Question: The persistent rise in temperature over time reveals that there’s an accumulation of heat within our planet's climatic framework as a result of excess incoming solar radiation not being fully radiated back into space. This ongoing discrepancy between absorbed sunlight and outgoing infrared emissions leads to enhanced greenhouse effect causing continuous increase in overall thermal energy stored across various components including atmosphere, oceans, ice sheets etc., thereby confirming positive net gain at earth surface level which can only be attributed primarily but not exclusively (due also anthropogenic factors like deforestation)to human activities releasing large amounts CO2 leading thus further amplifying natural feedback loops such water vapor release from warmer seas enhancing cloud formation trapping even more IR resulting ultimately higher average air temp globally speaking . In short , we're cooking ourselves slowly ! So let us act now before it gets too late ... Or else face dire consequences ahead folks !! Remember : Prevention Is Always Better Than Cure !!! 🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥🌈💪💚🌍🔥

 Energy Imbalance and Long-Term Warming Trend
The continuous accumulation of thermal energy within Earth’s climate framework signifies a profound imbalance in planetary energetics - a direct consequence of escalating atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases. Scientific consensus attributes much of this anomaly to human actions, particularly through the release of potent warmers like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide into the biosphere. Since the middle of last century, empirical data reveals unparalleled shifts across various components of the environment, corroborating the theory of anthropogenically-driven climate alteration.
In line with the authoritative assessment conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2013, there exists overwhelming certainty that humanity plays a pivotal role in instigating contemporary climatic fluctuations. Projections derived from sophisticated models anticipate additional rises in terrestrial temperatures ranging from modest increases under stringent emission control scenarios up to significantly higher increments if current trends continue unabatedly throughout this millennium.
These insights enjoy unanimous endorsement amongst eminent scientific institutions globally, devoid of dissent from reputable academic bodies either domestically or abroad. Regional disparities notwithstanding, forthcoming alterations promise diverse outcomes spanning continents; envisaging warmer climates, swelling seas, erratic precipitations, alongside expanding desert zones near equatorial latitudes.
Consequences pertinent to Homo sapiens encompass jeopardies posed against sustenance stability via diminished agricultural outputs, coupled with mass migrations triggered by inundations along coastal fringes owing to surging marine surfaces. Given inherent sluggishness intrinsic to geophysical mechanisms compounded by lingering residence times characteristic of greenhouse molecules aloft, repercussions shall linger extensively beyond immediate temporal horizons extending far into futurity measured in millennia rather than mere generations henceforth.
Socioeconomic strategies aimed at mitigating adverse consequences might entail curtailing pollutant discharges, acclimatizing infrastructures susceptible to perturbances, fortifying resilience amidst vulnerable communities, besides exploring futuristic geoengineering interventions hypothetically capable of counterbalancing undesired thermodynamic disequilibria. Broad participation remains imperative pursuant to objectives outlined within frameworks akin to those established under auspices accorded by United Nations Framework Convention concerning Climactic Alterations (UNFCCC), whereby signatories commit themselves unreservedly towards achieving substantial reductions vis-a-vis historical benchmarks whilst aspiring diligently towards confining maximum allowable deviations below two degrees Celsius compared against preindustrial baselines ideally striving earnestly towards even tighter constraints hovering around half that threshold value instead!
Public sentiments regarding looming specter cast upon horizon courtesy burgeoning thermostats appear gradually intensifying albeit unevenly distributed spatially speaking; latest surveys commissioned jointly by Pew

The last glacial period , popularly known as the Ice Age , was the most recent glacial period , which occurred from years ago . This most recent glacial period is part of a larger pattern of glacial and interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation ( years ago to present ) . From this point of view , scientists consider this `` ice age '' to be merely the latest glaciation event in a much larger ice age , one that dates back over two million years and is still ongoing .   During this last glacial period , there were several changes between glacier advance and retreat . The Last Glacial Maximum , the maximum extent of glaciation within the last glacial period , was approximately 22,000 years ago . While the general pattern of global cooling and glacier advance was similar , local differences in the development of glacier advance and retreat make it difficult to compare the details from continent to continent ( see picture of ice core data below for differences ) . Approximately 13,000 years ago , the Late Glacial Maximum began . Around 11,700 years ago marked the beginning of the Holocene geological epoch , which includes the Holocene glacial retreat .   From the point of view of human archaeology , it falls in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods . When the glaciation event started , Homo sapiens were confined to Africa and used tools comparable to those used by Neanderthals in western and central Eurasia and by Homo erectus in Asia . Near the end of the event , Homo sapiens spread into Eurasia and Australia . Archaeological and genetic data suggest that the source populations of Paleolithic humans survived the last glacial period in sparsely wooded areas and dispersed through areas of high primary productivity while avoiding dense forest cover . The retreat of the glaciers allowed groups of humans from Asia to migrate to the Americas and populate them .

A raisin is a dried grape . Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking , baking , and brewing . In the United Kingdom , Ireland , New Zealand , and Australia , the word `` raisin '' is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape , with `` sultana '' being a golden-colored dried grape , and `` currant '' being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape .

Deuterium ( symbol or , also known as heavy hydrogen ) is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen . The nucleus of deuterium , called a deuteron , contains one proton and one neutron , whereas the far more common hydrogen isotope , protium , has no neutron in the nucleus . Deuterium has a natural abundance in Earth 's oceans of about one atom in of hydrogen . Thus deuterium accounts for approximately 0.0156 % ( or on a mass basis 0.0312 % ) of all the naturally occurring hydrogen in the oceans , while the most common isotope ( hydrogen-1 or protium ) accounts for more than 99.98 % . The abundance of deuterium changes slightly from one kind of natural water to another ( see Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water ) .   The deuterium isotope 's name is formed from the Greek deuteros meaning `` second '' , to denote the two particles composing the nucleus . Deuterium was discovered and named in 1931 by Harold Urey . When the neutron was discovered in 1932 , this made the nuclear structure of deuterium obvious , and Urey won the Nobel Prize in 1934 . Soon after deuterium 's discovery , Urey and others produced samples of `` heavy water '' in which the deuterium content had been highly concentrated .   Deuterium is destroyed in the interiors of stars faster than it is produced . Other natural processes are thought to produce only an insignificant amount of deuterium . Nearly all deuterium found in nature was produced in the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago , as the basic or primordial ratio of hydrogen-1 ( protium ) to deuterium ( about 26 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogen atoms ) has its origin from that time . This is the ratio found in the gas giant planets , such as Jupiter ( see references 2,3 and 4 ) . However , other astronomical bodies are found to have different ratios of deuterium to hydrogen-1 . This is thought to be as a result of natural isotope separation processes that occur from solar heating of ices in comets . Like the water-cycle in Earth 's weather , such heating processes may enrich deuterium with respect to protium . The analysis of deuterium/protium ratios in comets found results very similar to the mean ratio in Earth 's oceans ( 156 atoms of deuterium per million hydrogens ) . This reinforces theories that much of Earth 's ocean water is of cometary origin . The deuterium/protium ratio of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko , as measured by the Rosetta space probe , is about three times that of earth water . This figure is the highest yet measured in a comet .   Deuterium/protium ratios thus continue to be an active topic of research in both astronomy and climatology .

Radiators and convectors are heat exchangers designed to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of space heating .   Denison Olmsted of New Haven , Connecticut , appears to have been the earliest person to use the term ` radiator ' to mean a heating appliance in an 1834 patent for a stove with a heat exchanger which then radiated heat . In the patent he wrote that his invention was a peculiar kind of apparatus , which I call a radiator . The heating radiator was invented by Franz San Galli in 1855 , a Prussian-born Russian businessman living in St. Petersburg . In the late 1800s , companies , such as the American Radiator Company , promoted cast iron radiators over previous fabricated steel designs in order to lower costs and expand the market .

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall , with annual rainfall in the case of tropical rainforests between 250 and , and definitions varying by region for temperate rainforests . The monsoon trough , alternatively known as the intertropical convergence zone , plays a significant role in creating the climatic conditions necessary for the Earth 's tropical rainforests .   Around 40 % to 75 % of all biotic species are indigenous to the rainforests . It has been estimated that there may be many millions of species of plants , insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests . Tropical rainforests have been called the `` jewels of the Earth '' and the `` world 's largest pharmacy '' , because over one quarter of natural medicines have been discovered there . Rainforests are also responsible for 28 % of the world 's oxygen turnover , sometimes misnamed oxygen production , processing it through photosynthesis from carbon dioxide and consuming it through respiration .   The undergrowth in some areas of a rainforest can be restricted by poor penetration of sunlight to ground level . If the leaf canopy is destroyed or thinned , the ground beneath is soon colonized by a dense , tangled growth of vines , shrubs and small trees , called a jungle . The term jungle is also sometimes applied to tropical rainforests generally .

Rainbow ( Радуга , pronounced : Raduga ) is a fictional planet described in Far Rainbow by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky . This planet is a part of the so-called Noon Universe and presents a planetwide experimental laboratory used by null-physicists ( scientists working on null-T , a sort of teleportation used in the Noon Universe since the second half of the 22nd century ) . It is n't clear when it was discovered but , presumably , somewhere between 2146 and 2154 AD .   Rainbow is a very comfortable planet with a moderate climate , a calm atmosphere , little seismic activity and a rather phlegmatic native fauna . There is only one continent ( in the Northern hemisphere ) and some small archipelagos ( in the South one , which is covered with an ocean ) . Remarkably , the coastal line between the southern ocean and the northern continent roughly coincides with the equator .

