#Quantum physics is weird! Electrons are wave-like and can be quite spread out; yet scientists also say that electrons have no size. How can both these things be true? Well, #protons *do* have a size, and it's illuminating to examine how we know that. profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/29/how…

This is one of the simplest examples that explicitly shows what it really means for a wave function to 'branch', as in the many-worlds interpretation; it develops multiple regions of relatively high probability within the space of possibilities. profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/25/why…

Hey Daniel Whiteson! Here's the promised post on why a wave function can't hurt you (but a wavicle can). profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/25/why…

Can a wave function (of #quantum #physics ) hurt you? Nope. This question reaches to the heart of quantum phenomena (including the wave-like nature of ' #particles ') and the many widespread confusions about it. Maybe this can help clarify... profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/25/why…

Yesterday was another spectacular day in the northwest, a great day to drive from #Portland back to #Seattle . Here's the mountain, from 20 miles away:

Reminder to those near #Portland , Oregon: at 7pm tonight I am speaking at Powell's Books about 'Waves in an Impossible Sea'.

Yesterday's flight from SFO to #Seattle was just spectacular: here's Mt St Helens, Spirit Lake, the Toutle rivers and the snow-covered devastated area to the north, with Mt. Adams in the background

Totally agree with this. But most physicists outside quantum field theory and string theory don't realize this yet.

Sad news; Boris was a good man and an important scientist. I learned a lot about #neutrinos from him.

Hey Portland!

What are you up to tomorrow night?

If I weren't recovering from surgery, here's where I'd be: at the Cedar Hills Powell's City of Books, listening to Matt Strassler talk particle physics and his new book, Waves in an Impossible Sea!

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A quick reminder that I will be speaking about my book tonight (4/17) at #Seattle 's Town Hall, 7:30 pm Town Hall Seattle; & tomorrow (4/18) near Portland, at the Cedar Hills branch of Powell's Books, 7 pm Powell's Books . Please help spread the word! townhallseattle.org/event/matt-str…

A reminder to friends in the #Portland , OR area -- after tomorrow's event at #Seattle 's Town Hall Town Hall Seattle, I will be speaking at Powell's Books (the Cedar Hills store) on Thursday, April 18th at 7pm. Powell's Books

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know.

Thanks, Martin, for the kind words and support!

The #Higgs field generates the masses of elementary #particles . But how does it do it? The usual explanation given to non-experts is fine for a sound-bite, but it violates multiple laws of #physics and misleads in several other ways too. profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/16/why…

Higgs FAQ: warmly recommended!

I just got the first copy of my textbook! If you’re looking for a grad-level book on Particle Cosmology and Astrophysics, check it out! amazon.com/Particle-Cosmo…

#Seattle friends (and folks with friends in Seattle): I am speaking about my book ' #WavesInAnImpossibleSea ' at Town Hall, Wed. April 17th at 7:30 pm Town Hall Seattle Hope to see some of you there, and please let your friends know as well! townhallseattle.org/event/matt-str…

This seemed an appropriate time to bring the #Higgs FAQ on my website fully into the 2020's. Version 3.0 explains the basics of the Higgs boson and Higgs field, along with some of the wider context. (Also, some speaking engagements) #LHC #particlephysics profmattstrassler.com/2024/04/15/upd…

For instance, the 'God Particle'/ #Higgs boson does not give mass to anything, and indeed is nowhere to be found on or nearby Earth, except within the Large Hadron Collider's experiments. The Higgs field is quite another matter. CERN