits, they will realize that physics is culture and economy itself.
First of all, it is culture because people think systematically about everything (Magpantay 2008). That is why some are not easily-driven to believe anything, especially hoaxes and superstitions (Magpantay 2008). Aside from that, physics is a thorough analysis of life in the society. That is why investigations are made from time to time. For example, it was determined through the Abrams-Strogatz model that language death is inevitable regardless speakers of a certain group are monolingual or bilingual; however, that language death can be slowed if not reversed through interaction with other groups, borrowing of languages, among others (Fudolig, 2007, p. 55). Another example is that neural network approach can predict with at most 95 percent success the outcome through survey responses (this was applied in the 1998 presidential election) (Monterola, 2002, page 108). And lastly, the most common example of this is that interaction to strangers can be made easy because in fact, everyone is just six steps away from each other (Watts-Strogatz model) (Batac 2009). Such small world scenario applies even in today’s social networking sites (Batac 2009).
Second, physics is economy because it gives an idea to improve the quality of industry and boost the wealth of a nation. One of the applications of this is the emerging field of econphysics. For example, a company needs to recruit more employees and boost its income. To recruit more employees, everyone must use their connections (friends and acquaintances) as guided by the small world principle (Legara, 2006, p. 40; Legara, 2008, p.28; Legara et al, 2008). And in order to have big profits and income, the company must advertise to attract customers, earn big, and get more famous and wealthier (Legara, 2006, p.40). The Barabassi-Albert model, which applies to the earlier scenario also explains the 80-20 rule of decisions (Legara 2006; Legara 2008). Aside from econphysics, instrumentation and materials science are also important. It applies to all the gadgets and other trends, making it receive more than half of the total research grant (Saloma 2009; Esguerra 2009).
Therefore, a reason to study physics is because it is culture and economy itself. It is a science that gives great benefits to the masses. Through it, heritage can be preserved and development can be attained.
Too Theoretical, Too Unimportant?
What about for the astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear research, among others? They seem too irrelevant with the society. But such fields must not be ignored because they are the roots of applications (Magpantay 2008). They serve as the developers of the brightest ideas physics has ever produced.
Their practitioners can teach physics needed in the applied fields (Magpantay 2008). Like in quantum physics, the dynamical quantum-classical time problem, when solved, can construct classical counterparts of quantum observables, such as transistors and integrated circuits, with no hassle at all (Galapon, 2001, p. 106; Saloma 2009). Another example is the issue of estimation. At first glance, the Drake equation is used just to estimate the civilizations in a galaxy (Esguerra 2009). However, it can actually be reconstructed from time to time to arrive on different precise estimates, like the number of dates you can have (Esguerra 2009).
There also have been many breakthroughs because of such irrelevant fields (Magpantay 2008). The quantum physics applications mentioned earlier are also under these. But, a more important thing is the hypertext mark-up language (Magpantay 2008). It is unknown to many that such language that lead to development of the Internet was developed by a staff member of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Magpantay 2008).
Therefore, theoretical physics must never be ignored. It is because it is the root of the applications and breakthroughs physics everyone enjoys.
Instruction and Reflection
According to the rating basis of Shanghai Jiao Tung University, a good university is a great research university (Saloma 2009). And complementary to a great research is a great instruction (Magpantay 2008). And such good manner of instruction is developed and can be found in physics.
Nowadays, the emerging field of physics education develops ways of effective instruction (Batac 2009). As first suggested by Prof Eric Mazzur of Harvard University, student interaction opportunities (SIO) must be inserted in lectures (Batac 2009). Now, SIO is developed in the National Institute of Physics in the University of the Philippines is optimized through competition-driven peer instruction, which also involves the seating arrangement of students (Batac 2009).
Psychophysics, another emerging field, also helps improves education by giving ideas in order to detect what a man has learned and needs to learn yet. For example, one can know that he needs to understand that an indigenous person did not receive formal education through the logarithmic number line (shown in an experiment with an Amazon tribe) (Batac 2009). Therefore, through that, he may be given enough instruction on higher mathematics, especially the concept of the Cartesian plane (because number lines of formally-educated people are equally spaced compared to those of the uneducated) (Batac 2009). Another good example would be the concept of random numbers, wherein generating those numbers are affected by visual and auditory stimuli (Batac 2009).
But, aside from the mainstream physics, all the physical concepts must also apply to one’s philosophy (Villegas 2009). As told by a mentor in high school, values apply not just in the subject entitled after it but actually, it applies to everything. The concepts of physics are life’s advices in disguise (Villegas 2009). Such thing happens because life is a versatile field itself. For example, one may remember harmonic motion every time for life itself is a pendulum, problems are damping forces, and motivation is resonance (Villegas 2009). By reflecting on life through physics, one may be able to remember the concepts because he sees it every time. And for those who do not appreciate physics, they might learn to do so.
After all, one must study and appreciate physics. It is not just because one cannot escape it but because it is the one responsible for the many developments in the society. Everything everyone does and enjoys is a mere product of physics. It is just that simple. However, some things in physics may just be too complex enough. But they must not be ignored because such thing leads to the greatest breakthroughs of physics. Also, through physics, the quality of education is improved by its different experiments on instruction. And finally, those physical concepts shall always be remembered by seeing it as mere guidelines of life.