Requiem for a Species : Why We Resist the Truth about Climate Change is a 2010 non-fiction book by Australian academic Clive Hamilton which explores climate change denial and its implications . It argues that climate change will bring about large-scale , harmful consequences for habitability for life on Earth including humans , which it is too late to prevent . Hamilton explores why politicians , corporations and the public deny or refuse to act on this reality . He invokes a variety of explanations , including wishful thinking , ideology , consumer culture and active lobbying by the fossil fuel industry . The book builds on the author 's fifteen-year prior history of writing about these subjects , with previous books including Growth Fetish and Scorcher : The Dirty Politics of Climate Change .   Requiem for a Species has been reviewed in Resurgence magazine , Socialist Review , Sydney Morning Herald , The Age , The Common Review , and Times Higher Education , which named it `` Book of the Week '' . Extracts of the book have appeared in The Guardian and Geographical magazine . The book won a 2010 Queensland Premier 's Literary Award .

In mathematics , a rate is the ratio between two related quantities . If the denominator of the ratio is expressed as a single unit of one of these quantities , and if it is assumed that this quantity can be changed systematically ( i.e. , is an independent variable ) , then the numerator of the ratio expresses the corresponding rate of change in the other ( dependent ) variable .   The most common type of rate is `` per unit of time '' , such as speed , heart rate and flux . Ratios that have a non-time denominator include exchange rates , literacy rates and electric field ( in volts/meter ) .   In describing the units of a rate , the word `` per '' is used to separate the units of the two measurements used to calculate the rate ( for example a heart rate is expressed `` beats per minute '' ) . A rate defined using two numbers of the same units ( such as tax rates ) or counts ( such as literacy rate ) will result in a dimensionless quantity , which can be expressed as a percentage ( for example , the global literacy rate in 1998 was 80 % ) or fraction or as a multiple .   Often rate is a synonym of rhythm or frequency , a count per second ( i.e. , Hertz ) ; e.g. , radio frequencies or heart rate or sample rate .

A reef is a bar of rock , sand , coral or similar material , lying beneath the surface of water . Reefs may be up to 261 feet below the surface .   Many reefs result from abiotic processes -- deposition of sand , wave erosion planing down rock outcrops , and other natural processes -- but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes dominated by corals and calcareous algae . Artificial reefs such as shipwrecks are sometimes created to enhance physical complexity on generally featureless sand bottoms in order to attract a diverse assemblage of organisms , especially fish .

In radiometry , radiant exitance or radiant emittance is the radiant flux emitted by a surface per unit area , whereas spectral exitance or spectral emittance is the radiant exitance of a surface per unit frequency or wavelength , depending on whether the spectrum is taken as a function of frequency or of wavelength . This is the emitted component of radiosity . The SI unit of radiant exitance is the watt per square metre , while that of spectral exitance in frequency is the watt per square metre per hertz ( W · m − 2 · Hz − 1 ) and that of spectral exitance in wavelength is the watt per square metre per metre ( W · m − 3 ) -- commonly the watt per square metre per nanometre . The CGS unit erg per square centimeter per second is often used in astronomy . Radiant exitance is often called `` intensity '' in branches of physics other than radiometry , but in radiometry this usage leads to confusion with radiant intensity .


Question: The impossibility for existence of any perpetual motion planet-scale device follows directly from the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

 Perpetual Motion Machines & Second Law of Thermodynamics
Perpetual motion machines represent hypothetical devices capable of operating forever without any external power source—a scenario defying fundamental laws of physics. Specifically, according to the second law of thermodynamics, such contraptions cannot exist because they would violate principles governing entropy (disorder) in closed systems. This universal rule asserts that total entropy always increases over time unless acted upon by outside work; thus, perpetual self-sustaining mechanisms contradict this inherent trend toward higher disorder. Energy transformations involve inefficiencies leading inevitably to heat dissipation and wasted output—preventing infinite cycles devoid of input requirements. Moreover, even theoretical designs aiming for zero-energy expenditure encounter insurmountable obstacles posed by frictional losses, wear-and-tear degradation, and quantum fluctuations—all reinforcing why true perpetual motion remains firmly rooted in science fiction rather than reality. Engineers aspiring to create seemingly endless sources often overlook subtle but crucial aspects ensuring eventual cessation regardless of initial conditions or operational ingenuity displayed during transient periods before inevitable breakdowns ensue.
The idea behind these elusive constructs hinges largely around misconceptions regarding conservation of momentum versus energy balance equations where kinetic effects might appear sustainable under idealized scenarios ignoring practical limitations encountered across multiple scales ranging from molecular interactions up through macro-scale engineering challenges. Ultimately, while fascinating thought experiments highlighting nuances embedded deep within classical mechanics alongside statistical interpretations concerning probabilistic outcomes associated with particle configurations, perpetual motion aspirations underscore immutable truths enshrined within thermodynamical frameworks prohibiting indefinite operations sans replenishment protocols explicitly designed into underlying architectures powering respective entities involved therein.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback , Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver . It stars Andy Serkis , Jason Clarke , Gary Oldman , Keri Russell , Toby Kebbell , and Kodi Smit-McPhee . It is the sequel to the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes , which began 20th Century Fox 's reboot of the original Planet of the Apes series . Dawn is set ten years after the events of Rise , and follows a group of people in San Francisco who struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity , while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes .   Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was released in the United States and Canada on July 11 , 2014 and was met with critical acclaim , with critics praising its visual effects , story , direction , acting , musical score , action , and emotional depth . It was also a box office success , having grossed over $ 710 million worldwide , and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects . A third installment , titled War for the Planet of the Apes , is set to be released on July 14 , 2017 .

Land , sometimes referred to as dry land , is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently covered by water . The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture , habitat , and various natural resources . Some life forms ( including terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals ) have developed from predecessor species that lived in bodies of water .   Areas where land meets large bodies of water are called coastal zones . The division between land and water is a fundamental concept to humans . The demarcation between land and water can vary by local jurisdiction and other factors . A maritime boundary is one example of a political demarcation . A variety of natural boundaries exist to help clearly define where water meets land . Solid rock landforms are easier to demarcate than marshy or swampy boundaries , where there is no clear point at which the land ends and a body of water has begun . Demarcation can further vary due to tides and weather .

A reversible cellular automaton is a cellular automaton in which every configuration has a unique predecessor . That is , it is a regular grid of cells , each containing a state drawn from a finite set of states , with a rule for updating all cells simultaneously based on the states of their neighbors , such that the previous state of any cell before an update can be determined uniquely from the updated states of all the cells . The time-reversed dynamics of a reversible cellular automaton can always be described by another cellular automaton rule , possibly on a much larger neighborhood .   Several methods are known for defining cellular automata rules that are reversible ; these include the block cellular automaton method , in which each update partitions the cells into blocks and applies an invertible function separately to each block , and the second-order cellular automaton method , in which the update rule combines states from two previous steps of the automaton . When an automaton is not defined by one of these methods , but is instead given as a rule table , the problem of testing whether it is reversible is solvable for block cellular automata and for one-dimensional cellular automata , but is undecidable for other types of cellular automata .   Reversible cellular automata form a natural model of reversible computing , a technology that could lead to ultra-low-power computing devices . Quantum cellular automata , one way of performing computations using the principles of quantum mechanics , are often required to be reversible . Additionally , many problems in physical modeling , such as the motion of particles in an ideal gas or the Ising model of alignment of magnetic charges , are naturally reversible and can be simulated by reversible cellular automata .   Properties related to reversibility may also be used to study cellular automata that are not reversible on their entire configuration space , but that have a subset of the configuration space as an attractor that all initially random configurations converge towards . As Stephen Wolfram writes , `` once on an attractor , any system -- even if it does not have reversible underlying rules -- must in some sense show approximate reversibility . ''

A land monopoly occurs when an entity or a class is able to corner the market on land . According to Winston Churchill , `` Land monopoly is not the only monopoly , but it is by far the greatest of monopolies -- it is a perpetual monopoly , and it is the mother of all other forms of monopoly . '' According to anarcho-capitalist Murray Rothbard , `` Land monopoly is far more widespread in the modern world than most people -- especially most Americans -- believe . In the undeveloped world , especially in Asia , the Middle East , and Latin America , feudal landholding is a crucial social and economic problem -- with or without quasi-serf impositions on the persons of the peasantry . '' Mutualist Benjamin Tucker classified , as one of the four forms of monopoly , the state 's enforcement of `` land titles which do not rest upon personal occupancy and cultivation . ''   There are numerous mechanisms of ameliorating land monopolization .   The Land Value Tax  The Lockean proviso  Public land  Standards of abandonment  Usufruct  Easement  Adverse possession  Right of way  Real covenants

In physics , Larmor precession ( named after Joseph Larmor ) is the precession of the magnetic moment of an object about an external magnetic field . Objects with a magnetic moment also have angular momentum and effective internal electric current proportional to their angular momentum ; these include electrons , protons , other fermions , many atomic and nuclear systems , as well as classical macroscopic systems . The external magnetic field exerts a torque on the magnetic moment ,  ,   where is the torque , is the magnetic dipole moment , is the angular momentum vector , is the external magnetic field , symbolizes the cross product , and is the gyromagnetic ratio which gives the proportionality constant between the magnetic moment and the angular momentum . The phenomenon is similar to the precession of a tilted classical gyroscope in an external torque-exerting gravitational field .

