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5 The Big Bang Model

6 Leptons Quarks Fermions uup d down n e e-neutrino e elettrone c charm s strange n m m-neutrino m muone t top b bottom n t t-neutrino ttau Bosons g gluone g fotone W bosone Z bosone Higgs Boson

7 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? is there one or are they more Universes? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

8 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? is there one or are they more Universes? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

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10 La storia dell Universo

11 10-6 sec. Matter antimatter annihilation

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13 CP violation (CPT) Assymetry between laws of matter and laws of antimatter e KLOE at DAFNE LHCb at LHC-CERN...

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16 ATLAS Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, info: NAUTILUS ADA e ADONE BTF DAFNE KLOE OPERA DAFNE-L Centro di Calcolo FISA Auditorium FINUDA DEAR

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19 LHCb

20 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? is there one or are they more Universes? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

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25 Relativita generale La materia dice allo spazio come curvarsi, lo spazio dice alla materia come muoversi.

26 Relativita generale 1919 conferna relativita generale: Sir Arthur Eddington (foto durante eclissi...)

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30 Hawking radiation (quantum effect)

31 Lanciarsi in un buco nero?

32 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? is there one or are they more Universes? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

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36 Normal Matter 4% Dark Energy 73% Dark Matter 23%

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40 Relativita generale La materia dice allo spazio come curvarsi, lo spazio dice alla materia come muoversi.

41 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? is there one or are they more Universes? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

42 The Standard Model

43 The Standard Model

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46 EXERCISE: How much is the weight of a milk-shake made of collapsed matter? Pesa 100 Miliardi di Tonnellate!!! Le pulsar sono oggetti con queste densità con 20 km di raggio che possono compiere decine e centinaia di giri al secondo su loro stesse Anche la velocità è un parametro da cui dipende l emissione

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50 DAΦNE, since 1998

51 SIDDHARTA SIlicon Drift Detector for Hadronic Atom Research by Timing Applications

52 K - Formazione di un atomo esotico 2) Cascade (atomo kaonico) n ~ sqrt(m*/me) n ~ 25 (for K-p) (M* : K-p reduced mass) highly-excited state 1) Initial capture K - deexcite e - Auger Electron X-ray K - 3) Strong interaction Nucleus 4) Absorption Shift and Width of last orbit stopped in a target medium The strong int. width > Radiative e.g. trans. width 1s for K-p, K-d 2p for K-He

53 1 cm 2 x 144 SDDs

54 SIDDHARTA overview Target 510 MeV/c y x 127 MeV/c Δp/p=0.1% 510 MeV/c z 54

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58 Hydrogen spectrum EM value K-p Kα Kaonic hydrogen Kα Kβ higher Ti Kα Ti Kβ KC65 KO76 KN65 Cu KC75 KO65 KC54 KAl87 simultaneous fit Deuterium spectrum Background estimation

59 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? how many Universes do exist? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

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66 Level II Multiverse Theory An expansion of the Level I theory Called Chaotic Eternal Inflation States that there is an infinite number of Level I multiverses with their own physical constants, meaning an infinite number of universes, each containing an infinite number of universes similar to ours (Hubble Volumes). These universes have different physical constants, dimensions, and particles.

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68 Il gatto di Schrodinger

69 Il gatto di Schrodinger MQ: Il gatto e 50% vivo e 50% morto!

70 Il gatto di Schrodinger

71 Tutta una serie di interpretazioni della meccanica quantistica: -De Broglie Bohm - Many-World Interpretations -Collasso della funzione d onda -...

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74 7 big questions in modern physics: what happened to antimatter? black holes what happens inside? what are the dark matter and dark energy? Schroedinger cat aradox which is the solution? the neutron stars structure is there place for strangeness inside? how many Universes do exist? do aliens exist? F.Riggi, Microcosmo e macrocosmo, Vacanze studio Gennaio 2002

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