Physics is the king of all sciences, making it worth the study, appreciation, and attention. Others may state that those who satisfy such thing may be called geeks. But as told in the television series The Big Bang Theory, “geek is the new sexy” because they are more open to the society, making them shape it with no hassle.
REFERENCES
• Batac, R C. Complexity Science. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 10 September 2009.
• Esguerra, J P H. Physics and Society II. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 6 and 13 October 2009.
• Esguerra, J P H. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 15 and 17 September 2009.
• Fudolig, M I D. Language Competition in Split Populations with Limited Interactions: Consequences on Language Maintenance and Death. Undergraduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2007: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Galapon, E A. The Quantum Time Problem. Dissertation submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2001: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Dynamical Model and Strategies for Network Marketing. Undergraduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2006: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Dynamics of Networks and Social Aspects. Graduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2008: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Physics 10 Overview. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 18 June 2009.
• Legara, E F T; Monterola, C P; Juanico, D E; Litong-Palima, M; and Saloma C P. Earning Potential in Multilevel Marketing Enterprises. Physics A. 2008
• Magpantay, J A; Formacion, S P; Espino, T; and Nicolas, M. The Forum Roundtable on Science Teaching and Research. The University of the Philippines Forum Centennial Edition. 2008: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Monterola, C P. Neural Networks: New Insights and Applications. Dissertations submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2002: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Saloma, C P. Physics and Society. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 25 June and 24 September 2009.
• Villegas, V P. Damped Oscillations, Forced Oscillations, and Resonance (Sit In). Retrieved 22 September 2009. http://vampireeinstein.blogspot.com/2009/09/damped-oscillations-forced-oscillations.html
• Villegas, V P. Reflections. Retrieved 2 August 2009. http://vampireeinstein.blogspot.com/2009/08/reflections.html
__________
Note: This is the unedited copy of my argumentative essay in English 1 under Mrs Anna Melinda Testa-De Ocampo during the first semester of being a UP Freshman.
Culture and Economy
As told by Dr Jose Magpantay (2008) in The Forum Roundtable on Science Teaching and Research, the benefits of science are what must be brought to the masses. And by science, it pertains to all the fields, especially physics. And by bringing those benefits, they will realize that physics is culture and economy itself.
First of all, it is culture because people think systematically about everything (Magpantay 2008). That is why some are not easily-driven to believe anything, especially hoaxes and superstitions (Magpantay 2008). Aside from that, physics is a thorough analysis of life in the society. That is why investigations are made from time to time. For example, it was determined through the Abrams-Strogatz model that language death is inevitable regardless speakers of a certain group are monolingual or bilingual; however, that language death can be slowed if not reversed through interaction with other groups, borrowing of languages, among others (Fudolig, 2007, p. 55). Another example is that neural network approach can predict with at most 95 percent success the outcome through survey responses (this was applied in the 1998 presidential election) (Monterola, 2002, page 108). And lastly, the most common example of this is that interaction to strangers can be made easy because in fact, everyone is just six steps away from each other (Watts-Strogatz model) (Batac 2009). Such small world scenario applies even in today’s social networking sites (Batac 2009).
Second, physics is economy because it gives an idea to improve the quality of industry and boost the wealth of a nation. One of the applications of this is the emerging field of econphysics. For example, a company needs to recruit more employees and boost its income. To recruit more employees, everyone must use their connections (friends and acquaintances) as guided by the small world principle (Legara, 2006, p. 40; Legara, 2008, p.28; Legara et al, 2008). And in order to have big profits and income, the company must advertise to attract customers, earn big, and get more famous and wealthier (Legara, 2006, p.40). The Barabassi-Albert model, which applies to the earlier scenario also explains the 80-20 rule of decisions (Legara 2006; Legara 2008). Aside from econphysics, instrumentation and materials science are also important. It applies to all the gadgets and other trends, making it receive more than half of the total research grant (Saloma 2009; Esguerra 2009).
Therefore, a reason to study physics is because it is culture and economy itself. It is a science that gives great benefits to the masses. Through it, heritage can be preserved and development can be attained.
Too Theoretical, Too Unimportant?
What about for the astrophysics, cosmology, nuclear research, among others? They seem too irrelevant with the society. But such fields must not be ignored because they are the roots of applications (Magpantay 2008). They serve as the developers of the brightest ideas physics has ever produced.
Their practitioners can teach physics needed in the applied fields (Magpantay 2008). Like in quantum physics, the dynamical quantum-classical time problem, when solved, can construct classical counterparts of quantum observables, such as transistors and integrated circuits, with no hassle at all (Galapon, 2001, p. 106; Saloma 2009). Another example is the issue of estimation. At first glance, the Drake equation is used just to estimate the civilizations in a galaxy (Esguerra 2009). However, it can actually be reconstructed from time to time to arrive on different precise estimates, like the number of dates you can have (Esguerra 2009).
There also have been many breakthroughs because of such irrelevant fields (Magpantay 2008). The quantum physics applications mentioned earlier are also under these. But, a more important thing is the hypertext mark-up language (Magpantay 2008). It is unknown to many that such language that lead to development of the Internet was developed by a staff member of the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Magpantay 2008).