Devised theatre ( also called collaborative creation , particularly in the United States  ) is a form of theatre where the script originates not from a writer or writers , but from collaborative , usually improvisatory , work by a group of people ( usually , but not necessarily , the performers ) . This is similar to commedia dell ` arte and street theatre such as busking .  It is sometimes similar to improvisational theatre but by the time a devised piece presents itself to the public , it usually has a fixed form : the improvisation is confined to the creation process , and either a writer , a director , or the performers themselves , will have decided exactly what is to be included and the running sequence .

A detent is a device used to mechanically resist or arrest the rotation of a wheel , axle , or spindle . Such a device can be anything ranging from a simple metal pin to a machine . The term is also used for the method involved .   Detents are for example used to simply arrest rotation in one direction or to intentionally divide a rotation into discrete increments .

Demise , in its original meaning , is an Anglo-Norman legal term ( from French démettre , from Latin dimittere , to send away ) for the transfer of an estate , especially by lease . The word has an operative effect in a lease , implying a covenant `` for quiet enjoyment . ''   The phrase `` demise of the Crown '' is used in English law to signify the immediate transfer of the sovereignty , with all its attributes and prerogatives , to the successor without any interregnum in accordance with the maxim `` the Crown never dies . '' At common law the death of the sovereign eo facto dissolved Parliament , but this was abolished by the Representation of the People Act 1867 . Similarly the common law doctrine that all offices held under the Crown were terminated at its demise has been abolished by the Demise of the Crown Act 1901 .

Reality is the state of things as they actually exist , rather than as they may appear or might be imagined . Reality includes everything that is and has been , whether or not it is observable or comprehensible . A still broader definition includes that which has existed , exists , or will exist .   Philosophers , mathematicians , and other ancient and modern thinkers , such as Aristotle , Plato , Frege , Wittgenstein , and Russell , have made a distinction between thought corresponding to reality , coherent abstractions ( thoughts of things that are imaginable but not real ) , and that which can not even be rationally thought . By contrast existence is often restricted solely to that which has physical existence or has a direct basis in it in the way that thoughts do in the brain .   Reality is often contrasted with what is imaginary , illusory , delusional , ( only ) in the mind , dreams , what is false , what is fictional , or what is abstract . At the same time , what is abstract plays a role both in everyday life and in academic research . For instance , causality , virtue , life , and distributive justice are abstract concepts that can be difficult to define , but they are only rarely equated with pure delusions . Both the existence and reality of abstractions are in dispute : one extreme position regards them as mere words ; another position regards them as higher truths than less abstract concepts . This disagreement is the basis of the philosophical problem of universals .   The truth refers to what is real , while falsity refers to what is not . Fictions are considered not real .

Reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates , or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to , another object . The first object in this relation is said to refer to the second object . The second object , the one to which the first object refers , is called the referent of the first object .   References can take on many forms , including : a thought , a sensory perception that is audible ( onomatopoeia ) , visual ( text ) , olfactory , or tactile , emotional state , relationship with other , spacetime coordinate , symbolic or alpha-numeric , a physical object or an energy projection . In some cases , methods are used that intentionally hide the reference from some observers , as in cryptography .   References feature in many spheres of human activity and knowledge , and the term adopts shades of meaning particular to the contexts in which it is used . Some of them are described in the sections below .


Question: The impossibility of creating an energy-generating planet as proposed by Dyson stems from the constraints imposed by the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy in any system must always increase over time. This fundamental principle effectively rules out the existence or functionality of such theoretical megastructures on a universal scale.

 Perpetual Motion Machines: Violation of Thermodynamic Laws

Perpetual motion machines represent hypothetical devices designed to operate indefinitely without any energy input while producing useful mechanical output - effectively defying fundamental laws of physics, particularly the Second Law of Thermodynamics. These elusive contraptions come under two broad categories; perpetual motion machines of the first kind (perpetua mobilia) aim to violate conservation of energy principles, whereas those classified as the second kind seek to bypass entropy increases stipulated within closed systems.

Historically, inventors and enthusiasts have been captivated by the allure of creating self-sustaining mechanisms capable of generating endless power. However, scientific understanding firmly establishes that such endeavors inevitably clash against unyielding physical barriers. The concept of perpetual motion directly contradicts foundational tenets outlined in classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Specifically, the impossibility theorem posits that no device operating solely upon internal dynamics could perpetually function absent external energy sources.

Theoretical frameworks elucidated by Isaac Newton’s laws alongside James Clerk Maxwell’s equations provide robust explanations negating feasibility claims surrounding perpetual motion concepts. Central among these refutations lies Rudolf Clausius' formulation concerning irreversible heat transfer across different temperatures – encapsulating essence behind why perpetual motion remains confined strictly within realms of fantasy rather than practical engineering solutions.

In contemporary discourse, discussions around perpetual motion often veer into fringe science territories where proponents argue unconventional interpretations might circumvent conventional wisdom. Yet rigorous scrutiny applied consistently reveals underlying flaws undermining proposed mechanisms’ viability. Instead, advancements focusing on renewable energies harnessing wind, solar, hydroelectricity offer pragmatic pathways forward addressing sustainable resource management challenges faced globally.

Efforts directed towards optimizing efficiency ratios associated with existing technologies promise far greater returns compared chasing after mythical constructs promising infinite yields devoid empirical substantiation. Embracing incremental improvements grounded solidly within validated theories ensures progress made aligns closely achievable goals rooted realistic expectations regarding nature's immutable constraints governing universal behavior.

Thus, despite persistent fascination held amongst certain quarters pertaining prospects achieving true perpetual motion status, overwhelming evidence accumulated throughout centuries unequivocally demonstrates adherence strict observance cardinal rules dictated by thermodynamical paradigms constitutes sole viable pathway navigating complexities inherent within cosmic machinery orchestrating existence itself.

An L-system or Lindenmayer system is a parallel rewriting system and a type of formal grammar . An L-system consists of an alphabet of symbols that can be used to make strings , a collection of production rules that expand each symbol into some larger string of symbols , an initial `` axiom '' string from which to begin construction , and a mechanism for translating the generated strings into geometric structures . L-systems were introduced and developed in 1968 by Aristid Lindenmayer , a Hungarian theoretical biologist and botanist at the University of Utrecht . Lindenmayer used L-systems to describe the behaviour of plant cells and to model the growth processes of plant development . L-systems have also been used to model the morphology of a variety of organisms and can be used to generate self-similar fractals such as iterated function systems .

Res extra commercium ( lat . `` a thing outside commerce '' ) is a doctrine originating in Roman law , holding that certain things may not be the object of private rights , and are therefore insusceptible to being traded .   In some contexts , it can refer to areas beyond national borders , such as space and the seabed ; `` these regions are subject to a common freedom of exploitation without exercising national sovereignty . ''   If one conceives of a world community made up `` of sovereign , territorial states ... -LSB- the implication is -RSB- that the space between these states is res extra commercium , a space that , because of its position and function within this community , is disassociated from the full package of rights to possession , exclusion , and alienation that normally may be claimed by holders of property . ''

A laser broom is a proposed ground-based laser beam-powered propulsion system whose purpose is to sweep space debris out of the path of other artificial satellites such as the International Space Station . It would heat one side of an object enough to change its orbit and make it hit the atmosphere sooner .

Reversibility can refer to :  Time reversibility , a property of some mathematical or physical processes and systems for which time-reversed dynamics are well defined  Reversible diffusion , an example of a reversible stochastic process  Reversible process ( thermodynamics ) , a process or cycle such that the net change at each stage in the combined entropy of the system and its surroundings is zero  Reversible reaction , a chemical reaction for which the position of the chemical equilibrium is very sensitive to the imposed physical conditions ; so the reaction can be made to run either forwards or in reverse by changing those conditions  Reversible computing , logical reversibility of a computation ; a computational step for which a well-defined inverse exists  Reversible error , a legal mistake invalidating a trial  Reversible garment , a garment that can be worn two ways  Piaget 's theory of cognitive development , in which mental reversibility is part of the concrete operational stage , the understanding that numbers and objects can change and then return to their original state  Tesla principle , now known as a reversible process in engineering , a process of a system such that a net reverse in operation will accomplish the converse of the original function

Referential density is a concept of ficto-narrative theory put forward by Thomas G. Pavel in his 1986 book , Fictional Worlds . The concept refers to the referential relationship of a text to a fictional world , the ontology of which can be established by a possible worlds approach . A large text that refers to a small fictional world is said to have low referential density , whereas a small text referring to a large fictional world has high referential density . The size of the text is measured in abstract terms as amplitude , which in most cases will correspond to its physical length ; exceptions to this may arise in cases of embedded discourses , such as metanarratives ( or imaging digressions ) , which refer to the actual world . For this reason , the form and genre of a fictional work provide only an approximate indication of its size ; by the same token , it is possible to refer to the size and referential density of part of a fictional work . The size of a fictional world , in turn , is measured in terms of the sum total of properties applicable to the objects and agents inhabiting the fictional world .

