Atoms to X-rays: The Universe is Rated "R" -- For Violence

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From time immemorial the cosmos has comforted humanity with its seemingly placid constancy. However, when science looks closer, we get a different story. From solar flares and thermonuclear burning engulfing the surfaces of neutron stars, to particle beams and collisions of literally extragalactic proportions, UCSD's Rick Rothschild will explain why the universe could be Rated "R" for violence.

More information about UCSD's Rick Rothschild can be found at: http://mamacass.ucsd.edu:8080/people/rrothschild.html

Source: UC San Diego

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Standard Category: Physics
Motion and Forces
http://www.ucsd.tv/atoms/lesson1-gravity-teach.shtml

Series: Atoms to X-Rays
http://www.ucsd.tv/atoms/

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