A Follow Up On Neutrinos

[Leonardo]

I watched that a couple of times lol

almost like there playing off quantum mechanics and how the electrons and protons go instantly into a different orbit in relation to tempature

Its not quite instantaneously, more like 10 - 18 attoseconds:

Attoclock turns electrons into movie stars « physics4me

 

[outhouse]

Its not quite instantaneously, more like 10 - 18 attoseconds:

Attoclock turns electrons into movie stars « physics4me

correct me if im wrong, but isnt that, not quantum mechanics??? but rather the speed the electron moves?

 

[outhouse]

I like max borns take on it

 

[Leonardo]

correct me if im wrong, but isnt that, not quantum mechanics??? but rather the speed the electron moves?

No, the electron's motion is described by quantum mechanics and the events measured are the electrons jumping orbits in reaction to the absorption of photons.

 

[Falvlun]

If I remember correctly, the first set of tests was explained due, ironically enough, to not taking relativity into account when they were measuring the speeds. (The satellites they were using as their stopwatch were moving relatively slower than the neutrinos, causing an incorrect reading... or something like that; physics isn't my strong suit.) In the article cited in the OP, it states that they changed the experiment so that the neutrinos were bunched closer together, allowing for better accuracy in measuring when they get there. But there was no mention of the satellite timing issue. Does anyone know anything about that?

 

[outhouse]

No, the electron's motion is described by quantum mechanics and the events measured are the electrons jumping orbits in reaction to the absorption of photons.

thanks I did some reading up and see what your talking about

 

[PolyHedral]

If I remember correctly, the first set of tests was explained due, ironically enough, to not taking relativity into account when they were measuring the speeds. (The satellites they were using as their stopwatch were moving relatively slower than the neutrinos, causing an incorrect reading... or something like that; physics isn't my strong suit.) In the article cited in the OP, it states that they changed the experiment so that the neutrinos were bunched closer together, allowing for better accuracy in measuring when they get there. But there was no mention of the satellite timing issue. Does anyone know anything about that?

The guy who said that didn't know his physics. That's not the issue.