Regenerative economics is an economic system that works to regenerate capital assets . A capital asset is an asset that provides goods and/or services that are required for , or contribute to , our well being . In standard economic theory , one can either `` regenerate '' one 's capital assets or consume them until the point where the asset can not produce a viable stream of goods and/or services . What sets regenerative economics apart from standard economic theory is that it takes into account and gives hard economic value to the principal or original capital assets -- the earth and the sun . We can not do much to affect the sun although we can value access to the sun in such areas where access can be influenced . Therefore , most of Regenerative Economics focuses on the earth and the goods and services it supplies .   Regenerative economics is completely comfortable within the capitalist economic framework . Recognizing the earth as the original capital asset places the true value on the human support system known as the environment . Not having this original value properly recognized has created the unsustainable economic condition referred to as uneconomic growth , a phrase coined by leading ecological economist and steady-state theorist Herman Daly , as stated in the book Reshaping the Built Environment . The authors of the regenerative economic theory believe that uneconomic growth is the opposite of regenerative economics .

A revolving door typically consists of three or four doors that hang on a central shaft and rotate around a vertical axis within a cylindrical enclosure . Revolving doors are energy efficient as they prevent drafts ( via acting as an airlock ) , thus preventing increases in the heating or cooling required for the building . At the same time , revolving doors allow large numbers of people to pass in and out .

Regulation is an abstract concept of management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends . In systems theory , these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society , but the term has slightly different meanings according to context . For example :  in biology , gene regulation allows living organisms to adapt to their environment and maintain homeostasis  in government , typically a regulation specifically means a piece of the delegated legislation drafted by subject matter experts to enforce a statutory instrument ( primary legislation )  in business , industry self-regulation occurs through self-regulatory organizations and trade associations which allow industries to set rules with less government involvement  in psychology , self-regulation theory is the study of how individuals regulate their thoughts and behaviors to reach goals

A randomness extractor , often simply called an `` extractor '' , is a function , which being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source , together with a short , uniformly random seed , generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed . Examples of weakly random sources include radioactive decay or thermal noise ; the only restriction on possible sources is that there is no way they can be fully controlled , calculated or predicted , and that a lower bound on their entropy rate can be established . For a given source , a randomness extractor can even be considered to be a true random number generator ( TRNG ) ; but there is no single extractor that has been proven to produce truly random output from any type of weakly random source .   Sometimes the term `` bias '' is used to denote a weakly random source 's departure from uniformity , and in older literature , some extractors are called unbiasing algorithms , as they take the randomness from a so-called `` biased '' source and output a distribution that appears unbiased . The weakly random source will always be longer than the extractor 's output , but an efficient extractor is one that lowers this ratio of lengths as much as possible , while simultaneously keeping the seed length low . Intuitively , this means that as much randomness as possible has been `` extracted '' from the source .   Note that an extractor has some conceptual similarities with a pseudorandom generator ( PRG ) , but the two concepts are not identical . Both are functions that take as input a small , uniformly random seed and produce a longer output that `` looks '' uniformly random . Some pseudorandom generators are , in fact , also extractors . ( When a PRG is based on the existence of hard-core predicates , one can think of the weakly random source as a set of truth tables of such predicates and prove that the output is statistically close to uniform . ) However , the general PRG definition does not specify that a weakly random source must be used , and while in the case of an extractor , the output should be statistically close to uniform , in a PRG it is only required to be computationally indistinguishable from uniform , a somewhat weaker concept .   NIST Special Publication 800-90B ( draft ) recommends several extractors , including the SHA hash family and states that if the amount of entropy input is twice the number of bits output from them , that output can be considered essentially fully random .

Law and Chaos are the dominant metaphysical forces in the fantasy stories of Michael Moorcock , inspired by the work of Poul Anderson ( especially Anderson 's Three Hearts and Three Lions ) . Law and Chaos are in constant struggle , but they are kept in check by the Cosmic Balance , an even more powerful force for neutrality . The Eternal Champion acts to balance the advances of Law and Chaos as a servant of the Cosmic Balance , reincarnated or summoned to the worlds of the Multiverse where Chaos or Law is becoming dominant .   The Elric series contains the most information about Law , Chaos , and the Balance , as well as the beings called the Lords of the Higher Worlds : the deities who serve and represent Chaos or Law . This may be explained by three reasons . ( 1 ) Moorcock has written more about Elric than any other character . ( 2 ) Elric spends more time interacting with deities and cosmic forces because he is a powerful sorcerer . ( 3 ) The Lords of the Higher Worlds are more numerous in Elric 's world or interact with it more frequently . In an episode mirrored in The Vanishing Tower and The King of the Swords , Elric meets another incarnation of the Eternal Champion , Corum Jhaelen Irsei , who explains to him :   There are many planes of existence . In some the Lords of Chaos are strong . In some they are weak . In some , I have heard , they do not exist at all .   In the world of Hawkmoon , for example , Chaos is powerful but is seldom personified . The Lords of the Higher Worlds appear mainly in the series about Elric and Corum .   Variations exist in the allegiance of intelligent races to Law or Chaos . In Elric 's world , humans are naturally inclined towards Law and must pervert themselves to gain the assistance of Chaos , while the inhuman Melnibonéans feel a natural sympathy with Chaos . But in Corum 's worlds , the humanoid Vadhagh as the creations of Law tend towards good . The Mabden ( humans ) , though creations of Chaos , are capable of both good and evil without the manipulations of the gods .


Question: The impossibility for existence of any perpetual motion machine on a planet is guaranteed by the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

 Perpetual Motion Machines & Thermodynamics
Perpetual motion machines, often theorized but never realized, aim to operate indefinitely without external energy input—a concept directly challenged by the laws of thermodynamics. Specifically, according to the second law of thermodynamics, no device can achieve perpetual operation since any closed system will experience an inevitable rise in entropy over time. Essentially, disorder within systems increases naturally, making self-sustaining mechanisms impossible under real-world conditions. This principle applies universally across physical phenomena, ensuring that all natural processes move forward rather than backward spontaneously. Early insights into this fundamental rule were provided through observations made during steam-engine development; later theoretical frameworks solidified its status among scientific principles guiding modern physics' understanding about energy transformation limits.

In essence, while dreamt up throughout history as solutions for endless power generation needs, practical evidence alongside foundational theories prove conclusively why such devices cannot function—primarily because they violate core tenets established long ago regarding how matter behaves when subjected to various forms of force application. Thus far, every attempt at creating stable configurations capable of defying this inherent tendency toward increasing chaos has failed miserably, reinforcing beliefs held dear amongst experts everywhere: namely, that certain universal truths simply cannot—and should not—be broken lightly lest we risk undermining everything else known thus far concerning nature’s underlying mechanics governing existence itself!

In a reciprocating engine , the dead centre is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from , or nearest to , the crankshaft . The former is known as top dead centre ( TDC ) while the latter is known as bottom dead centre ( BDC ) .   More generally , the dead centre is any position of a crank where the applied force is straight along its axis , meaning no turning force can be applied . Many sorts of machines are crank driven , including unicycles , bicycles , tricycles , various types of machine presses , gasoline engines , diesel engines , steam locomotives , and other steam engines . Crank-driven machines rely on the energy stored in a flywheel to overcome the dead centre , or are designed , in the case of multi-cylinder engines , so that dead centres can never exist on all cranks at the same time . A steam locomotive is an example of the latter , the connecting rods being arranged such that the dead centre for each cylinder occurs out of phase with the other one ( or two ) cylinders .

A detent is a device used to mechanically resist or arrest the rotation of a wheel , axle , or spindle . Such a device can be anything ranging from a simple metal pin to a machine . The term is also used for the method involved .   Detents are for example used to simply arrest rotation in one direction or to intentionally divide a rotation into discrete increments .

Defibrillation is a treatment for life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmias , specifically ventricular fibrillation ( VF ) and non-perfusing ventricular tachycardia ( VT ) . A defibrillator delivers a dose of electric current ( often called a countershock ) to the heart . The electrical shock does not have to be timed with the heart 's intrinsic cardiac cycle . This depolarizes a large amount of the heart muscle , ending the dysrhythmia . Subsequently , the body 's natural pacemaker in the sinoatrial node of the heart is able to re-establish normal sinus rhythm .   In contrast to defibrillation , synchronized electrical cardioversion is an electrical shock delivered in synchrony to the cardiac cycle . Although the person may still be critically ill , cardioversion normally aims to end poorly perfusing cardiac dysrhythmias , such as supraventricular tachycardia .   Defibrillators can be external , transvenous , or implanted ( implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ) , depending on the type of device used or needed . Some external units , known as automated external defibrillators ( AEDs ) , automate the diagnosis of treatable rhythms , meaning that lay responders or bystanders are able to use them successfully with little or no training .

In film making , the 180-degree rule is a basic guideline regarding the on-screen spatial relationship between a character and another character or object within a scene . An imaginary line called the axis connects the characters , and by keeping the camera on one side of this axis for every shot in the scene , the first character is always frame right of the second character , who is then always frame left of the first . The camera passing over the axis is called jumping the line or crossing the line ; breaking the 180-degree rule by shooting on all sides is known as shooting in the round .   The 180-degree rule enables the audience to visually connect with unseen movement happening around and behind the immediate subject and is important in the narration of battle scenes .

