Physics the Google Way

DataScope: Viewing Database Contents in Google Maps' Way

People have been relying on Google Maps, MapQuest, or other similar services to find desired locations on maps, browse surrounding businesses, get driving directions, etc.. Navigation by clicking and dragging the mouse to browse maps at multiple levels of resolution is one of the most attractive features in Web-based map exploration. Most database systems, though with some graphical user interf...

Motor control: on the way to physics of living systems.

Chapter 12 Symmetries in Physics : Isospin and the Eightfold Way

Symmetries and their consequences are central to physics. In this chapter we will discuss a particular set of symmetries that have played a seminal role in the development of elementary particle and nuclear physics. These are the isospin symmetry of nuclear interactions and its natural extension, the so-called Eightfold Way. The organization of this chapter is as follows: In the next section we...

Going the Wrong Way on a One-Way Street: Centrality in Physics and Biology

When ideas and tools move from one field to another, the movement is generally from the natural to the social sciences. In recent years, however, there has been a major movement in the opposite direction. The idea of centrality and the tools for its measurement were originally developed in the social science field of social network analysis. But currently the concept and tools of centrality are...

Virtual microscopy with Google-Earth: a step in the way for compatibility

Background Advances in the field of virtual microscopy are continuously growing. Many companies have introduced equipments with very good image quality levels, and increased speed in the scanning processes. However also a wide variety of image formats, software viewers and servers have appeared, with lack of compatibility in the managements of virtual slides. Commercial solutions for virtual mi...