Outside the Blur

The Modern Physics is based on discoveries made on the smallest scale. Particle accelerators are large machines which accelerate particles to huge energies. But they are not dangerous as it is believed because 1GeV represents just a thousandth part of the energy used by a mosquito on the fly. The energy is very concentrated to the particle scale which is 10^-15 meters or even less.

C.E.R.N. (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Centre Européene de Recherche Nucleaire on français) is one of the most advanced research facilities from the world which is investigating this small world. Scientists are hoping to recreate the conditions of Big Bang and study particles to understand our world.

Particles are accelerated to high energies and then are collided in an magnetic field, or what it is called a detector. High speed of about 99,999 % from the speed of light can be reached at this level.

The LHC – Large Hadron Collider is the ultimate synchrotron accelerator which permits accelerate particles (protons in our case) to an energy of 7 TeV. It has 27 km in circumference, circular shape and is buried 100 meters beneath the surface (91 meters in some areas).

ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) has 46 meters long and 25 meters in diameter, and has a weight about 7,000 tonnes.

I visited ATLAS in June 2006, and I made some photos that I present you here (some of them). We descended 100 m beneath to see one of the most advanced detectors from the world. I was very impressed by the dimensions of the structure and the amount of effort and technology invested in this huge detectors.

The adventure of ATLAS will begin on Wednesday and will search for the famous Higgs Boson, which is one of the biggest particles and the missing part from the Standard Model from physics.

I am inpatient to see the results of the experiments from CERN, particle physics is one of my passions and I consider that if we can technologically advance is because the new discoveries made in the domain of quantum mechanics and particle physics.

Higgs Boson is of course one of the mysteries of modern physics. I personally believe that it will not show up. In theory of Standard Model Higgs Boson represent the origin of mass, in other words, the mass of particles is due to Higgs Boson. But the energy of Higgs Boson is so big (it is considered to be in the order of TeV) that it is needed a very powerful accelerator to be found. This is why LHC was constructed and his principal goal is to find this elusive particle. But if the Higgs Boson is out of the range, it can be also missed.

Detectors serve as what the name is saying, as detectors. After particles are accelerated through the magnetic tunnel where they get the energy and the velocity, they are oriented in a detector, and crashed. In a particle experiment, if you smash for example protons with anti-protons will result a pleiade of particles and their weight and energy depend by the power and energy received from the accelerator. Accelerator is a very powerful microscope which operates beyond the limits of well known electronic microscopes.

moment de reflectie, moment de agonie launtrica

sunt ceea ce sunt, iar suma intamplarilor din viata mea ma reprezinta…

desi aparentele inseala, lumea in general se bazeaza pe aparente…

ochii vad, inima cere, dar ce te faci atunci cand iti cer imposibilul ? dar imposibil nu exista. Exista doar probabilitate extrem de redusa.

cum ai putea totusi stapani fiinta ?

oamenii traiesc intr-o completa uitare de sine, faptul ca tu ii scoti din lumea lor nu ii ajuta cu nimic, poate ca te vor acuza ca ai facut-o.

statistic vorbind, mii de oameni se nasc si mor in fiecare ora pe Terra, oare cati din cei nascuti o sa ajunga sa influenteze cu adevarat aceasta lume prin contributia lor ?

filozofia nu e buna, in cantitate prea mare, dar lipsa ei aduce cu sine robotizarea fiintei.

incerc (prea mult) sa deslusesc ceva in tot amalgamul care exista in lume. imi dau seama ca in afara de mine nimeni nu mai pune pret pe asta. oare n-am ceva mai bun de facut ?

am devenit o fiinte hiper-rationala, sa fie acesta un esec al trairilor sufletesti ?

simt in mine o putere incredibila, vine dinauntru si apare de fiecare data cand ceva greu se iveste in cale, aceasta imi lumineaza calea si ma indruma sa merg mai departe.

bine si rau nu exista, exista doar o standardizare si o categorisire a acestora in functie de scara aleasa.

cand zici ca totul e relativ, te referi la absolut tot ? dar daca tot e relativ, nimic nu e absolut ?

niciodata sa nu spui niciodata, pentru ca exista intotdeauna probabilitatea (chiar infinit de mica), si in plus s-ar putea sa te coste.

incerc sa dau un sens vietii mele, toti incercam asta, dar de fapt viata noastra in sine nu are nici un sens. suntem prea mici si prea insuficienti ca sa reusim sa intelegem cu adevarat lucruri complexe.

iar cand consideri ca dai un sens vietii tale, cunoscand iubirea, dand nastere unui copil, de fapt traiesti doar o parte a realitatii vietii, o mica parte insignifianta, dar care iti apare ca fericita.

nimic nu dureaza, totul se transforma, lumea este o impermanenta. clipa de acum se duce, nu va mai veni niciodata. asa ca mai bine traieste-o.

viata e frumoasa, doar pentru unii, pentru cei care traiesc mai putin din ea.

de fapt omul lupta chiar impotriva haosului, impotriva entropiei si omogenitatii tot timpul, uita ca toate se intorc in final in haos, tot ce creaza ii este luat inapoi. si apoi de ce sa ne mai petrecem timpul luptand ? pentru ca insasi viata reprezinta o continua lupta.

ne credem fiinte inteligente, dar exista in Univers fiinte atat de inteligente incat noi parem pentru ele doar un simplu gandac de bucatarie. si atunci ce sa poata obtine de la noi ?

suntem insuficient evoluati inca, din cauza ca nu respectam suficient fiinta umana, pentru ca ne batem joc de ea la tot pasul si cu fiecare ocazie intalnita.

oamenii sufera, unii de foame, altii de boli, iar altii din cauza dragostei. macar pe primii daca i-am putea scuti de suferinta.

exista lucruri pe care nu le poti schimba orice ai face, orice efort este inutil. in cazul acesta lasa-le asa cum sunt indiferent de starea lor deplorabila.

sa fii un inteligent intre prosti nu e bine, te-ar ajuta mai mult sa fii si tu ca ei, te-ar scuti de foarte multe.

atunci cand nu mai poti indura si suporta un anumit lucru, incepi sa devii ignorant referitor la el, lumea in general se autoignora.

complexitatea vietii ne da de furca in fiecare zi, creierul uman nu e pregatit sa faca fata atator cerinte zilnice, moment in care devine selectiv cu informatia necesara individului. asa apar de cele mai multe ori lacune individuale, fie de comportament, fie de cunostinte, fie emotionale pe care le observam cu prilejul altor contacte.

tot ce ne ramane din toate aceastea, este optimismul si speranta, ca o calauza intre miliardele de lucruri, emotii si trairi care interactioneaza cu fiinta.

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