Comments on: The Ten Most Beautiful Physics Experiments http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:43:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tea Leaf » 历史上最漂亮的 10 个物理实验 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9882 Tea Leaf » 历史上最漂亮的 10 个物理实验 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:07:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9882 [...] 10 个历史上最漂亮的物理实验（via: CosmicVariance） [...] [...] 10 个历史上最漂亮的物理实验（via: CosmicVariance） [...]

]]> By: Westringia F. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9883 Westringia F. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:57:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9883 Hmm: this (ex)lurker is particularly fond of <strong>Stern-Gerlach</strong>. Hmm: this (ex)lurker is particularly fond of Stern-Gerlach.

]]> By: 【格志】 历史上最漂亮的 10 个物理实验 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9871 【格志】 历史上最漂亮的 10 个物理实验 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:03:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9871 [...] 10 个历史上最漂亮的物理实验（via: CosmicVariance） [...] [...] 10 个历史上最漂亮的物理实验（via: CosmicVariance） [...]

]]> By: Thomas Palm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9881 Thomas Palm Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:20:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9881 I'd nominate the original finding of Poisson's spot, because it so clearly shows the scientific method: Fresnel: I've come up with a wonderful new theory of light. Pascal: Your theory is absurd, it predicts that there will be a bright spot in the middle of a shadow! Arago: I did the experiment, and that spot really is there. I’d nominate the original finding of Poisson’s spot, because it so clearly shows the scientific method:
Fresnel: I’ve come up with a wonderful new theory of light.

Pascal: Your theory is absurd, it predicts that there will be a bright spot in the middle of a shadow!
Arago: I did the experiment, and that spot really is there.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9880 Clifford Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:37:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9880 LOL! :-D -cvj LOL! :-D

-cvj

]]> By: Mark http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9879 Mark Thu, 12 Jan 2006 02:27:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9879 Sean - sorry - I guess I've revealed myself as one of those people who uses <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?author=-2" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?author=-2</a> on a daily basis. I guess it's OK now that <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/10/fine-tune-your-cosmic-variance/" rel="nofollow">you've told everyone else about the trick</a>. Sean – sorry – I guess I’ve revealed myself as one of those people who uses http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?author=-2 on a daily basis. I guess it’s OK now that you’ve told everyone else about the trick.

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9878 Plato Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:56:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9878 <b>Clifford</b>:<a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/08/quick-hits/" rel="nofollow"><blockquote>Sean, your post represents quite a coincidence, given the post I've been preparing.... up in as short time..... -cvj</blockquote></a> Some minds at times, think alike? Non! Oui! So how about this then. Clifford, you travelled back in time and knew what Sean was going to post? Is this a "layover effect" from travelling "back to the future?" I like these kind of stories. :) Clifford:
Sean, your post represents quite a coincidence, given the post I’ve been preparing…. up in as short time….. -cvj

Some minds at times, think alike? Non! Oui!

So how about this then.

Clifford, you travelled back in time and knew what Sean was going to post? Is this a “layover effect” from travelling “back to the future?”

I like these kind of stories. :)

]]> By: Uncle Al http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9877 Uncle Al Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:37:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9877 Double slit diffraction with the first maximum opposite the <em>barrier</em> is good. I especially like Poisson's spot using a projector without a slide inserted and an unopened soft drink can inserted between lens and screen with its long axis parallel to the light path. Millikan did some raw data cleanup to remove fractional charges. Perhaps they should have gone for the full kan. Among ongoing experiments I like the the CERN Axion Solar Telescope and its friends, http://cast.web.cern.ch/CAST/CASTwebB/CAST.htm http://www.icepp.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~minowa/Minowa_Group.files/sumico.htm http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~axion/Welcome.html http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~tanner/axion-papers.html Supersymmetry is like the Department of Education and Project Head Start. Every experiment demonstrates supersymmetry has no observables. Supersymmetry is therefore true - and only lacks a confirming experiment. Double slit diffraction with the first maximum opposite the barrier is good. I especially like Poisson’s spot using a projector without a slide inserted and an unopened soft drink can inserted between lens and screen with its long axis parallel to the light path. Millikan did some raw data cleanup to remove fractional charges. Perhaps they should have gone for the full kan.

Among ongoing experiments I like the the CERN Axion Solar Telescope and its friends,

http://cast.web.cern.ch/CAST/CASTwebB/CAST.htm
http://www.icepp.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~minowa/Minowa_Group.files/sumico.htm
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~axion/Welcome.html
http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~tanner/axion-papers.html

Supersymmetry is like the Department of Education and Project Head Start. Every experiment demonstrates supersymmetry has no observables. Supersymmetry is therefore true – and only lacks a confirming experiment.

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9876 Plato Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:34:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9876 Hey, sometimes <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/08/quick-hits/" rel="nofollow">humourous</a> and sometimes serious. Overlaps are bound to happen, even with Clifford's list of, "five of ten." As a Focker :), I don't consider "my blog" part of this circle of trust yet :( So I am a innocent. Hey, sometimes humourous and sometimes serious.

Overlaps are bound to happen, even with Clifford’s list of, “five of ten.”

As a Focker :) , I don’t consider “my blog” part of this circle of trust yet :( So I am a innocent.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/comment-page-1/#comment-9869 Clifford Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:43:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/01/11/the-ten-most-beautiful-physics-experiments/#comment-9869 Give him a break! It's easy for the good stuff to get missed in all the noise about buses and planes and bikes and oranges and noodles...... -cvj Give him a break! It’s easy for the good stuff to get missed in all the noise about buses and planes and bikes and oranges and noodles……

-cvj

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