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Long Time No See - Update 2/2/2026

Hello! Long time no see. Apologies for the near four year long break. I am attending UMass Lowell for a degree in Astronomy & Astrophysics with a minor in Mathematics and Statistics. Figured I should know what I am talking about and how to present the information correctly right? Anyhow, I will be using this Blogger, Inquires About Us, to be posting about my dream career and perhaps some things I have done/plan to do in my astrophysical career. Expect posts about theoretical topics in Astronomy, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrobiology.  See you soon! Ian

The Theoretical: What is pion (virtual) exchange? What are pions?

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  The Theoretical: What is pion (virtual) exchange? What are pions? By: Ian Davis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credit and found: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fphysics.stackexchange.com%2Fquestions%2F616015%2Fquick-question-about-gluons&psig=AOvVaw31YpwcrVZaPCihzcLmd2Lj&ust=1638990689898000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLCC4KKy0vQCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ Introduction: While researching my exotic mesons and multi-quarks blog, I was introduced to this topic, and I have stumbled across it. My earlier definition stated that it was just a strong force interaction; however, I will go further in-depth because I don't believe that is the limit to this. I have no true idea of what I am about to get into, but I do know a bit of pion, and from my previous research, I can already infer what is going on. But for now, let's get into it. My Research...

The Theoretical: Exotic Mesons and Multi-quarks, what are they?

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The Theoretical: Exotic Mesons and Multi-quarks, what are they? Credit and found: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Findico.cern.ch%2Fevent%2F778351%2Fcontributions%2F3238815%2Fattachments%2F1764332%2F2863686%2FThornton_20181203_scotdist_glasgow.pdf&psig=AOvVaw0Z6hzuZOde11VPUEpoDUFN&ust=1634212835942000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCLDiyJ-N5vMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD By: Ian Davis Introduction: I was introduced to exotic mesons during the midst of researching for Tachyons. I do not know much about them, but from what I can infer, it should be mesons and other particles composed of anti and regular quarks and gluons to create a pair that should not have existed. However, I see some instances in this work. Perhaps we have anti-pairs, maybe we have a "perfect" quark pairing reminiscent of strange matter, or maybe it is precarious as the weak force might make an appearance; time will tell. Let's get into it. My Research: From what we k...

The Theoretical: What is Strange Matter, the infection of the Universe? What about strange quarks?

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  The Theoretical: What is Strange Matter, the infection of the Universe? What about strange quarks? Credit and found: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu%2Fhbase%2FParticles%2Fquark.html&psig=AOvVaw2XhiasSXNDCJ94DCVJl_qN&ust=1631023478605000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCNjcw4zC6vICFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD By: Ian Davis Introduction: I was introduced to strange matter through a video on the amazing YouTube channel: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, which is known to extensively research topics and credibly source them. In one of their videos, they had lightly covered the topic of strange matter.  Credit and found: https://www.reviewgeek.com/66657/what-were-watching-kurzgesagt-explores-big-questions-with-bite-size-videos/ Here they touched on how strange matter is made, how it is released, why it exists, and many other aspects. The basics of quarks and general atomic information are needed, but it is ...