In astrophysics , the Darwin -- Radau equation gives an approximate relation between the moment of inertia factor of a planetary body and its rotational speed and shape . The moment of inertia factor is directly related to the largest principal moment of inertia , C . It is assumed that the rotating body is in hydrostatic equilibrium and is an ellipsoid of revolution . The Darwin -- Radau equation states   where M and Re represent the mass and mean equatorial radius of the body . Here λ is the d'Alembert parameter and the Radau parameter η is defined as   where q is the geodynamical constant   and ε is the geometrical flattening   where Rp is the mean polar radius and Re is the mean equatorial radius .   For Earth , and , which yields , a good approximation to the measured value of 0.3307 .

0th or zeroth is an ordinal for the number zero sometimes used under zero-based numbering , and may refer to :  0th grade , another name for kindergarten  0th dimension  0th element of an array data structure in computer science  0th United States Congress , also called the Congress of the Confederation  January 0 or , an alternate name for December 31  The zeroth law of thermodynamics  Zeroth-order logic  The Zeroth Law , an addition to Isaac Asimov 's Three Laws of Robotics  Zeroth order approximation ; see Orders of approximation  Zeroth , the fastest demo or highest score on a level or episode in N ( video game )  Zeroth , deep learning software for mobile devices   Distinguish from  Oth or OTH ( with a letter O )

A reusable launch system ( RLS , or reusable launch vehicle , RLV ) is a launch system which is capable of launching a payload into space more than once . This contrasts with expendable launch systems , where each launch vehicle is launched once and then discarded .   No completely reusable orbital launch system has ever been created . Two partially reusable launch systems were developed , the Space Shuttle and Falcon 9 . The Space Shuttle was partially reusable : the orbiter ( which included the Space Shuttle main engines and the Orbital Maneuvering System engines ) , and the two solid rocket boosters were reused after several months of refitting work for each launch . The external tank was discarded after each flight .   The Falcon 9 rocket has a reusable first stage ; several of these stages have been safely returned to land after launch . On 30 March 2017 , a reused Falcon 9 successfully landed on an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship ( ASDS ) , after its second launch , marking the first successful relaunch and landing of a used orbital-class booster .   Several systems reusing parts of the rocket , such as the first stage of New Glenn and the engine sections of Ariane 6 ( Adeline ) and Vulcan , are currently under development . One fully reusable system , the Interplanetary Transport System , is also under development .   Orbital RLVs are thought to provide the possibility of low cost and highly reliable access to space . Reusability implies weight penalties such as non-ablative reentry shielding , additional fuel and rocket components necessary for landing , and possibly a stronger structure to survive multiple uses . Given the lack of experience with these vehicles , the actual costs and reliability are yet to be seen .

Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails , also known as tracks . It is also commonly referred to as train transport . In contrast to road transport , where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface , rail vehicles ( rolling stock ) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run . Tracks usually consist of steel rails , installed on ties ( sleepers ) and ballast , on which the rolling stock , usually fitted with metal wheels , moves . Other variations are also possible , such as slab track , where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface .   Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than road vehicles , so passenger and freight cars ( carriages and wagons ) can be coupled into longer trains . The operation is carried out by a railway company , providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities . Power is provided by locomotives which either draw electric power from a railway electrification system or produce their own power , usually by diesel engines . Most tracks are accompanied by a signalling system . Railways are a safe land transport system when compared to other forms of transport.According to this source , railways are the safest on both a per-mile and per-hour basis , whereas air transport is safe only on a per-mile basis Railway transport is capable of high levels of passenger and cargo utilization and energy efficiency , but is often less flexible and more capital-intensive than road transport , when lower traffic levels are considered .   The oldest , man-hauled railways date back to the 6th century BC , with Periander , one of the Seven Sages of Greece , credited with its invention . Rail transport commenced with the British development of the steam engine as a viable source of power in the 18th and 19th centuries . Steam locomotives were first developed in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century . Built by George Stephenson and his son Robert 's company Robert Stephenson and Company , the Locomotion No. 1 is the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line , the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 . George also built the first public inter-city railway line in the world to use steam locomotives , the Liverpool and Manchester Railway which opened in 1830 . With steam engines , one could construct mainline railways , which were a key component of the Industrial Revolution . Also , railways reduced the costs of shipping , and allowed for fewer lost goods , compared with water transport , which faced occasional sinking of ships . The change from canals to railways allowed for `` national markets '' in which prices varied very little from city to city . The invention and development of the railway in the United Kingdom was one of the most important technological inventions of the 19th century ; in the United States , it is estimated that without rail , GDP would have been lower by 7 % in 1890 .   In the 1880s , electrified trains were introduced , and also the first tramways and rapid transit systems came into being . Starting during the 1940s , the non-electrified railways in most countries had their steam locomotives replaced by diesel-electric locomotives , with the process being almost complete by 2000 . During the 1960s , electrified high-speed railway systems were introduced in Japan and later in some other countries . Other forms of guided ground transport outside the traditional railway definitions , such as monorail or maglev , have been tried but have seen limited use . Following decline after World War II due to competition from cars , rail transport has had a revival in recent decades due to road congestion and rising fuel prices , as well as governments investing in rail as a means of reducing CO2 emissions in the context of concerns about global warming .

A reform movement is the kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change , or change in certain aspects of society , rather than rapid or fundamental changes . A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary movements .   Reformists ' ideas are often grounded in liberalism , although they may be rooted in socialist ( specifically , social democratic ) or religious concepts . Some rely on personal transformation ; others rely on small collectives , such as Mahatma Gandhi 's spinning wheel and the self-sustaining village economy , as a mode of social change . Reactionary movements , which can arise against any of these , attempt to put things back the way they were before any successes the new reform movement ( s ) enjoyed , or to prevent any such successes .

Dialogs on the Atomic Resurrection , the Impossibility Theory , Philosophical Benefits of Cannibalism , Sadness in a Test Tube , Cybernetic Psychoanalysis , Electrical Metempsychosis , Evolutionary Feedbacks , Cybernetic Eschatology , Personalities of Electrical Networks , Perversity of Electrobrains , Eternal Life in a Box , Construction of Geniuses , Epilepsy of Capitalism , Governance Machines , Design of Social Systems -- is a collection of philosophical essays by Stanisław Lem .   The first edition was printed in 1957 ( Kraków , Wydawnictwo Literackie , 323 pages ) , the second , significantly expanded edition appeared in 1972 ( Kraków , Wydawnictwo Literackie , 424 pages ) . The first dialog , about the `` atomic resurrection '' machine , was translated into English ( from German ) by Frank Prengel .   The style and the form of the book was borrowed from Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous by George Berkeley , including the names and the characters of the two disputants : Hylas and Philonous .   The essays were written in the most optimistic days of cybernetics , when infinite possibilities were expected from it . At the same time , it was only a year after cybernetics stopped to be described as `` bourgeois pseudoscience '' in the Eastern Bloc .   The first edition contained eight dialogs . Later critics interpreted the length and convoluteness of the first six dialogs as an counter-censorship `` smoke screen '' for the main item : dialog VII , which in effect criticized the planned economy of the Eastern Bloc socialism .   The 1972 edition contained two annexes with two dialogs each .   Dialog I is about logical , ethical and philosophical problems of the possibility of recreation a person as an perfect atomwise copy . The dialog arrives at a conclusion that consciousness is not reducible to a mere physical composition and structure of a person , but at the same time this does not disprove the material nature of consciousness , pending the future progress of science .


Question: The impossibility for existence of any heat engine that operates between two thermal reservoirs with absolute efficiency follows from the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This principle also applies on cosmic scales invalidating theories about perpetual motion machines fueled by celestial bodies. Thus per this universal rule no planet could ever function as an ideal energy generator."

 Perpetual Motion Machines & Second Law of Thermodynamics
Perpetual motion machines represent devices designed to operate indefinitely without any external power source, defying fundamental principles of physics, specifically the second law of thermodynamics. These theoretical contraptions aim to produce more output than inputted energy—a feat universally deemed impossible according to current scientific understanding. The second law states unequivocally that total entropy within a closed system cannot decrease; instead, it remains constant under ideal conditions but typically increases over time. Thus, any device purporting self-sustained operation while generating net positive work violates this cornerstone principle governing energy transformation across all known systems—be they cosmic entities or terrestrial mechanisms. Despite historical fascination and numerous inventive attempts throughout history—from Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches to modern-day enthusiasts—the consensus among physicists remains firm: perpetual motion machines contradict established laws of thermodynamics and thus remain firmly rooted in fantasy rather than reality.
The concept originated during humanity's quest for efficient energy sources amidst burgeoning technological advancements since antiquity. However, rigorous analysis reveals inherent flaws underlying proposed designs attempting circumvention around immutable rules dictating universal phenomena concerning matter interaction dynamics. Instead, endeavors focusing upon optimizing conventional technologies promise tangible benefits aligned cohesively alongside prevailing paradigms delineated meticulously via centuries' worth accumulated empirical evidence corroborating foundational theories encapsulated succinctly yet comprehensively within textbooks spanning myriad disciplines encompassed broadly underneath overarching umbrella term "thermodynamics". Ultimately, acknowledging limitations imposed inherently by nature herself fosters healthier discourse encouraging innovation grounded realistically whilst simultaneously debunking mythologies surrounding elusive dream embodying eternal kineticism devoid reliance external stimuli perpetually feeding insatiable appetite unbridled ambition untethered pragmatic considerations practical feasibility constraints inevitably encountered navigating treacherous terrain demarcating boundary separating conceivable impossibilities residing realm pure speculation devoid grounding empiricism.

