Gordon Drake is part of a team of physicists who determined the exact critical charge for two-electron atoms that form elements like helium.
Apr 28th, 2014
Going back to the days of Sir Isaac Newton, there have always been certain problems of physics and mathematics that seem all-but unsolvable.
Many of those persist today, and the list is a lengthy one. What is dark matter made of? What causes a supernova to explode? Is there a grand unification theory, or a ‘theory of everything,’ which explains all fundamental physical constants?