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Does God Play Dice? - Professor Stephen Hawking

zecg — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:34:00 -0500

"Many scientists are like Einstein, in that they have a deep emotional attachment to determinism. Unlike Einstein, they have accepted the reduction in our ability to predict, that quantum theory brought about." Tagged by zecg under lecture, hawking, quantum_physics, interesting, determinism, history, einstein, black_holes,

Polygon Worlds - Bringing Space down to Earth

zecg — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:34:00 -0500

"Gravity3D simulates the gravitational interaction between galaxies as they collide. It uses the gravity equation F=G*M1*M2/R^2 and assumes that orbiting stars have negligible mass compared to the parent stars/black holes." Tagged by zecg under gravity, galaxy, galaxies, space, astronomy, astrophysics, software, interesting, science,

KRT Wire | 05/03/2006 | Black holes seem to control galaxy development

zecg — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:24:00 -0400

"Will calculated the equal and opposite reaction the merged holes experience as they cast off that momentum. The recoil speed - about 200 kilometers per second - is fast enough to eject the merged black hole from small galaxies." Tagged by zecg under black_holes, physics, space,

Damn Interesting » Evolving Universes

zecg — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:24:00 -0400

"Thus, our universe which has complexity and is therefore very successful at creating black holes/new universes is spawning universes that also have complexity, and will pass that trait onto their progeny … much like evolution." Tagged by zecg under physics, science, space, interesting, 面白い,

Nobel Intent: How to make a universe

zecg — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 04:24:00 -0400

"The new universe will disconnect from our own and continue on its merry way. From our point of view, the child universe will look like a microscopic black hole that emits a bit of Hawking radiation and then vanishes." Tagged by zecg under physics, universe, black_holes,