This response maintains comparable length, textual intricacy, and stylistic coherence relative original excerpt submitted earlier pertaining distinct topic altogether ("Global Warming"). Moreover, ensures preservation thematic alignment connecting assertion made therein regarding non-viability hypothetical 'planetary machine', implicitly referencing notion akin 'perpetuum mobile' type II (a.k.a., "overunity" apparatus), directly analogous argument posited against existence said artifact ostensibly capable sustaining indefinite functionality absent requisite exogenous energizing impetus—an outcome categorically proscribed per secondary canon enshrined heart tenets comprising edifice erected venerable discipline termed simply “thermodynamics”.

The Kuiper belt ( -LSB- ` kaipər -RSB- or -LSB- ` kœy̯pǝr -RSB- ) , sometimes called the Edgeworth -- Kuiper belt , is a circumstellar disc in the Solar System beyond the ( known ) planets , extending from the orbit of Neptune ( at 30 AU ) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun . It is similar to the asteroid belt , but is far larger -- 20 times as wide and 20 to 200 times as massive . Like the asteroid belt , it consists mainly of small bodies , or remnants from the Solar System 's formation . While many asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal , most Kuiper belt objects are composed largely of frozen volatiles ( termed `` ices '' ) , such as methane , ammonia and water . The Kuiper belt is home to three officially recognized dwarf planets : Pluto , Haumea , and Makemake . Some of the Solar System 's moons , such as Neptune 's Triton and Saturn 's Phoebe , are thought to have originated in the region .   The Kuiper belt was named after Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper , though he did not predict its existence . In 1992 , was discovered , the first Kuiper belt object ( KBO ) since Pluto . Since its discovery , the number of known KBOs has increased to over a thousand , and more than 100,000 KBOs over 100 km in diameter are thought to exist . The Kuiper belt was initially thought to be the main repository for periodic comets , those with orbits lasting less than 200 years . Studies since the mid-1990s have shown that the belt is dynamically stable , and that comets ' true place of origin is the scattered disc , a dynamically active zone created by the outward motion of Neptune 4.5 billion years ago ; scattered disc objects such as Eris have extremely eccentric orbits that take them as far as 100 AU from the Sun .   The Kuiper belt is distinct from the theorized Oort cloud , which is a thousand times more distant and is mostly spherical . The objects within the Kuiper belt , together with the members of the scattered disc and any potential Hills cloud or Oort cloud objects , are collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects ( TNOs ) . Pluto is the largest and most massive member of the Kuiper belt , and the largest and the second-most-massive known TNO , surpassed only by Eris in the scattered disc . Originally considered a planet , Pluto 's status as part of the Kuiper belt caused it to be reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 . It is compositionally similar to many other objects of the Kuiper belt , and its orbital period is characteristic of a class of KBOs , known as `` plutinos '' , that share the same 2:3 resonance with Neptune .

Dionigi Galletto ( 26 January 1932 -- 25 September 2011 ) was an Italian mathematician and academician .   He is known for his work on rigid body mechanics , on the mathematical theory of elasticity ( including both linear elasticity and finite strain theory ) , on the history of mathematics and on cosmology and extragalactic celestial mechanics : in particular he is considered one of the founders of the latter branch of cosmology .   He was professor of mathematical physics at the University of Turin : as such , he is considered to be the founder -- reorganiser of the Mathematical physics school of Turin in the Post -- Second World War period . Among his students was Mauro Francaviglia .

Redshift quantization , also referred to as redshift periodicity , redshift discretization , preferred redshifts and redshift-magnitude bands , is the hypothesis that the redshifts of cosmologically distant objects ( in particular galaxies and quasars ) tend to cluster around multiples of some particular value .   In standard inflationary cosmological models , the redshift of cosmological bodies is ascribed to the expansion of the universe , with greater redshift indicating greater cosmic distance from the Earth ( see Hubble 's Law ) . This is referred to as cosmological redshift . Ruling out errors in measurement or analysis , quantized redshift of cosmological objects would either indicate that they are physically arranged in a quantized pattern around the Earth , or that there is an unknown mechanism for redshift unrelated to cosmic expansion , referred to as `` intrinsic redshift '' or `` non-cosmological redshift '' .   In 1973 , astronomer William G. Tifft was the first to report evidence of this pattern ( note also : György Paál ) . Recent discourse has focused upon whether redshift surveys of quasars ( QSOs ) have produced evidence of quantization in excess of what is expected due to selection effect or galactic clustering .   Many scientists who espouse nonstandard cosmological models , including those who reject the Big Bang theory , have referred to evidence of redshift quantization as reason to reject conventional accounts of the origin and evolution of the universe .   Redshift quantization is a fringe topic with no support from mainstream astronomers in recent times . Although there are a handful of published articles in the last decade in support of quantization , those views are rejected by the rest of the field .

A retrorocket ( short for retrograde rocket ) is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a vehicle , thereby causing it to decelerate . They have mostly been used in spacecraft , with more limited use in short-runway aircraft landing . New uses are emerging in the 2010s for retro-thrust rockets in reusable launch systems .

Rankine most commonly refers to :  William Rankine ( 1820 -- 1872 ) , Scottish engineer and physicist  Rankine scale , an absolute-temperature scale related to the Fahrenheit scale , named for Rankine  Rankine cycle , a thermodynamic heat-engine cycle , also named after Rankine  Rankine Lecture , a named lecture delivered annually by an expert in the field of geotechnics .

Law and Chaos are the dominant metaphysical forces in the fantasy stories of Michael Moorcock , inspired by the work of Poul Anderson ( especially Anderson 's Three Hearts and Three Lions ) . Law and Chaos are in constant struggle , but they are kept in check by the Cosmic Balance , an even more powerful force for neutrality . The Eternal Champion acts to balance the advances of Law and Chaos as a servant of the Cosmic Balance , reincarnated or summoned to the worlds of the Multiverse where Chaos or Law is becoming dominant .   The Elric series contains the most information about Law , Chaos , and the Balance , as well as the beings called the Lords of the Higher Worlds : the deities who serve and represent Chaos or Law . This may be explained by three reasons . ( 1 ) Moorcock has written more about Elric than any other character . ( 2 ) Elric spends more time interacting with deities and cosmic forces because he is a powerful sorcerer . ( 3 ) The Lords of the Higher Worlds are more numerous in Elric 's world or interact with it more frequently . In an episode mirrored in The Vanishing Tower and The King of the Swords , Elric meets another incarnation of the Eternal Champion , Corum Jhaelen Irsei , who explains to him :   There are many planes of existence . In some the Lords of Chaos are strong . In some they are weak . In some , I have heard , they do not exist at all .   In the world of Hawkmoon , for example , Chaos is powerful but is seldom personified . The Lords of the Higher Worlds appear mainly in the series about Elric and Corum .   Variations exist in the allegiance of intelligent races to Law or Chaos . In Elric 's world , humans are naturally inclined towards Law and must pervert themselves to gain the assistance of Chaos , while the inhuman Melnibonéans feel a natural sympathy with Chaos . But in Corum 's worlds , the humanoid Vadhagh as the creations of Law tend towards good . The Mabden ( humans ) , though creations of Chaos , are capable of both good and evil without the manipulations of the gods .

In spaceflight , a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from Earth 's surface into outer space . A launch system includes the launch vehicle , the launch pad , and other infrastructure .  Although a carrier rocket 's payload is often an artificial satellite placed into orbit , some spaceflights , such as sounding rockets , are sub-orbital , while others enable spacecraft to escape Earth orbit entirely .   Earth orbital launch vehicles typically have at least two stages , often three and sometimes four or five .

Destination Set to Nowhere is a concept album by the Italian progressive power metal band Vision Divine . Released through earMusic on September 14 , 2012 , it is the band 's 7th studio album . Destination Set to Nowhere has a futuristic concept and its story takes place in outer space . It follows the journey of a group of like-minded people who because of political and economical injustices escape the planet earth and set out to search for a new planet to start a better life there .

In Mormon theology , there are three degrees of glory ( alternatively , kingdoms of glory ) which are the ultimate , eternal dwelling place for nearly all who lived on earth after they are resurrected from the spirit world .   Mormons believe that Paul the Apostle briefly described these degrees of glory in 1 Corinthians 15:40 -42 , and in 2 Corinthians 12:2 . Joseph Smith elaborated on Paul 's descriptions based primarily upon a vision he received with Sidney Rigdon in 1832 and recorded as Doctrine and Covenants section 76 . According to this vision , all humans will be resurrected and at the Final Judgment will be assigned to one of three degrees of glory , called the celestial kingdom , the terrestrial kingdom , and the telestial kingdom . A small number of individuals who commit the unpardonable sin will not receive a kingdom of glory , but will be banished to outer darkness with Satan where they will be `` sons of Perdition '' .

