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Does the Higgs Mechanism contradict Entropic Gravity?
Does the Higgs Mechanism contradict Entropic Gravity?
It seems like it probably does. But then again, one is a microscopic theory and the other is macroscopic. Can they live together in harmony? or ...
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What other factors effect the ability of a propigating field of pressure in a gaseous medium to predict gravitational collapse?
What other factors effect the ability of a propigating field of pressure in a gaseous medium to predict gravitational collapse?
Will the only factor influencing the Speed of Sound in this medium be ...
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How long will my fridge magnet stay attached to my fridge?
I have a 500 gram neodymium magnet. It is stuck to my fridge. With the constant pull of gravity trying to pull it off how long would it stay attached to fridge? For arguments sake lets say my fridge ...
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Entropy of a mass arrangement around the earth
An mind experiment, taking the entire Earth as an isolated system
Then this is the initial state:
N masses are distributed around the earth, at different height.
(for example we can use a single ...
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How does lifting an object effect its entropy
I have figured out that:
When photons leak out from a container, the entropy of the photon collection increases, because each photon has a different escape time.
Photons that have leaked out from a ...
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What is the current science on entropic gravity?
In the past couple of years there has been some buzz about 'entropic gravity', including here on stackexchange in Jan 2011. Many say that there is no way that gravity can be entropic, while others ...
