A SHORT lesson on Atoms?

[RWB]

I want to do something in 3D that involves "fusion", like a 3D model of it happening. But I am not entirely sure what an atom looks like. I know there are a bunch of components; like Electrons, Protons, Neutrons, Quarks, the Nucleus.... what have you. I know electrons orbit the nucleus; which contains the protons and neutrons. All of which break down even smaller into quarks, if memory serves me correct there are three quarks to a proton and neutron.

Highschool sucked.

lol, anyways, if someone could help me out here, I'd apreciate it. I'd further appreciate it if it wasn't given by a professor in lecture form. I confuse easily :D

[primesuspect]

And whatever you do, don't even start reading about string theory :D

[RWB]

Prime, you just reminded me I had a book, THAT I READ.... The Universe in a Nutshell, gotta go find it and see if it can tell me.

[Thrax]

http://www.fusion.org.uk/focus/process.jpg

Doesn't get much easier than that. The starting group of two atoms is deuterium, the starting group of three is tritium. The final group of 4 is Helium, and the single atom is an errant neutron.

[Access_Denied]

you should read "Beyond Einstien" ... its an awsome book about the superstring theroy thats in almost plain words... heck i even understood most of it ;D

[primesuspect]

The best superstring book I've found so far is Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe".

Totally got me excited. I almost want to change my whole life and go to school to become a physicist.

[entropy]

I saw The Elegant Universe on TV. That show is what got me more interested than ever in physics, which I think I want to major in.

[Thrax]

The best superstring book I've found so far is Brian Greene's "The Elegant Universe".

Totally got me excited. I almost want to change my whole life and go to school to become a physicist.

Totally agree. Every time I read things about quantum mechanics, man.. I just get excited and my brain goes a mile a minute. I would seriously try to be a physicist if I was any good at math. Quantum physics is just AMAZING stuff.. It's SO cool. :(

[Nomad]

Define: Entanglement :p

[Thrax]

Photon or electron? ;)