To Make an Alpha Particle Fuse with the Nucleus of Another

question 58

Multiple Choice

To make an alpha particle fuse with the nucleus of another atom, you need to

• A) aim carefully.
• B) give the alpha particle a negative charge.
• C) give the alpha particle a large amount of energy.
• D) slow the particles down by cooling.

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Definitions:

Alpha

Alpha is a measure used in finance to describe an investment strategy's ability to beat the market, or its "excess return" relative to the return of the benchmark index.

Index Model

A model of stock returns using a market index such as the S&P 500 to represent common or systematic risk factors.

Covariance

A measure indicating the relationship between two variables and how they move together or apart from each other, used in finance to measure how the returns of two securities are related.

Factor Model

A way of decomposing the factors that influence a security’s rate of return into common (systematic) and firm-specific influences.