Therefore, theoretical physics must never be ignored. It is because it is the root of the applications and breakthroughs physics everyone enjoys.
Instruction and Reflection
According to the rating basis of Shanghai Jiao Tung University, a good university is a great research university (Saloma 2009). And complementary to a great research is a great instruction (Magpantay 2008). And such good manner of instruction is developed and can be found in physics.
Nowadays, the emerging field of physics education develops ways of effective instruction (Batac 2009). As first suggested by Prof Eric Mazzur of Harvard University, student interaction opportunities (SIO) must be inserted in lectures (Batac 2009). Now, SIO is developed in the National Institute of Physics in the University of the Philippines is optimized through competition-driven peer instruction, which also involves the seating arrangement of students (Batac 2009).
Psychophysics, another emerging field, also helps improves education by giving ideas in order to detect what a man has learned and needs to learn yet. For example, one can know that he needs to understand that an indigenous person did not receive formal education through the logarithmic number line (shown in an experiment with an Amazon tribe) (Batac 2009). Therefore, through that, he may be given enough instruction on higher mathematics, especially the concept of the Cartesian plane (because number lines of formally-educated people are equally spaced compared to those of the uneducated) (Batac 2009). Another good example would be the concept of random numbers, wherein generating those numbers are affected by visual and auditory stimuli (Batac 2009).
But, aside from the mainstream physics, all the physical concepts must also apply to one’s philosophy (Villegas 2009). As told by a mentor in high school, values apply not just in the subject entitled after it but actually, it applies to everything. The concepts of physics are life’s advices in disguise (Villegas 2009). Such thing happens because life is a versatile field itself. For example, one may remember harmonic motion every time for life itself is a pendulum, problems are damping forces, and motivation is resonance (Villegas 2009). By reflecting on life through physics, one may be able to remember the concepts because he sees it every time. And for those who do not appreciate physics, they might learn to do so.
After all, one must study and appreciate physics. It is not just because one cannot escape it but because it is the one responsible for the many developments in the society. Everything everyone does and enjoys is a mere product of physics. It is just that simple. However, some things in physics may just be too complex enough. But they must not be ignored because such thing leads to the greatest breakthroughs of physics. Also, through physics, the quality of education is improved by its different experiments on instruction. And finally, those physical concepts shall always be remembered by seeing it as mere guidelines of life.
Physics is the king of all sciences, making it worth the study, appreciation, and attention. Others may state that those who satisfy such thing may be called geeks. But as told in the television series The Big Bang Theory, “geek is the new sexy” because they are more open to the society, making them shape it with no hassle.
REFERENCES
• Batac, R C. Complexity Science. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 10 September 2009.
• Esguerra, J P H. Physics and Society II. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 6 and 13 October 2009.
• Esguerra, J P H. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 15 and 17 September 2009.
• Fudolig, M I D. Language Competition in Split Populations with Limited Interactions: Consequences on Language Maintenance and Death. Undergraduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2007: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Galapon, E A. The Quantum Time Problem. Dissertation submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2001: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Dynamical Model and Strategies for Network Marketing. Undergraduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2006: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Dynamics of Networks and Social Aspects. Graduate thesis submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2008: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Legara, E F T. Physics 10 Overview. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 18 June 2009.
• Legara, E F T; Monterola, C P; Juanico, D E; Litong-Palima, M; and Saloma C P. Earning Potential in Multilevel Marketing Enterprises. Physics A. 2008
• Magpantay, J A; Formacion, S P; Espino, T; and Nicolas, M. The Forum Roundtable on Science Teaching and Research. The University of the Philippines Forum Centennial Edition. 2008: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Monterola, C P. Neural Networks: New Insights and Applications. Dissertations submitted to the National Institute of Physics, College of Science, University of the Philippines. 2002: Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
• Saloma, C P. Physics and Society. Delivered in Physics 10 THU class on 25 June and 24 September 2009.
• Villegas, V P. Damped Oscillations, Forced Oscillations, and Resonance (Sit In). Retrieved 22 September 2009. http://vampireeinstein.blogspot.com/2009/09/damped-oscillations-forced-oscillations.html
• Villegas, V P. Reflections. Retrieved 2 August 2009. http://vampireeinstein.blogspot.com/2009/08/reflections.html
__________
Note: This is the unedited copy of my argumentative essay in English 1 under Mrs Anna Melinda Testa-De Ocampo during the first semester of being a UP Freshman.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Physics and Society 2
Yesterday (pardon for the late post), Dr Perry Esguerra delivered the last part of the lecture about physics and society. And after such lecture, I truly realize that the first semester of the new batch of physics majors has started its last days. We would really miss having Physics 10 that much with Ma'am Ekkay and the other guest lecturers (*awww*).
To summarize the whole lecture (together with the omitted parts), Sir Perry told four important points: 1) science is fun; 2) science is human enterprise; 3) science is human tradition; 4) science drives technological innovation. To explain such things further, Nobel Prize awarding system, breakthroughs, research and development, among others were tackled.
