Calculus
Rediscovering the Euler-Lagrange Equation
For the determined amateur
Physics
Physics
Black Holes, explained
What they are, how they form, types & shapes, and how they die
Feynman
Richard Feynman on the Differences between Mathematics and Physics
“I would like to make a number of remarks on the relation of mathematics and physics”
Physics
Extending Einstein’s Field Equations
Wave Properties of Matter in Gravitational Fields
Physics
The Eccentricities of J. Robert Oppenheimer
The so-called “Father of the Atomic Bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer was once described as “a genius of the nuclear age and also the walking, talking conscience of science and civilization”.
Physics
A Finite Solution to Lorentz Factor at the Speed of Light
In theoretical physics, the Lorentz factor is a term by which relativistic mass, time, and length changes for an object in motion.
Physics
How do Scientists Formulate New Equations?
This question must have crossed your mind at least once, even though you may not be so much of a fan of mathematics. If you are a curious…
Optics
Cones to Pixels
The Mathematics of Modern Digital Colors
Physics
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
Explained as simply as possible, but no simpler.
Samuelson
Flavors of Randomness
Implications of the Efficient-Market Hypothesis
Physics
The Bohr-Einstein Debate
The year is 1905. Newly graduated with a Ph.D. in physics, Albert Einstein publishes the paper Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichttspunkt (“On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light”).
Physics
The Wave Equation
Bonus: Separation of Variables