Maurizio Martinelli
@cpviolation.bsky.social
Physics prof diving into the universe’s secrets with LHCb experiment by day, rock & blues riffs by night. Catch me on the soccer field, tennis court, or cycling trails. ⚛️🎸🏃♂️⚽
Reposted by Maurizio Martinelli
One of the things it's hard to appreciate from a modern viewpoint is how alien the idea of parity violation was at the time. I tried to capture some of the resistance to the idea here, and the brilliance of Lee, Yang, and Wu to capitalize on it.
Physics History October 1956
Until the pair’s explosive paper, physicists assumed that particles would act the same when mirrored.
www.aps.org
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One of the things it's hard to appreciate from a modern viewpoint is how alien the idea of parity violation was at the time. I tried to capture some of the resistance to the idea here, and the brilliance of Lee, Yang, and Wu to capitalize on it.
In picture 2 next to the water tower I guess is BLD38.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In picture 2 next to the water tower I guess is BLD38.
1: mategnin border control, 2: water tower, 3: main building seen from route de meyrin
October 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
1: mategnin border control, 2: water tower, 3: main building seen from route de meyrin