What Happens Inside a Proton Collision? - with James Beacham
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Proton collisions are not like car crashes because quantum is weird.
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In this clip from his lecture on particle physics, James Beacham explains why proton collisions observed in a particle accelerator are very much not like car collisions. On the quantum level, it's possible for particles to actually become one and then explode into completely different particles thereafter.
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In this clip from his lecture on particle physics, James Beacham explains why proton collisions observed in a particle accelerator are very much not like car collisions. On the quantum level, it's possible for particles to actually become one and then explode into completely different particles thereafter.
Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/8_zzw4tSOe8
The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution
The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science
and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution
and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/
Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy
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