Question

This number results from applying a quantum state’s ket to its corresponding bra. (-5[1])QED (10[1])is an abelian gauge theory (10[1])that is described by a unitary group of this degree. (-5[1])Vector bosons like gluons and photons must have spins equal to this number. To obey the Born rule, (-5[2])the integral of the product of the wavefunction and its complex conjugate must equal (10[1])this number. The Lyman series corresponds to setting (10[1])n_1 (“n-sub-one”) equal to this number in the Rydberg formula, which describes an atom with this many (-5[1])protons. This number is the atomic (10[1])number of the only element with analytic solutions. For 10 points, give this number of protons found in a hydrogen atom. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: one [accept U(1)]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%0%88.40
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%38%97.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%100%112.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%78.33
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%22%85.44
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%42.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%70.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%77.44

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Ishaan SinghPurdue BIowa B12-5
Ezra SantosChicago AWashU A1310
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame ANorthwestern A1810
Matthew WestleyPurdue AIowa A28-5
Srivishnu VusirikalaIllinois DNotre Dame B46-5
Samay MathWashU BIndiana46-5
Galen SongIllinois CNorthwestern B6010
Veronica FreundNotre Dame BIllinois D6810
Emmett ChoChicago BNotre Dame C84-5
Davis JohnsonPurdue CSIUE9010
Christopher JosephNotre Dame CChicago B11210
Sanika IyerIndianaWashU B11210
Brielle RachIowa APurdue A11210
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BPurdue B11210