Now, the reaction. For the first point, of course, it is. That is mainly the reason why intellectuals choose to be scientists despite the various consequences such as low income or violent criticisms. They choose to be scientists because they also want to leave a good mark on their own nations. Thus, they do their research to create a domino effect on things including our economy, which then leads to the second point. And because such research that lead to better outcomes, scientists repeat and improve their work that then becomes their lifetime dedication, leading us to the third point. And lastly, because that tradition talks about the applying knowledge and improving things, it all comes down to the fourth point.
In our lives, the same thing also goes. Everyone does crave that much for knowledge and for so many different things in life. We crave too much for that knowledge and want to achieve those things because we are happy with those. Our own achievements then drive us to think of more things and gain more friends. This process then keeps on repeating itself until it has thoroughly become a part of our lives. And that part of our lives let us strive now and then to become better persons and leave a grandeur, painting a wonderful life.
To summarize the whole lecture (together with the omitted parts), Sir Perry told four important points: 1) science is fun; 2) science is human enterprise; 3) science is human tradition; 4) science drives technological innovation. To explain such things further, Nobel Prize awarding system, breakthroughs, research and development, among others were tackled.
Now, the reaction. For the first point, of course, it is. That is mainly the reason why intellectuals choose to be scientists despite the various consequences such as low income or violent criticisms. They choose to be scientists because they also want to leave a good mark on their own nations. Thus, they do their research to create a domino effect on things including our economy, which then leads to the second point. And because such research that lead to better outcomes, scientists repeat and improve their work that then becomes their lifetime dedication, leading us to the third point. And lastly, because that tradition talks about the applying knowledge and improving things, it all comes down to the fourth point.
In our lives, the same thing also goes. Everyone does crave that much for knowledge and for so many different things in life. We crave too much for that knowledge and want to achieve those things because we are happy with those. Our own achievements then drive us to think of more things and gain more friends. This process then keeps on repeating itself until it has thoroughly become a part of our lives. And that part of our lives let us strive now and then to become better persons and leave a grandeur, painting a wonderful life.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Physics and Society
The UP College of Science Dean, Dr Caesar Saloma, just had his second lecture this morning about physics and society. So, as he had said, the semester is right about to end (Awwww. Time's so fast. It seems that I had just entered UP yesterday.).
To summarize his lecture, its main points are: 1) physics became king because it has pushed beyond the limits of other sciences, especially about the universe; 2) physics empowers the society because of its versatility on applications; 3) a good university is a research university; and 4) a greater number of doctors of philosophy is needed because of their research experiences. There seems to be more details that I cannot expound anymore because this blog might not be able to contain all of them. Pardon, everyone.
Now, to summarize my insight on his lecture, here is my quote: "Something can just be labeled good once it has pushed beyond the limits of its exploration."
And a word for every physics major: "When those guys underestimate us, tell them, 'Don't ever say that it's just physics.' Say that it's physics.'"
To summarize his lecture, its main points are: 1) physics became king because it has pushed beyond the limits of other sciences, especially about the universe; 2) physics empowers the society because of its versatility on applications; 3) a good university is a research university; and 4) a greater number of doctors of philosophy is needed because of their research experiences. There seems to be more details that I cannot expound anymore because this blog might not be able to contain all of them. Pardon, everyone.
Now, to summarize my insight on his lecture, here is my quote: "Something can just be labeled good once it has pushed beyond the limits of its exploration."
And a word for every physics major: "When those guys underestimate us, tell them, 'Don't ever say that it's just physics.' Say that it's physics.'"
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Partner Blog
Attention, everyone! Starting now, this blog is going to have a tie-up with the blog on physics and robotics (http://andrianmesa-physicswithrobotics.blogspot.com/) created by my high school physics mentor, Mr Andrian Mesa. As a collaboration, he had posted my briefer reflections there. Please do visit that blog also.
Damped Oscillations, Forced Oscillations, and Resonance (Sit In)
This morning, we had no class in Physics 10. It is because Sir Perry was in Tagaytay.
For the past times, I really could not imagine a day without physics or any little bit of science where I could put physics in and relate those concepts in life. It was not because I just wanted to keep on making posts in this blog at least twice a week. It was because I always want to make sense of the little time in my short life, be a drunk intellectual to keep learning all the time, and see what those things really mean in my life. The last thing concentrates on the hard sciences, especially physics.
So, when Ma'am Ekkay posted an announcement in the public forum in the University Virtual Learning Environmet (UVLE), I really thought of something that I could do with my life with the big empty time that I had. It was not until then that I found it in a little corner – that I would sit in a higher physics class that I knew I could understand with the stock knowledge that I have. So, I decided to sit in the Physics 71 (Elementary Physics I that composes of mechanics) under Ms Mikaela Irene Fudolig (Ma'am Mikki for short).
At first, I was feeling a little bit of inferiority to get inside the classroom because I knew that most of the students inside were older than me. They really were because Physics 71 was a course designed further for engineering and non-physics science majors and it was usually included in the first semester of the Second Year in the curriculum. I really felt such inferiority even if my geology major friend, Mako, told me to get in since Ma'am Mikki does not check the attendance. But I really wanted to get inside and attend the class. So, I sat for a moment outside and waited for the instructor to arrive, so that I could be courteous enough to ask her permission to sit in her class. Luckily, she was kind and she accepted my permission.
The discussion was about damped oscillations, forced oscillations, and resonance. And to summarize Ma'am Mikki's discussion for the layman, idealized oscillating systems (take the pendulums and bells for examples) are frictionless. However, there exists a dissipative force called damping. Damping then is further divided into three categories: critical damping, overdamping, and underdamping. But no matter such damping, the system can be maintained in a constant-amplitude oscillation through a factor called driving force. When the driving force is applied, the system is in a forced oscillation. Such thing is different from a system that is displace, left alone, and oscillates with a natural angular frequency. And there exists a fact that there is an amplitude peak at driving frequencies close to the natural frequency of the system called resonance.
Now, what does that relate with life. Damping exists in our life in the face of our own problems, circumstances, dilemmas, or whatsoever we call it. And our life may just be affected by such things by proceeding not with the thing we want to do, giving up what we are doing by then, and slowing us down with what you are doing until you have achieved nothing. But no matter how big such problem is, we can keep on doing the things we want to do by forcing ourselves either through the sense of urgency or encouragement.
P S To Mako, thank you very much for encouraging me to get inside and do the thing that I want to.
To Ma'am Mikki, my profound gratitude is yours for letting me sit in your class for me to make sense of my time, to be drunk for knowledge, and to enlighten life through such lesson.
For the past times, I really could not imagine a day without physics or any little bit of science where I could put physics in and relate those concepts in life. It was not because I just wanted to keep on making posts in this blog at least twice a week. It was because I always want to make sense of the little time in my short life, be a drunk intellectual to keep learning all the time, and see what those things really mean in my life. The last thing concentrates on the hard sciences, especially physics.
So, when Ma'am Ekkay posted an announcement in the public forum in the University Virtual Learning Environmet (UVLE), I really thought of something that I could do with my life with the big empty time that I had. It was not until then that I found it in a little corner – that I would sit in a higher physics class that I knew I could understand with the stock knowledge that I have. So, I decided to sit in the Physics 71 (Elementary Physics I that composes of mechanics) under Ms Mikaela Irene Fudolig (Ma'am Mikki for short).
At first, I was feeling a little bit of inferiority to get inside the classroom because I knew that most of the students inside were older than me. They really were because Physics 71 was a course designed further for engineering and non-physics science majors and it was usually included in the first semester of the Second Year in the curriculum. I really felt such inferiority even if my geology major friend, Mako, told me to get in since Ma'am Mikki does not check the attendance. But I really wanted to get inside and attend the class. So, I sat for a moment outside and waited for the instructor to arrive, so that I could be courteous enough to ask her permission to sit in her class. Luckily, she was kind and she accepted my permission.
The discussion was about damped oscillations, forced oscillations, and resonance. And to summarize Ma'am Mikki's discussion for the layman, idealized oscillating systems (take the pendulums and bells for examples) are frictionless. However, there exists a dissipative force called damping. Damping then is further divided into three categories: critical damping, overdamping, and underdamping. But no matter such damping, the system can be maintained in a constant-amplitude oscillation through a factor called driving force. When the driving force is applied, the system is in a forced oscillation. Such thing is different from a system that is displace, left alone, and oscillates with a natural angular frequency. And there exists a fact that there is an amplitude peak at driving frequencies close to the natural frequency of the system called resonance.
Now, what does that relate with life. Damping exists in our life in the face of our own problems, circumstances, dilemmas, or whatsoever we call it. And our life may just be affected by such things by proceeding not with the thing we want to do, giving up what we are doing by then, and slowing us down with what you are doing until you have achieved nothing. But no matter how big such problem is, we can keep on doing the things we want to do by forcing ourselves either through the sense of urgency or encouragement.
P S To Mako, thank you very much for encouraging me to get inside and do the thing that I want to.
To Ma'am Mikki, my profound gratitude is yours for letting me sit in your class for me to make sense of my time, to be drunk for knowledge, and to enlighten life through such lesson.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Chauvinisms
This morning, Sir Perry just delivered his second lecture in our Physics 10 class. It is a continuation of his lecture about ETI.
Now, from the Fermi question and Drake equation concept, there is another thought that arise: Chauvinism. To define, these are the biases of the answers we give about ETI. One good example of chauvinism arises from Terry Bisson's They're Made Out Of Meat, which you can check on http://baetzler.de/humor/meat_beings.html.
To go short, there is only one lesson we can learn out of these Chauvinisms. From time to time, anyone is bias. Nothing is so objective as you look at it. Everyone just judges in his own way, and that is why these Chauvinisms arise. For example, we may see that Mars, Titan, and Europa are truly candidates of life out there. However, there really may be others out there and see that those are not.
So, from now on, be careful on saying to anyone that he is bias. Because you, on your own way, are bias too.
Now, from the Fermi question and Drake equation concept, there is another thought that arise: Chauvinism. To define, these are the biases of the answers we give about ETI. One good example of chauvinism arises from Terry Bisson's They're Made Out Of Meat, which you can check on http://baetzler.de/humor/meat_beings.html.
