By proving how individual molecules create the complex motion of fluids, three mathematicians have illuminated why time can’t ...

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In 1905, Einstein established relativity under the condition of denying the absolute space-time valid in Newtonian mechanics. In those days, the quantum theory was also established by accepting De ...

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Allmendinger, T. (2025) A Planar Atom Model of Helium Based on Well-Defined Electron Trajectories. Journal of Applied ...

In 1704, Isaac Newton sat down with pen and paper and tried to calculate the end of the world. He didn’t use a telescope or a ...

A new model reveals how cosmic electrons and X-rays trigger lightning, solving a decades-old mystery about what starts a lightning strike.

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