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Fourier transformation in nature/natural physics?
I just came from a class on Fourier Transformations as applied to signal processing and sound. It all seems pretty abstract to me, so I was wondering if there were any physical systems that would ...
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Describing physical constants in alternate wording; c = there can only be 671million miles of space for every second of time [closed]
This spawns from part of an answer to a question I asked.
All sorts of things go to 0 and/or ∞ if you start boosting at c, and
so you cannot boost into and out of a photon's frame.
It ...
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Does nature tetrate?
We see addition, multiplication and exponentiation in the natural formulae that make up physics.
However, do we ever see tetration (repeated exponentiation) or higher hyper-operators in nature?
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Do spheres exist in nature?
Often in physics, Objects are approximated as spherical. However do any perfectly spherical objects actually exist in nature?
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Is it possible to create a head-mounted optical device that allows the user to see the wind?
Is it possible to create a head-mounted optical device that allows the user to see the wind, by means of thermal imaging / infrared detection, variations in the light's refractive index, or something ...
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Is it really Impossible for Bumblebees to fly?
According to some source or other (I forget which now) it is theoretically impossible for bumblebees to fly by virtue of their size/bulk/aerodynamic properties. Is this old adage apocraphyal or true? ...
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units and nature
I am wondering whether the five$^1$ units of the natural unit system really is dictated by nature, or invented to satisfy the limited mind of man?
Is the number of linearly independent units a ...
