Yin Yang

Yin Yang

Everything in the Universe consists of both light and dark. They complement each other.

Yin is dark. It describes these qualities:

Yang is light. It comprises of these characteristics:

In particle physics and nuclear physics, particle interactions illustrate (energy <--> mass) duality:

Positive kaon (K+) decay in bubble chamber (source: CERN)

Interesting pages:
P Watkins' Seeing Particles exercises
Duality pictures
History of yin-yang school of thought
where the symbol comes from.
Accelerators and Dinosaurs


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