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Maximum precision of deterministic measurements
Okay, I tend to have some weird thoughts, so bear with my odd question here.
Suppose you have a collection of particles that obey Newtonian mechanics. For simplification, all particles are identical ...
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How does a star wobble due to orbiting bodies
What equations determine how a star wobbles in response to an orbiting planet, and can it be used to determine the mass of distant objects based on the wobble?
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Are Uncertainties in Measurements Important?
In the first lecture of MIT's Classical Mechanics Prof. Lewin highlights the importance of uncertainties in measurements by quoting "Any measurements, without the knowledge of uncertainty is ...
