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What came first, Rice Crispy or “Snap,” “Crackle,” and “Pop”? [closed]
The fourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives of position are called "Snap" "Crackle" and "Pop". What came first, the rice crispy characters, or the physics units?
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Is “Egyptian Year” the same as a modern sidereal year?
Copernicus uses the term "Egyptian Year" throughout his discussions of the movements of the Earth, and of his and other models of the movements of the planets; but is unclear from his text, or from ...
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What does anthropic mean as in Anthropic principle? [closed]
I'm reading a book about string theory, and it describes anthropic principle. Idea is clear to me, I understand this principle describes certain constants in modern physics that are so fine tuned as ...
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Where do the terms microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical (ensemble) come from?
Where do the terms microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical (ensemble) come from?
When were they coined and by whom? Is there any reason for the names or are they historical accidents?
