The Nucleus

The Nucleus is a website designed for physics and astronomy undergrads. There are all sorts of resources for research and learning, plus cool links and discussion forums for talking with fellow students.

The Nucleus is also home to The Lounge, a website focused on student discussions, with fun contests and polls for you to participate in!

Featured Resources

Special Relativity
This site is a good overview of special relativity, starting from postulates and working through the implications of said postulates, including the development of the Lorentz transformations.

Student Clubs

Southern Connecticut State University SPS Chapter

- Other SPS Chapters -

Contests - Discussion Forums - Monthly Challenge

Our Physics Poetry contest has now ended. View the winning entries!
Also, this month we are running two contests!
- First, give us your Best Physics Joke.
- For our second contest, we want to hear your Best Advice for a Student's First REU.

Current discussions going on in The Lounge!

funny Halftime Show: Post on the funny videos, post 'em here board.
Posted by James Hayes on November 18 at 7:51 PM.

Wow!: Post on the Quadrennial Congress of Sigma... board.
Posted by Gary on November 18 at 8:05 AM.

Re: Sigma Pi Sigma Congress Room/Ri...: Reply to Sigma Pi Sigma... on the Sigma Pi Sigma Congress Room/R... board.
Posted by Jordan Keough on November 5 at 2:41 PM.

A cool look at the applications of...: Reply to LHC Fully Docum... on the Cool Physics Finds board.
Posted by Melanie Markman on November 2 at 2:48 PM.

Re: Best Physics Joke: Reply to Best Physics Jo... on the New Contest #1 - Best Physics... board.
Posted by Nate Williams on October 28 at 3:17 AM.

Editor's Choice

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Popular Physics Blogs

#1 - Cocktail Party Physics
An interesting blog by an English major turned science writer.

#2 - BackRe(Action)
Events on the world lines of two theoretical physicists, from the horizon to timelike infinity. A scientifically minded blog with varying amounts of entertainment, distractions, and every day trivialities.

Fun Physics Videos

#1 - Real Word Problems From My Physics Book
Real life enactment of a word problem from a physics book.

#2 - The Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments
A spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, brought to you by the mad scientists at EepyBird.com.