Topic
Particle Collisions
Episodes and research papers from From First Principles that help explain Particle Collisions from the ground up.
Research
Papers and studies featured by the show.
Quantum Entanglement in High-Energy Physics
Imagine you have two magic coins that are linked. Whenever you flip one and it lands on heads, you instantly know the other one, no matter how far away, will land on tails. This is like quantum entanglement. Now, imagine smashing these coins together at nearly the speed of light. This research shows that their 'magic link' actually changes the way the pieces fly apart after the crash. Scientists looked at the debris from real particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider and found patterns that can only be explained if the original particles were entangled, proving this 'spooky action' happens even in the most extreme conditions.