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Preston Park

PHYSICS: ADVANCED

Status:Active, open to new members
Leader:
Group email: PHYSICS: ADVANCED group
When: Fortnightly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 pm
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
Venue: Zoom

Topics in Advanced Physics have included:

- Mechanics – Particles and planets.

- Cosmology – The early universe.

- Thermodynamics – Can a demon break laws?

- Electromagnetism – What is light?

- Special Relativity – Space & time distort.

- General Relativity – Curved spacetime.

- Quantum Field Theory – Antiparticles.

- Fluid Mechanics – How do planes fly?

- Black holes – Doors to another universe?

You need to know some calculus.

This group meets on Zoom and has spaces for new group members. Please contact Roger Luther  if you are interested in joining.

See http://brtn.freehostia.com/roger/ for details of all Roger's courses.