Tag Archives: Physics
Tim Nguyen: The Perturbative Approach to Path Integrals
In this video, Tim Nguyen gives an awesome explanation of part of a subject that Richard Feynman once claimed, “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics.” Continue reading
Clayton Shonkwiler: Research Seminar on Applications of Geometry and Topology to Random Walks
Clayton Shonkwiler gives an advanced seminar on applications of geometry and topology to random walks/polygons and polymer physics. Continue reading
Can an atom have two nuclei? An inquisitive child wants to know!
My 7-year-old daughter, Autumn, recently asked, “Can an atom have two cores (two nuclei)?” Wait, everyone knows that an atom can have only one nucleus. What a silly question. Or is it? Continue reading
Mathematician Clayton Shonkwiler: An Advanced Perspective
In this episode, Clayton Shonkwiler discusses random polygons at a graduate level, including why roughly 84% of all triangles are obtuse. Continue reading
Mathematician Clayton Shonkwiler talks about Polymer Science
In this episode, we meet Clayton Shonkwiler, a mathematician from Colorado State University, who talks to us about applications of geometry and topology to the study of random polygons and polymer science. Continue reading
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