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Question
Sir,what do you mean by microgravity please explain?
& sir what type of experiments can be performed in microgravity??
please tell & help....
I didn't coin the term, so it's kind of improper to ask me what *I* mean by it. Experiments in microgravity (orbit, where there are only tiny tidal forces at work) usually involve something which requires symmetry, such as crystal growing. Also, you may wish to look into gravity probe B.
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Steve Nelson
Expertise
Fusion, solar flares, cosmic rays, radiation in space, and stellar physics questions. Generally, nuclear-related astrophysics, but I can usually point you in the right direction if it's not nuclear-related or if it's nuclear but not astrophysics.
Experience
Currently a physics professor at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Doctoral dissertation was on a reaction in CNO-cycle fusion, worked in gamma-ray astronomy in the space science division of the naval research laboratory in the high-energy space environment branch.
Organizations
Physics professor at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Education/Credentials
Ph.D. in physics, research was on nuclear fusion reactions important in stellar fusion.
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