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Undergrad Why Did Einstein Use the Speed of Light in E=mc²?
Thank you for your summary. It's more clear now.- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad Why Did Einstein Use the Speed of Light in E=mc²?
Perfect, thank you.- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Undergrad Why Did Einstein Use the Speed of Light in E=mc²?
Thank you. Can you enlighten me as to where I should have posted this?- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Graduate How Does Quantum Mechanics Connect with Consciousness?
All right, all right... let's just forget that I started this post and I'll relegate this sort of stuff to another forum--philosophy or something. Forget I said "laughingly obvious". I was writing and probably got caught up in the moment. It's not obvious and I have nothing except the desire to...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Undergrad Why Did Einstein Use the Speed of Light in E=mc²?
I'm 3/4 of the way through David Bodani's, E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation book and I'm really enjoying it. Thanks to this book, I finally understand that "e=m" and also understand why "C^2", but I still can't understand why Einstein used the speed of light to connect the...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Graduate How Does Quantum Mechanics Connect with Consciousness?
Thank you for this link, I didn't know about this.- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Graduate How Does Quantum Mechanics Connect with Consciousness?
Xlines, I don't have a case, I'm looking for one. The point I failed to make was that *I feel* that there are relationships between qm and consciousness that should be explored by professionals--such as yourself--with a solid education in physics or a similar discipline. Unless, there really is...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Graduate How Does Quantum Mechanics Connect with Consciousness?
What if mathematical models don't apply? What else is there? (out of the box) There were scientists who dared to venture into the unknown only to invent a "new" method of understanding the universe. I think of people like Michael Faraday who also made significant contributions without formal...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Other Physics Topics
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Graduate How Does Quantum Mechanics Connect with Consciousness?
I am not a physicist nor am I a philosopher but I do have a fair understanding of both disciplines. My interests force me to compare the relationship between consciousness, perception and physics. I have been reading a few books on the lives of famous scientists, (e.g., Pauli, Einstein...- alex.cordero
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Graduate Does Observation Influence Reality in Quantum Physics?
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question so here it goes. If not, let me know and I'll be happy to move on. I've been reading information written by Fred A. Wolf and J. Sarfatti and I think that I'm getting carried away with how I'm interpreting their information. According to...- alex.cordero
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- Physics Quantum Quantum physics
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- Forum: Quantum Physics
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Undergrad Why Is the Search for Extrasolar Planets Crucial for Humanity?
I agree. Curiosity is one of my strong points which is why I became fascinated by astronomy and particularly exobiology. Curiosity is why I asked the questions that I started this thread with. The point of studying anything is to find out why it puzzles us so much. I guess that after having...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Why Is the Search for Extrasolar Planets Crucial for Humanity?
LOL - Ok Russ, thanks...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Why Is the Search for Extrasolar Planets Crucial for Humanity?
Thank you, Russ. I'm not leaning toward a conspiracy theory--frankly, they scare me. I'm an amateur astronomer with a great imagination and I enjoy examining possibilities far beyond what data indicates. My imagination is what interested me in astronomy--not the data. My mind does not grow from...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Why Is the Search for Extrasolar Planets Crucial for Humanity?
The http://kepler.nasa.gov/Science/KeplerScience/ScientificGoals/" of Kepler Mission is to determine the frequency of terrestrial and larger planets in or near the "habitable zone" of a wide variety of spectral types of stars. The http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/science/life/index.html" of...- alex.cordero
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Why Is the Search for Extrasolar Planets Crucial for Humanity?
Looking for and finding for extrasolar planets seems like a futile effort. If they find a planet that is in the "sweet spot, it would probably take us many light-years to get there and longer for the people observing on earth. It would a generational mission, perhaps four generations. What's the...- alex.cordero
- Post #6
- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics