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"Uncertain Principles" features the miscellaneous ramblings of a physicist at a small liberal arts college. Physics, politics, pop culture, and occasional conversations with his dog.
"Prof. Orzel gives the impression of an everyday guy who just happens to have a vast but hidden knowledge of physics." (anonymous student evaluation comment)
Emmy is a German Shepherd mix, and the Queen of Niskayuna. She likes treats, walks, chasing bunnies, and quantum physics.
Category: Physics
I got a new comment on an old post asking an interesting question about thermodynamics: I have a question that bears somewhat on this issue of keeping cars parked in the sun, cooler. You all know those accordion folded/aluminized shades...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 11:12 AM • 21 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
A while back, I explained how polarized sunglasses work, the short version of which is that light reflected off the ground in front of you tends to be polarized, and by blocking that light, they reduce the effects of glare....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:29 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
Third of the five research categories within DAMOP that I talked about is Quantum Phenomena. This is a little bit of a catch-all, as there are a few different things going on in this area. They are all unified, though,...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:01 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
A look at some of the hottest topics in ultra-fast and ultra-intense lasers, part of the ongoing series about what's exciting in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:36 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
An overview of physics dealing with gases of atoms at temperatures of billionths of a degree above absolute zero.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:43 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
An overview of the interesting research areas in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics these days. The start of a series of posts exploring this in more detail.
Posted by Chad Orzel at 12:15 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
One of the odd things about going to conferences is the unpredictable difference between talks and papers. Sometimes, when you go to a talk, you just get an exact repetition of what's in the paper; other times, you get a...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:56 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conferences
Tuesday at DAMOP was dominated by my talk. Well, in my mind, at least. I suppose people who aren't me saw other interesting things. OK, fine, I did go to some other sessions. I would link to the abstracts, but...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 8:36 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
That's the title of my talk this morning at DAMOP, where I attempt the slightly insane feat of summarizing a meeting with over 1000 presentations in a single 30-minute talk. This will necessarily involve talking a little bit like the...
Posted by Chad Orzel at 10:15 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Physics
You may or may not have noticed that I've been making a concerted effort to do more ResearchBlogging posts explaining notable recent results. I've been trying to get at least one per week posted, and coming fairly close to that....
Posted by Chad Orzel at 3:32 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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