Although a Copernican system was much simpler than the Aristotelian, it still had its own problems. ... However, instead of revising the circles, they decided to add more, and tried to create a system that worked completely based on circles. ... He proposed, that instead of many systems of circles, the planets moved in an elliptical fashion. ... This allowed for many of the complications caused by the circular system to go away, and involved a much simpler system, which matched relatively well with actual observations. ... Many scientists and theories characterize...

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Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity as a curvature of space time caused by the presence of matter. ... According to the theory of general relativity, space and time together can be regarded as forming a four-dimensional space called spacetime (Hawking 118). ... There are two kinds of systems in which astronomers have found such compact, massive, dark objects: the centers of galaxies (including perhaps our own Milky Way Galaxy), and X-ray-emitting binary systems in our own Galaxy (internet 1). ... Taken together, these arguments strongly suggest that the cores of thes...

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It was this promise to historically situate postmodernism in relation to transformations in the capitalist system and the development of global multinational capital that, for many like myself who at once embraced aspects of postmodern theory whilst remaining critical of its often ambiguous political stance, was probably the single most significant aspect of Jameson's theory. At the same time, however, the precise nature of the relationship between postmodernism as a cultural phenomenon and late capitalism as a system was left somewhat under-theorized and, for myself a...

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At the singularity, the laws of physics break down, including Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. ... Even today, there is no satisfactory theory for what happens at and beyond the rim of the singularity. ... In other words, the stars were spiraling toward each other, and by the exact amount predicted if the system were losing energy by radiating gravity waves. ... According to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, such objects cannot emit gravitational waves. Black hole electrodynamics is the theory of electrodynamics outside a black hole. ...

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Lets say that it's not common and there is only one in a million planet in each system. ... But with recent discovery of other planetary systems, the odds have shifted in favor of life. ... Some physicists believe in that and working on this theory. ... And even more important, this will give us the freedom of solar system. ... If we are introduced with abundant energy, we will have the freedom to travel in the solar system. ...

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