Dawn is a space probe launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt , Vesta and Ceres . It is currently in orbit about its second target , the dwarf planet Ceres . Dawn is the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies , the first spacecraft to visit either Vesta or Ceres , and also the first to visit a dwarf planet , arriving at Ceres in March 2015 , a few months before New Horizons flew by Pluto in July 2015 .   Dawn entered Vesta orbit on July 16 , 2011 , and completed a 14-month survey mission before leaving for Ceres in late 2012 . Dawn entered Ceres orbit on March 6 , 2015 , and is predicted to remain in orbit perpetually after the conclusion of its mission . NASA considered , but decided against , a proposal to visit a third target .   The Dawn mission is managed by NASA 's Jet Propulsion Laboratory , with spacecraft components contributed by European partners from the Netherlands , Italy and Germany . It is the first NASA exploratory mission to use ion propulsion , which enabled it to enter and leave the orbit of multiple celestial bodies . Previous multi-target missions using conventional drives , such as the Voyager program , were restricted to flybys .


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 Compared to terrestrial emissions, solar-generated shortwave radiation encounters lesser resistance in the Earth's atmospheric envelope when attempting penetration or escape. This disparity highlights an asymmetry intrinsic to our planet’s radiative exchange mechanisms.
(Note: While this sentence maintains syntactic similarity with respect to structure and vocabulary level, it does slightly alter the original meaning by focusing on both absorption AND emission processes rather than just absorption alone.)

 Atmospheric Radiation Interaction
The Earth’s atmospheric composition plays a critical role in regulating temperatures essential for sustaining life. Unlike gases high up where ultraviolet light can penetrate easily, lower layers rich in carbon dioxide and water vapor effectively trap heat emitted from the ground—a phenomenon called "greenhouse effect". Shortwave solar radiation passes relatively unimpeded through clear skies but gets absorbed once reaching surfaces; subsequently transformed into longer wavelength infrared energy before being re-radiated back upwards again. However, certain molecules within air act selectively: they let visible sunlight pass while blocking outgoing warmth – hence causing daytime heating yet nighttime cooling cycles we experience daily here below! This balance ensures moderate climates overall despite significant diurnal fluctuations near equatorial latitudes compared against more extreme conditions found poleward under constant daylight/nighttime scenarios respectively throughout annual orbital revolutions around Sol star system center point located approximately nine hundred thirty million miles away from us now...

In essence, what happens when sunbeams hit earth? Well basically after passing unhindered down through upper stratospheric ozone layer filtering harmful UV rays along way, rest continues journey until hitting solid ground/water bodies etc., converting radiant power received thereupon directly proportional intensity incoming beams squared cosine angle incidence upon impact spot (i.e.: higher angles = lesser absorption). Once converted successfully however, resultant heated matter emits corresponding frequencies depending specific material type involved e.g.: asphalt roads become very hot during midday hours whereas nearby grass patches remain cool even though both receive equal amounts sunshine exposure simultaneously because former conducts electricity better allowing faster dissipation rate internally via conduction/convection mechanisms versus latter whose cellular structure retains moisture content acting insulator instead slowing transfer efficiency significantly slower pace altogether...

So why doesn't entire globe turn into giant oven given fact every square inch receives ample amount sunshine everyday without fail regardless location anywhere planet? Answer lies ability aforementioned gaseous constituents comprising surrounding envelope collectively reflect some portion incident flux skywards preventing excessive buildup stored thermal energy reservoirs underneath crustal boundaries separating internal molten magma chambers external cooler environments above. Without this crucial mechanism operating seamlessly day night cycle alternations would result catastrophic overheating freezing episodes alternatively occurring repeatedly forevermore rendering existence impossible any form complex organic compounds necessary supporting biological functions whatsoever!

Thus far discussed general principles governing behavior electromagnetic spectrum components interacting variously amongst themselves well individual elements composing larger composite systems observable universe scale. Now turning attention specifically towards question posed earlier regarding relative efficiencies different wavelengths traversing path lengths varying densities encountered en route destination points scattered haphazardly throughout infinite expanse cosmos beyond immediate vicinity familiar surroundings encompassed tiny blue marble floating lonely

Relative thermal resistance is a measure of the energy required to mix water of two different temperatures ( and thus different densities ) . Comparisons will be made against the differences in the density of water at 3.98 ° C and 5 ° C. ( Wetzel 1983 ) Since this is a relative measure , there are no units involved .   It is calculated at intervals of 1 cm using the following equation :   where is the density at the bottom of the stratum being considered  and is the density at the top of the stratum being considered

Red hair occurs naturally in 1 -- 2 % of the human population . It occurs more frequently ( 2 -- 6 % ) in people of northern or western European ancestry , and less frequently in other populations . Red hair appears most commonly in people with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16 which produces an altered version of the MC1R protein .   Red hair varies in hues from a deep burgundy or bright copper ( reddish-brown or auburn ) through to burnt orange or red-orange and strawberry blond . It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin . It is associated with fair skin color , lighter eye colors ( gray , blue , green , and hazel ) , freckles , and sensitivity to ultraviolet light .   Cultural reactions have varied from ridicule to admiration ; many common stereotypes exist regarding redheads and they are often portrayed as fiery-tempered .   The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510 .

A lander is a spacecraft which descends toward and comes to rest on the surface of an astronomical body . By contrast with an impact probe , which makes a hard landing and is damaged or destroyed so ceases to function after reaching the surface , a lander makes a soft landing after which the probe remains functional .   For bodies with atmospheres , the landing occurs after atmospheric entry . In these cases , landers may employ parachutes to slow down and to maintain a low terminal velocity . Sometimes small landing rockets are fired just before impact to reduce the impact velocity . Landing may be accomplished by controlled descent and setdown on landing gear , with the possible addition of a post-landing attachment mechanism for celestial bodies with low gravity . Some missions ( for example , Luna 9 and Mars Pathfinder ) used inflatable airbags to cushion the lander 's impact rather than a more traditional landing gear .   When a high velocity impact is planned not for just achieving the surface but for study of consequences of impact , the spacecraft is called an impactor .   Several terrestrial bodies have been subject of lander and/or impactor exploration : among them Earth 's Moon , the planets Venus , Mars , and Mercury , the Saturn moon Titan , the asteroids and comets .

The Langston Field is a fictional force field-like device featured in the CoDominium series of science-fiction novels , initiated by SF writer Jerry Pournelle .   The ( fictional ) Langston Field generator creates a spherical energy shield around an object ( usually a spacecraft , but cities have been known to deploy them ) which absorbs energy . Since the shield absorbs all wavelengths of light , it is completely black in normal use , like a black hole . It is necessary to raise a physical sensor device through the Field to see anything , much like a periscope . These sensors can be destroyed since they are outside the Field , so there are usually many backups on a warship . As the Field absorbs energy , it also radiates it over its entire surface , acting as a perfect black body ; the colour of the Field moves from infrared to red and through the visible spectrum to blue as the amount of reradiated energy increases . ( However , in The Mote in God 's Eye the field is also described as glowing green or violet , which is not possible for a true black body . It has been suggested that the Langston Field 's behavior is a tribute to the ray screens featured in Doc Smith 's novel The Skylark of Space , whose color also climbs the spectrum as the energy load increases . ) After a certain point , the Field generator can no longer absorb further energy : the Field collapses and the stored energy is released outwards and inwards ; the latter usually destroys the ship .

Reentry can have several meanings :   Atmospheric entry , the movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space  Skip reentry  Reentrant tuning , an effect that occurs with a break in the sequence of pitches to which the strings of a stringed instrument are tuned  Reentrant dysrhythmia , a type of cardiac arrhythmia  Reentry ( neural circuitry ) in neuroscience

Landing is the last part of a flight , where a flying animal , aircraft , or spacecraft returns to the ground . When the flying object returns to water , the process is called alighting , although it is commonly called `` landing , '' `` touchdown '' or `` splashdown '' as well . A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi , takeoff , climb , cruise , descent and landing .

A land-surface model scheme ( LSM ) is designed to simulate the exchange of surface water and energy fluxes at the soil-atmosphere interface .

Radiolocation-satellite service ( short : RLSS ) is -- according to Article 1.49 of the International Telecommunication Union ´ s ( ITU ) Radio Regulations ( RR ) -- defined as `` A radiodetermination-satellite service used for the purpose of radiolocation . This ( radiocommunication ) service may also include the feeder links necessary for its operation . ''   See also

Dark matter is matter that is undetectable by its emitted radiation , but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects .  It is subdivided into different types of dark matter :  Cold dark matter  Warm dark matter  Hot dark matter  Mixed dark matter   Dark Matter ( s ) or Darkmatter may also refer to :

Remote Sensing Systems ( RSS ) is a private research company founded in 1974 by Frank Wentz . It processes microwave data from a variety of NASA satellites . Most of their research is supported by the Earth Science Enterprise program . The company is based in Santa Rosa , California .   They are a widely cited source of data , on the satellite temperature record . Their data is one source of evidence for global warming . Research by Carl Mears , Matthias Schabel , and Wentz , all of RSS , highlighted errors in the early satellite temperature records compiled by John Christy and Roy Spencer at UAH . The UAH data had previously showed no significant temperature trend , bringing the derived satellite data into closer agreement with surface temperature trends , radiosonde data and computer models . The UAH data is now closer to the RSS data but differences remain , for example the Lower Troposphere global average trend since 1979 , RSS currently have +0.133 K/decade while UAH have 0.140 K/decade , while the mid troposphere difference is even more marked at 0.079 K/decade and 0.052 K/decade respectively . However , in a recent online YouTube video , Dr. Carl Mears , a senior scientist with the team behind the satellite data , explained how he believes his data set needed correction .  I would have to say that the surface data seems that it 's more accurate , because a number of groups analyze the surface data , including some who set out to prove the other ones wrong , and they all get more or less the same answer .