To go short, there is only one lesson we can learn out of these Chauvinisms. From time to time, anyone is bias. Nothing is so objective as you look at it. Everyone just judges in his own way, and that is why these Chauvinisms arise. For example, we may see that Mars, Titan, and Europa are truly candidates of life out there. However, there really may be others out there and see that those are not.
So, from now on, be careful on saying to anyone that he is bias. Because you, on your own way, are bias too.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Fermi Question and Drake/Sagan/Greenbank Equation
The physics concepts that we learn everyday, no matter what their complexities are, appear in our everyday life. Each concept goes to the next level from every now and then, thus making our knowledge finite. That is why we keep on exploring and discovering from now and then. We do that in order to find the answers to our endless questions. Another is that in fact, every aspect of our life is governed by the different equations that we need to manipulate in order to work out perfectly. Some people just ignore it and take the different things in their life for granted. But some really mind it seriously in order to see what will happen in the following blinks of the eye.
Today, Dr Perry Esguerra had a lecture in our Physics 10 class regarding the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Well, I can really confess now that thank God, I have taken Physics 10 because there yet are too many things for me to know regarding physics. I would also like to take my hat off for Sir Perry for delivering a lecture that really caught the attention not just of physics majors but also of our classmates from other courses.
As Sir Perry told earlier, Fermi question, which aroused from the physicist Enrico Fermi's notion in a lunch in Los Alamos, evolves in every moment that you mention a fact. Surely, it will arouse every now and then since the talk is about the existence of life in places in the universe other than our planet Earth.
As a insight of mine about this thing, Fermi's question is like a question arousing from the mouth of an inquisitive person. It expresses the tendency of mortals, especially the intellectuals, to ask more and more questions because of the eternally-persistent hunger for knowledge. It can be compared to the endless questions that panelists ask when you have a research seminar. Never be surprised the next time you encounter a Fermi question, my friend, especially when it is about the ET. First of all, the human knowledge is ever finite and that is why we crave for anything. Another is that, it is just like you who asks all around to look for something, especially a companion.
The second thing that Sir Perry told our class is the Drake equation. Sometimes, it is called as Sagan equation. Sometimes, Green Bank. But no matter what you call it, it is an equation which shows that the number of possible civilizations in the Milky Way depends on many variables. Such equation of physics and astronomy, as told by Sir Perry, can be comparable with the "date equation" in which a geek, dweeb, dork, nerd, or whatsoever calculates his chances of getting even one date in a party.
Well, in fact, the Drake equation, to add something to what he told in our class, appears in every aspect in our life. It is what we use to see what we are looking for. However, some people, especially those who have little interest for fields like physics and astronomy, do not see that they are using it from time to time to analyze the different things in their life. In fact, each of us may develop our own Drake equation not just in simple dating but even in our own studies and all the things in our life.
So now, there are just two points that develop through Sir Perry's lecture. And those are: 1) be afraid not to keep on asking and 2) be wise enough to know the chances.
Today, Dr Perry Esguerra had a lecture in our Physics 10 class regarding the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Well, I can really confess now that thank God, I have taken Physics 10 because there yet are too many things for me to know regarding physics. I would also like to take my hat off for Sir Perry for delivering a lecture that really caught the attention not just of physics majors but also of our classmates from other courses.
As Sir Perry told earlier, Fermi question, which aroused from the physicist Enrico Fermi's notion in a lunch in Los Alamos, evolves in every moment that you mention a fact. Surely, it will arouse every now and then since the talk is about the existence of life in places in the universe other than our planet Earth.
As a insight of mine about this thing, Fermi's question is like a question arousing from the mouth of an inquisitive person. It expresses the tendency of mortals, especially the intellectuals, to ask more and more questions because of the eternally-persistent hunger for knowledge. It can be compared to the endless questions that panelists ask when you have a research seminar. Never be surprised the next time you encounter a Fermi question, my friend, especially when it is about the ET. First of all, the human knowledge is ever finite and that is why we crave for anything. Another is that, it is just like you who asks all around to look for something, especially a companion.
The second thing that Sir Perry told our class is the Drake equation. Sometimes, it is called as Sagan equation. Sometimes, Green Bank. But no matter what you call it, it is an equation which shows that the number of possible civilizations in the Milky Way depends on many variables. Such equation of physics and astronomy, as told by Sir Perry, can be comparable with the "date equation" in which a geek, dweeb, dork, nerd, or whatsoever calculates his chances of getting even one date in a party.
Well, in fact, the Drake equation, to add something to what he told in our class, appears in every aspect in our life. It is what we use to see what we are looking for. However, some people, especially those who have little interest for fields like physics and astronomy, do not see that they are using it from time to time to analyze the different things in their life. In fact, each of us may develop our own Drake equation not just in simple dating but even in our own studies and all the things in our life.
So now, there are just two points that develop through Sir Perry's lecture. And those are: 1) be afraid not to keep on asking and 2) be wise enough to know the chances.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Act Gently In A Complex Network
To everyone, I apologize that I have been late in posting this topic. Anyways, last Tuesday, Mr Rene Batac was our guest lecturer in Physics 10. He talked about Complex Systems.
