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Complex Matters: Nice Optics
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Thursday, October 4, 2012. One thing that is actually nice about all the light drizzle around here is that you get quite a few good rainbows. (For those who might not recognize it, that is Keble College on the right and the Clarendon lab of the physics department straight ahead). Just as I was taking this photo my colleague John Chalker came up behind me and said "Don't let anyone see you doing that, or. They might force you to teach optics!
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Complex Matters: The Death Star?
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Sunday, October 21, 2012. This picture on the left appears to be the reactor core of the Death Star. Looking down into the hot blue nuclear furnace, this reminds me of the scene where Obi-Wan. Has to disable the tractor beam so that the Millennium Falcon. Can escape the clutches of the evil empire (shown on the right). Actually the picture on the left is not really from Star Wars. It is a photo from the inside of the Reichstag Dome. Added: H...
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Complex Matters: August 2010
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Monday, August 23, 2010. A few weeks back, I lamented the death of my pet spider, Hugo. And I wondered what might have killed him. One of my thoughts was that he met another spider who was just a bit bigger and nastier than he was, and they had a bit of a spider-rumble. But Hugo was a pretty big guy, and I couldn’t imagine any spider hanging out in my house who was all that much bigger than Hugo. I think I found Hugo’s killer! I knew that I ...
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Complex Matters: October 2010
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Saturday, October 9, 2010. The Dark and Evil Forest (My Backyard). The house (or “terraced” as they call it here) that I rent from the college has a nice little garden in the back. As I mentioned. Shortly after moving in, I did not have much motivation to take good care of the garden. Then later that year, when I discovered a giant monster spider named Shelob. This was actually one of the 363 emails that were lost this summer. My excuse R...
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Complex Matters: Awesome things from East Germany
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Awesome things from East Germany. The old state of East Germany is famous for a lot of things that are not very pleasant - - the secret police, or Stasi, comes to mind as being the worst the country had to offer (the movie "The Lives of Others". Or " Das Leben der Anderen". From Ost, meaning East, and Nostalgia). Here are closeups of the Amplemann in his two possible poses. And in these two photos below, I have cro...
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Complex Matters: Getting Your Degree
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Sunday, October 7, 2012. If you come from an American school you are probably used to the idea that graduation occurs once per year on some random weekend day in May or June, during which the college town overflows with family and friends. And here they are! Apologies for the fact that some of the pictures are not great. Extra points if you can spot the portrait of Mary Somerville, the namesake of our college. View my complete profile.
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Complex Matters: September 2010
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Sunday, September 26, 2010. Presentation to the Visitor. Last Saturday, Somerville College officially inaugurated its new Principal, Dr. Alice Prochaska. The ceremony is actually known as “Presentation to the Visitor” with “Visitor” here not meaning something out of star trek. But rather meaning the Chancellor of the University – the Lord Patten of Barnes. Has been a distinguished scholar of Ancient Philosophy at Oxford for many many years &...
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Complex Matters: October 2014
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Friday, October 3, 2014. I am breaking my blogging silence to go on record with my predictions for the 2014 Nobel Prize. The physics prize will be awarded next Tuesday, so place your bets now! Last year was too easy, everyone knew it was going to be Higgs). A lot of people think I am placing my money years too early, but I really think the time is now ripe for Topological Insulators to receive a Nobel Prize. My reasons:. Shou-Cheng Zhang, fo...
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Complex Matters: Why Complex Matters?
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This is a blog about life, liberty, and the pursuit of physics. Friday, August 29, 2008. Why did I choose the title "Complex Matters" for my blog? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm just a regular guy who likes frisbee, dogs, and a whole lot of physics. View my complete profile. NASA Image of the Day.
