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Stellar death

Stellar death

18 December 2020 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

How stellar death teaches us about particle physics, explained through a cool plot.

Heavy black holes and light particles

Heavy black holes and light particles

1 November 2020 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

Particle physics through gravitational waves: the existence of the heavy black holes detected by LIGO/Virgo has implications for the lightest particles.

A poem for postdocs

A poem for postdocs

2 January 2020 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

I wrote a little poem for all my friends holding their breath until January 7th.

For Ann

For Ann

30 December 2019 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

Last summer, one of my role models died. Together with a close friend, I wrote an obituary for Ann Elizabeth Nelson.

Symmetries in particle physics

Symmetries in particle physics

5 February 2019 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

An explanation of internal symmetries in particle physics without mathematics, using my own face, a mirror, and a simple graph.

10 things similarly priced to the Future Circular Collider

10 things similarly priced to the Future Circular Collider

26 January 2019 Djuna Comments 1 comment

The Future Circular Collider (FCC) is estimated to cost $10 billion. How much money is that actually? The QM compares 10 similarly priced things.

Particles for Justice: the HEP-19

Particles for Justice: the HEP-19

7 October 2018 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

How 19 authors united behind #ParticlesforJustice and I made many new friends.

Women in physics: seven comments for Alessandro Strumia

Women in physics: seven comments for Alessandro Strumia

2 October 2018 Djuna & Graham Comments 7 comments

Graham comments on the barriers for women in physics, behind the numbers presented by CERN physicist Alessandro Strumia at a gender workshop last week.

We stand on the shoulders of very friendly people

We stand on the shoulders of very friendly people

6 September 2018 Djuna Comments 0 Comment

In light of my first (co-)supervision experiences, I reflect on the importance of patient and supportive mentorship in my own scientific career.

Doomsday Scenarios: False Vacuum Decay

Doomsday Scenarios: False Vacuum Decay

8 April 2018 Djuna Comments 1 comment

In the first of the physics doomsday series: false vacuum decay, what it is, what it means for humankind, and how worried we should be.

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In quantum field theory, messenger fields mediate between visible and the invisible sectors. The visible sector consists of the particles we can “see” (not necessarily with our naked eyes but definitely in experiments), the invisible sector has particles we cannot “see”. On this blog I hope to communicate my excitement about physics to everyone that would like to read about it. Keep posted by liking the Quantum Messenger on Facebook or by following me on Twitter.
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