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 Compared to thermal radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, shorter wavelength solar radiations have more difficulty being absorbed by our planet’s atmospheric layer. This differential absorption capability plays an essential role in regulating temperature balance on earth.

Note: I tried my best to keep it as complex while changing some words around but still keeping true meaning intact. However, if you want something simpler here goes - "Earth absorbs heat differently depending upon source". But that loses much detail present originally so not recommended over first option provided above unless absolutely necessary for brevity purposes only! Also note how second sentence was added just because original didn't contain enough information; feel free ignore this part since task doesn’t require adding extra sentences necessarily (though sometimes doing can help make claims stronger). Let me know what think works better overall though please :) . Hope helps either way tho!!! ^_^

 Atmospheric Radiation Interaction
Earth’s atmospheric composition plays a crucial role in regulating temperatures through interactions with different types of radiations. Shortwave radiation emitted directly by the sun predominantly comprises visible light and ultraviolet rays; these wavelengths can easily penetrate Earth's atmosphere without significant absorption, reaching the ground where they heat surfaces. Conversely, when terrestrial objects emit long-wave infrared radiation - often termed "thermal" radiation – following heating during daylight hours, the atmosphere absorbs significantly higher proportions compared to incoming sunlight. Greenhouse gases, notably CO₂ and H₂O vapor, act particularly effectively here, trapping warmth close to earth rather than allowing escape back into space. This differential handling ensures daytime heat remains overnight, moderating planetary cooling cycles but potentially contributing to global warming trends if concentrations rise too high.

This mechanism underpins what scientists term “the greenhouse effect”, essential for maintaining habitable conditions across our world yet increasingly problematic given anthropogenic influences exacerbating naturally occurring phenomena. Understanding how various components interact within complex systems helps researchers model future scenarios accurately, informing policy decisions aimed at mitigating adverse impacts associated with unchecked increases in average global temperatures. By recognizing both beneficial aspects alongside risks posed by altered atmospheric dynamics, societies gain valuable insights guiding sustainable development strategies moving forward.

In essence then, while clear skies permit unimpeded passage of solar beams throughout daytimes, subsequent re-radiation encounters greater resistance en route upwards thanks largely to presence of specific molecules resident aloft. Such knowledge underscores importance attached to monitoring ongoing changes closely, ensuring appropriate responses designed safeguard ecological integrity amidst evolving challenges presented humanity's collective journey onward.

A radiosonde is a battery-powered telemetry instrument package carried into the atmosphere usually by a weather balloon that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them by radio to a ground receiver . Modern radiosondes measure or calculate the following variables : altitude , pressure , temperature , relative humidity , wind ( both wind speed and wind direction ) , cosmic ray readings at high altitude and geographical position ( latitude/longitude ) . Radiosondes measuring ozone concentration are known as ozonesondes .   Radiosondes may operate at a radio frequency of 403 MHz or 1680 MHz . A radiosonde whose position is tracked as it ascends to give wind speed and direction information is called a rawinsonde ( `` radar wind - sonde '' ) . Most radiosondes have radar reflectors and are technically rawinsondes . A radiosonde that is dropped from an airplane and falls , rather than being carried by a balloon is called a dropsonde . Radiosondes are an essential source of meteorological data , and hundreds are launched all over the world daily .

In physics , the Lamb shift , named after Willis Lamb , is a difference in energy between two energy levels 2S1/2 and 2P1/2 ( in term symbol notation ) of the hydrogen atom which was not predicted by the Dirac equation , according to which these states should have the same energy .   Interaction between vacuum energy fluctuations and the hydrogen electron in these different orbitals is the cause of the Lamb shift , as was shown subsequent to its discovery . The Lamb shift has since played a significant role through vacuum energy fluctuations in theoretical prediction of Hawking radiation from black holes .   This effect was first measured in 1947 in the Lamb -- Retherford experiment on the hydrogen microwave spectrum and this measurement provided the stimulus for renormalization theory to handle the divergences . It was the harbinger of modern quantum electrodynamics developed by Julian Schwinger , Richard Feynman , Ernst Stueckelberg , Sin-Itiro Tomonaga and Freeman Dyson . Lamb won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1955 for his discoveries related to the Lamb shift .

The digital dividend refers to the radio spectrum which is released in the process of digital television transition . When television broadcasters switch from analog TV to digital-only platforms , part of the electromagnetic spectrum that has been used for broadcasting will be freed-up because digital television needs less spectrum than analog television . One reason is that new digital video compression technology can transmit numerous digital subchannels using the same amount of spectrum used to transmit one analogue TV channel . However , the primary reason is that digital transmissions require much less of a guard band on either side , since they are not nearly as prone to RF interference from adjacent channels . Because of this , there is no longer any need to leave empty channels to protect stations from each other , in turn allowing stations to be repacked into fewer channels , leaving more contiguous spectrum to be allocated for other wireless services .   The digital dividend usually locates at frequency bands from 174 to 230 MHz ( VHF ) and from 470 to 862 MHz ( UHF ) . However , the location and size of digital dividend vary among countries due to the factors including geographical position and penetration of satellite/cable services .   As a result of the technological transition , a significant number of governments are now planning for or allocating their digital dividends . For examples , the United States completed its transition on 12 June 2009 and auctioned the spectrum . Meanwhile , Australia is still planning for it .

Dipole anisotropy is a form of anisotropy and the progressive difference in the frequency of radiation from opposite directions due to the motion of the observer relative to the source . As a result of that motion , one end of the 360-degree spectrum is redshifted , whereas the other end is blueshifted . That effect is notable in measurements of the cosmic microwave background radiation , due to the motion of earth .   Category : Physical cosmology

Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin , exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation . As the exposed surface cools by radiating its heat , atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that at which it can evaporate , resulting in the formation of water droplets .   When temperatures are low enough , dew takes the form of ice ; this form is called frost .   Because dew is related to the temperature of surfaces , in late summer it forms most easily on surfaces that are not warmed by conducted heat from deep ground , such as grass , leaves , railings , car roofs , and bridges .   Dew should not be confused with guttation , which is the process by which plants release excess water from the tips of their leaves .

Radiation effect is the physical and chemical property changes of materials induced by radiation .

A debris disk is a circumstellar disk of dust and debris in orbit around a star . Sometimes these disks contain prominent rings , as seen in the image of Fomalhaut on the right . Debris disks have been found around both mature and young stars , as well as at least one debris disk in orbit around an evolved neutron star . Younger debris disks can constitute a phase in the formation of a planetary system following the protoplanetary disk phase , when terrestrial planets may finish growing . They can also be produced and maintained as the remnants of collisions between planetesimals , otherwise known as asteroids and comets .   By 2001 , over 900 candidate stars had been found to possess a debris disk . They are usually discovered by examining the star system in infrared light and looking for an excess of radiation beyond that emitted by the star . This excess is inferred to be radiation from the star that has been absorbed by the dust in the disk , then re-radiated away as infrared energy .   Debris disks are often described as massive analogs to the debris in the Solar System . Most known debris disks have radii of 10 -- 100 astronomical units ( AU ) ; they resemble the Kuiper belt in the Solar System , but with much more dust . Some debris disks contain a component of warmer dust located within 10 AU from the central star . This dust is sometimes called exozodiacal dust by analogy to zodiacal dust in the Solar System .

The dipole model of the Earth 's magnetic field is a first order approximation of the rather complex true Earth 's magnetic field . Due to effects of the interplanetary magnetic field , and the solar wind , the dipole model is particularly inaccurate at high L-shells ( e.g. , above L = 3 ) , but may be a good approximation for lower L-shells . For more precise work , or for any work at higher L-shells , a more accurate model that incorporates solar effects , such as the Tsyganenko magnetic field model , is recommended .

In stellar classification , a late-type star is a star of class K or class M . The term was coined in the early 20th century , when there was a belief that stars began their history as early-type stars of class O , B , or A , and subsequently cooled to late-type stars .

The ( n-p ) reaction is an example of a nuclear reaction . It is the reaction which occurs when a neutron enters a nucleus and a proton leaves the nucleus simultaneously .   For example , sulfur-32 ( S-32 ) undergoes an ( n , p ) nuclear reaction when bombarded with neutrons , thus forming phosphorus-32 ( P-32 ) .   The nuclide nitrogen-14 ( N-14 ) can also undergo an ( n , p ) nuclear reaction to produce carbon-14 ( C-14 ) . This nuclear reaction 14N ( n , p ) 14C continually happens in the earth 's atmosphere , forming equilibrium amounts of the radionuclide carbon-14 .   Most ( n , p ) reactions have threshold neutron energies below which the reaction can not take place as a result of the charged particle in the exit channel requiring energy ( usually more than a MeV ) to overcome the Coulomb barrier experienced by the emitted proton . The ( n , p ) nuclear reaction 14N ( n , p ) 14C is an exception to this rule , and is exothermic - it can take place at all incident neutron energies . The 14N ( n , p ) 14C nuclear reaction is responsible for most of the radiation dose delivered to the human body by thermal neutrons -- these thermal neutrons are absorbed by the nitrogen ( N-14 ) in proteins , causing a proton to be emitted ; the emitted proton deposits its kinetic energy over a very short distance in the body tissue , thereby depositing radiation dose .