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Articles by Diego Antonio Carranza Ortiz

Diego Antonio Carranza Ortiz
Diego is a PhD student at Queen Mary University of London, working on the mathematical aspects of the general theory of relativity using conformal methods.
@diego_carranza_    All articles by Diego Antonio
  • The Buckingham π theorem and the atomic bomb

    The Buckingham π theorem and the atomic bomb

    3 October 2016
    Diego Carranza tells you to stop worrying and dimensionally analyse the bomb

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