LHC creates matter from light

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Scientists on an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider see massive W particles emerging from collisions with electromagnetic fields. How can this happen?

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Claim CF210: Constancy of Radioactive Decay

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Radiometric dating assumes that radioisotope decay rates are constant, but this assumption is not supported. All processes in nature vary according to different factors, and we should not expect radioactivity to be different.

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Radioactive Decay Rates May not be Constant After All

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One of the first things that Physics students learn when they study radioactivity is the idea of the half-life. 

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