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Electrodynamic metaphors: communicating particle physics with Feynman diagrams

March 21, 2002 | Public Programs, Informal/Formal Connections
The aim of this project is to communicate the basic laws of particle physics with Feynman diagrams - visual tools which represent elementary particle processes. They were originally developed as a code to be used by physicists and are still used today for calculations and elaborations of theoretical nature. The technical and mathematical rules of Feynman diagrams are obviously the exclusive concern of physicists, but on a pictorial level they can help to popularize many concepts, ranging from matter and the antimatter; the creation, destruction and transformation of particles; the role of "virtual" particles in interactions; the conservation laws, symmetries, etc.

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  • Massimo Pietroni
    Author
    Infn- Sezione di Padova
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 1
    Number: 1
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Physics
    Audience: Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Scientists
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Public Events and Festivals | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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