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Adam Falk
Associate Professor, Theoretical High-Energy Particle Physics
Johns Hopkins University
Particle Physcicist
I was 14 years old in 1979, the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's birth. To honor this famous scientist, many books and television programs were produced that explained Einstein's theory of relativity in simple terms. These completely captured my imagination and inspired me to learn more about quantum mechanics and modern particle physics. It was then that I knew what I wanted to do with this life.
For me, studying high-energy physics is all about finding out how the universe works. What are the laws of nature? What are we all made of? What is going on at the tiniest distances we can look at? One day I hope that I'll know the answers to some of these questions, and I think it would fun to know that my research played a role in uncovering those answers. The best part of being a theoretical physicist is interacting with students and with other scientists. We spend a lot of our time talking, trying to help each other understand this difficult subject!
What do I do as a particle physicist? Well, for many years, I have studied the structure of a particle called the B meson. A B meson is made of two quarks, one of which is much heavier than the other. Even though a B meson is very complicated, its imbalance makes it somewhat like a much simpler system, the hydrogen atom (which is made of a very heavy proton and a very light electron). My most important contribution has been to help in the understanding of how you can use this basic fact to understand how a B meson is put together.
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