Now, as he had told, complex systems seem to be complex matters with regards to ones studies. However, it really is the one that we understand easily. It comprises of emergence and self-mechanism.
There are many examples of complex systems, but in this post, I would like to emphasize more in the complex networks. First, it is a small world network because every person in this world is just separated by six levels. So try seeing this society a big web and everyone is in that web. Connect each one of us and you will just see at most six degress. Last is that it is scale-free, wherein not only one individual can be related to another. However, we have to accept in this scenario that the more popular ones are the more fortunate ones. In other words, the rich gets richer.
The only insight in this lesson is that we should act gently inside the big complex network where we are in. We should be careful with all our actions towards another individuals because we never know what domino effect it might cause. For example, you would want to get rid of a person whom you never know is a friend to one of your best friends. Another is that, we have to accept that life is unfair. The ones on the top go further beyond. And the main goal is not to beat the ones in the top but to beat ourselves by taking ourselves to the greatest levels that we could reach. And so, you may also think of how you should act gently in a complex network.
Now, as he had told, complex systems seem to be complex matters with regards to ones studies. However, it really is the one that we understand easily. It comprises of emergence and self-mechanism.
There are many examples of complex systems, but in this post, I would like to emphasize more in the complex networks. First, it is a small world network because every person in this world is just separated by six levels. So try seeing this society a big web and everyone is in that web. Connect each one of us and you will just see at most six degress. Last is that it is scale-free, wherein not only one individual can be related to another. However, we have to accept in this scenario that the more popular ones are the more fortunate ones. In other words, the rich gets richer.
The only insight in this lesson is that we should act gently inside the big complex network where we are in. We should be careful with all our actions towards another individuals because we never know what domino effect it might cause. For example, you would want to get rid of a person whom you never know is a friend to one of your best friends. Another is that, we have to accept that life is unfair. The ones on the top go further beyond. And the main goal is not to beat the ones in the top but to beat ourselves by taking ourselves to the greatest levels that we could reach. And so, you may also think of how you should act gently in a complex network.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Our Life Is An Astronomy
This morning, we have just finished the lecture about special topics in astronomy under Ms Erika Fille Legara. To recap, there were two questions which remain unanswered regarding the universe: 1) What is it made of; and 2) Are we the only one living in it? And just like before, there were many answers that were also uncertain.
As usual, I went to my contemplative mode after the class again. I see that our life is an astronomy and the same questions remain unanswered. So, the thing is that we try to look at the bigger picture and dig up to find the essence of life to find the answers to those questions. So we go into different things.
Our life, after all, is an astronomy. The answers to the two questions, even if we look unto the angle of lifem, are also uncertain. If we look in the angle of science again, the answer to those questions are yet to be found soon. And for me, if we look in the angle of life, the same thing goes. But that soon is never known for us, and it is our death.
So, before the two questions are answered, gather ye rosebuds in your universe while you may. Carpe diem.
As usual, I went to my contemplative mode after the class again. I see that our life is an astronomy and the same questions remain unanswered. So, the thing is that we try to look at the bigger picture and dig up to find the essence of life to find the answers to those questions. So we go into different things.
Our life, after all, is an astronomy. The answers to the two questions, even if we look unto the angle of lifem, are also uncertain. If we look in the angle of science again, the answer to those questions are yet to be found soon. And for me, if we look in the angle of life, the same thing goes. But that soon is never known for us, and it is our death.
So, before the two questions are answered, gather ye rosebuds in your universe while you may. Carpe diem.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Complex System and Chaotic System
A complex system is a system in which there are more situations or quantities to be considered in order to arrive in a certain outcome. A chaotic system, on the other hand, is a system in which every little condition is important in order to arrive in a certain outcome. They seem to be similar, isn't it? In fact, these two systems appear in life.
Throughout this week, I seemed to be thinking so critical. First of all, as usual, I was so conscious about my image (physically, intellectually, socially, etc). Second, it seems like I was in a great hurry of doing many things. And most of all, I blamed all my anger against the wall after getting grades which seem to appear as high for others in two subjects. Well, pardon to those I had offended. I did not mean it.
Now, I'm going to cut things short. Life really is a complex and a chaotic system for me. Complex, because everything needs to be considered in doing actions, even the little ones. So for example, in a group, if you weigh the group down in anyway, I will be the one to start deciding to leave you. Chaotic, because everything is crucial in painting the picture of my life. That is why I try to avoid being late, study very hard, among others. Because these are the ones that paint my life.
In short, there are just two values in here: determination and perfection.
Throughout this week, I seemed to be thinking so critical. First of all, as usual, I was so conscious about my image (physically, intellectually, socially, etc). Second, it seems like I was in a great hurry of doing many things. And most of all, I blamed all my anger against the wall after getting grades which seem to appear as high for others in two subjects. Well, pardon to those I had offended. I did not mean it.
Now, I'm going to cut things short. Life really is a complex and a chaotic system for me. Complex, because everything needs to be considered in doing actions, even the little ones. So for example, in a group, if you weigh the group down in anyway, I will be the one to start deciding to leave you. Chaotic, because everything is crucial in painting the picture of my life. That is why I try to avoid being late, study very hard, among others. Because these are the ones that paint my life.
