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Renderings of what the orbitals look like may be found....
R.L.
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2/17/2007 4:33:25 AM
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Physics news update -- The Casimir Effect Heats Up
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SDF
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2/14/2007 1:23:52 PM
Something's not right.
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Jacob Samorodin
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2/17/2007 6:53:37 PM
Cantilever approach.
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SDF
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2/17/2007 6:59:18 PM
clarification
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SDF
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2/17/2007 7:41:59 PM
force and work
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nick hoffman
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2/18/2007 1:29:54 PM
There's more to electricity than meets the eye. Photons, too.
(n/t)
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Bowser
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2/15/2007 12:24:49 AM
Such as....?
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R.L.
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2/15/2007 2:05:43 AM
Thanks SDF
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SDAI-Tech1
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2/15/2007 12:23:54 AM
It's a stretch,
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ER
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2/14/2007 9:57:08 PM
Do the electrons of an Atom truly “circle†the atom’s nucleus? If so, aren’t they then in perpetual motion?
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 10:49:05 PM
Not really
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ER
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2/16/2007 3:29:46 AM
Planet orbitals decay and eventually crash into sun they are orbiting if there is enough time
(n/t)
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Sawyer
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2/18/2007 1:49:36 PM
Well done, ER
(n/t)
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Fox
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2/18/2007 4:14:29 AM
Renderings of what the orbitals look like may be found....
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R.L.
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2/17/2007 4:33:25 AM
Not circles
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podrock
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2/17/2007 3:41:49 AM
Never did think of it that way. Great post.
(n/t)
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Bowser
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2/16/2007 4:40:21 AM
re: note that if true, we could then define Energy, Mass, and gravity all in one equation!
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 11:09:09 PM
You go right ahead... how 'week' is it?
(n/t)
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R.L.
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2/20/2007 3:37:26 AM
One last thought... then I promise to stop attempting to be a physisist...
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 11:34:43 PM
Of course we still have the dark matter problem...It must be at or near absolute zero
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 11:36:57 PM
re: Wait a minute... Time would have to be in there too...Since Friction causes engery loss over time...
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 11:11:29 PM
I know R.L.
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 11:22:41 PM
The formula would look something like:
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 10:56:29 PM
I doubt gravity is in any way electrical.
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TB
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2/14/2007 4:23:39 PM
Gravity
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REB
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2/15/2007 2:22:32 PM
I think gravity is to weak a force to be THE force that holds or creates or "makes rigid" matter from energy.
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Scott Evil
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2/15/2007 3:49:08 PM
re: I think gravity is to weak a force to be THE force that holds or creates or "makes rigid" matter from energy.
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REB
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2/15/2007 4:13:38 PM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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Johannes
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2/15/2007 10:17:08 PM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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REB
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2/15/2007 10:32:12 PM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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Johannes
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2/16/2007 5:14:07 AM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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REB
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2/16/2007 2:33:27 PM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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Johannes
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2/17/2007 2:35:29 AM
re: If only we could dive down to the smallest particle
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REB
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2/19/2007 4:37:10 PM
Some more thoughts on E=M c squared
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REB
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2/19/2007 2:59:06 PM
Auuuugh! Thud! Thud! Thud! (Sound of me pounding head on desk)
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R.L.
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2/19/2007 6:46:30 PM
Take some Ibuprofen
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REB
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2/19/2007 7:00:07 PM
re: Take some Ibuprofen
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R.L.
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2/19/2007 7:23:40 PM
re: Take some Ibuprofen
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REB
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2/19/2007 7:31:55 PM
Not in the sense that most people think of electricity
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SDF
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2/14/2007 9:17:20 PM
Not in the sense that scientists think of electricity....
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R.L.
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2/14/2007 10:20:54 PM
I totally agree with classical physics
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SDF
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2/15/2007 3:28:00 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.