Electrons. They are round.
So a new study in London has proven that electrons are almost perfectly spherical. So what? So this means that we get a great understanding of the universe, or at least the particles within.
The reason we feel the shape of something is because the electrons in the object push against the electrons in your hand. If we had elongated electrons then there may be unknown particles with unknown properties in the future. This discovery can affect research from all over the globe, including experiments taking place at the LHC in Cern.
Electrons have a negative charge within a particle, therefore to have one elongated would affect the nucleus of the particle with the positively charged Protons and the neutral Neutrons. This could lead to changes in particles that we would no nothing about yet. As it is the more spherical the electron the more confident we can be in conclusions about the make up of the cosmos, of you and me.
So next time you were turning on a light, or picking up a pen, remember, there are lots of perfect little spheres in there that are making things what they are.
The reason we feel the shape of something is because the electrons in the object push against the electrons in your hand. If we had elongated electrons then there may be unknown particles with unknown properties in the future. This discovery can affect research from all over the globe, including experiments taking place at the LHC in Cern.
Electrons have a negative charge within a particle, therefore to have one elongated would affect the nucleus of the particle with the positively charged Protons and the neutral Neutrons. This could lead to changes in particles that we would no nothing about yet. As it is the more spherical the electron the more confident we can be in conclusions about the make up of the cosmos, of you and me.
So next time you were turning on a light, or picking up a pen, remember, there are lots of perfect little spheres in there that are making things what they are.
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