In short, there are just two values in here: determination and perfection.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Pseudo Is Always So Far From Truth
Pseudoscience is always so far from truth. It just claims itself to answer all the things around us. On the other hand, science is so honest that it might not be able to answer everything, but it is sure of its goal of going for one's development.
The same thing goes with obsession and inspiration.
Last time, a friend of mine said to me "Obsessed ka pa rin ba sa kanya?"
I then corrected her by saying, "Obsessed is not the right term. Inspiration is."
She then replied, "So you now have a reason to ace the things you want to."
There is the point of big difference between obsession and inspiration.
Obsession is something you have when you always say that she will be yours because of so many senseless reasons that you are not. In the end, because all you do is to keep of thinking of her without doing any other thing, you will be the one to suffer the hardships.
Inspiration, on the other hand, is not so sure of having the person. However, it is sure of what is to be done in order to achieve something back for both parties and why. One person is so empowered because of this. In the end, you will be the one to achieve the most unexpected of all the good things that may come to you because you work to achieve it for that someone.
So, from now on, this I say to everyone else, especially my fellow enthusiasts. Be trapped not by the false images of obsession but rather be lifted by the true achievement brought by inspiration.
The same thing goes with obsession and inspiration.
Last time, a friend of mine said to me "Obsessed ka pa rin ba sa kanya?"
I then corrected her by saying, "Obsessed is not the right term. Inspiration is."
She then replied, "So you now have a reason to ace the things you want to."
There is the point of big difference between obsession and inspiration.
Obsession is something you have when you always say that she will be yours because of so many senseless reasons that you are not. In the end, because all you do is to keep of thinking of her without doing any other thing, you will be the one to suffer the hardships.
Inspiration, on the other hand, is not so sure of having the person. However, it is sure of what is to be done in order to achieve something back for both parties and why. One person is so empowered because of this. In the end, you will be the one to achieve the most unexpected of all the good things that may come to you because you work to achieve it for that someone.
So, from now on, this I say to everyone else, especially my fellow enthusiasts. Be trapped not by the false images of obsession but rather be lifted by the true achievement brought by inspiration.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Reflections
Physics, as defined in the modern way, is the study of nature and its frontiers (from the Greek physis, which actually means nature). That defintion makes it so deserving to be called the fundamental science. And since it is the fundamental science, we find it everywhere.
From the time that we wake up in the morning until the time when in we are already dreaming, physics is there. It is in everything we do in our life. But someone finds something more about it through contemplations.
Physics, being around us, also goes into our deepest thoughts. For fact, its theories and laws also apply to our lives. Looking closely upon everything, every decission up to every attitude are reflections of the thoughts of the different imaginative scientists.
Look closely through the following lines. These are things that I have tried to see and have succesfully seen through my own contemplation for these are physics' reflections.
*Physics is the mirror of everyday life and its ideas, the mechanisms that run it. It is just like Newton's laws on how we interact and Einstein's theory on how we should do our work.
*The laws of life are the same at all aspects just like how the laws of physics apply at all inertial frames of reference. That's relativity in everyday.
*We seem to think that we've got to the worst situations in life, but we really haven't. It's just like trying to get to the point of absolute zero.
*Time dilation and length contraction are thoughts of Einstein used to explain that a part can never be greater than the whole and the whole might not exist without the part.
*We should act as if life is a gravitational red shift. Do farther we go, the more we should give just like a photon from a star losing its losing its frequency.
*Nothing is so perfect that it may just be modified sooner, just like the speed of light in vacuum overcome by Cherenkov's radiation.
From the time that we wake up in the morning until the time when in we are already dreaming, physics is there. It is in everything we do in our life. But someone finds something more about it through contemplations.
Physics, being around us, also goes into our deepest thoughts. For fact, its theories and laws also apply to our lives. Looking closely upon everything, every decission up to every attitude are reflections of the thoughts of the different imaginative scientists.
Look closely through the following lines. These are things that I have tried to see and have succesfully seen through my own contemplation for these are physics' reflections.
*Physics is the mirror of everyday life and its ideas, the mechanisms that run it. It is just like Newton's laws on how we interact and Einstein's theory on how we should do our work.
*The laws of life are the same at all aspects just like how the laws of physics apply at all inertial frames of reference. That's relativity in everyday.
*We seem to think that we've got to the worst situations in life, but we really haven't. It's just like trying to get to the point of absolute zero.
*Time dilation and length contraction are thoughts of Einstein used to explain that a part can never be greater than the whole and the whole might not exist without the part.
*Life is a twin paradox. At all costs, we pursue each other to be better or worse than ourselves.
*We should act as if life is a gravitational red shift. Do farther we go, the more we should give just like a photon from a star losing its losing its frequency.
*Nothing is so perfect that it may just be modified sooner, just like the speed of light in vacuum overcome by Cherenkov's radiation.
These are just some. For the times ahead, I know that I may think of more. Some persons would then ask to collaborate with me and they may do so. This is because this reflections are meant to be made by everyone to awaken the sleeping enthusiasms of persons in such a field they think as too much complicated and nonsense, to further enrich the interest of many people in physics, and to help everyone see the real and deep meanings of the different concepts of physics through everyday life.
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