Birds can fly because they flap their wings in-phase at the same time. We can walk because our legs move out-of-phase at the same time. At a concert, people move to the rhythm, some left to right, some front to back, others in whichever way, but everyone is in "sync" with each other and the… Continue reading Research: Synchronization of oscillators on a network
Author: T Sanjana
Academic Associate in Physics, School of Arts & Sciences, Azim Premji University Bengaluru
Visualizing Polarization
Classically, light is an electromagnetic wave-- a wave of oscillating Electric and Magnetic fields instead of oscillating molecules of air or water like in sound or water waves. Electric and Magnetic fields are not something we can "see", but when they oscillate in synchrony, it results in a visual phenomenon called light! Light, a universal… Continue reading Visualizing Polarization
Collisions
They happen all around us. Raindrops fall from the sky and collide with the ground. We have all heard of black holes colliding in spacetime. More often than you'd like, random furniture collides with your harmless toes (your furniture might beg to differ). The last one might have left you wanting to cushion your furniture… Continue reading Collisions