Nature Definition and 768 Threads

  1. Ivan Seeking

    Nanowires get connected: Nature

    http://www.nature.com/nsu/040628/040628-16.html
  2. O

    Freewill - the nature of our birth

    I hope that I have chosen the proper forum for this thread. In other threads I have stated that within freewill we chose our birth and it’s environments. Now, I would like to offer a small insight, which may make this concept more acceptable. I am sure that in pre-adolescence and...
  3. A

    What Is the Relationship Between Electron Clouds and the Nature of Space?

    First post and let me just say that after viewing this forums rules and it's warning system, I very much appreciate your efforts to keep this area within a realm of discussion instead of name-calling like you see on the usenet groups. Ok, now that cheesy statement is over let me get on with my...
  4. H

    Where Can I Find High-Quality Nature Photos for a Biology Project?

    ok I'm not so sure if this topic is exactly where its supposed to be...in the biology section! :redface: oh well but the topic of the pics I'm looking for is called: "the relationship of living things and their environment" ...lol does anyone know where i can find high quality/ high...
  5. W

    The Force of a Tractor Pulling a Trailer Up an Incline

    A farm tractor tows a 4400-kg trailer up a 21 degree incline at a steady speed of 3.0 m/s. What force does the tractor exert on the trailer? (Ignore friction.) How would you get the answer 15000 N.
  6. L

    The Real-Line has a fractal nature

    The Real-Line also has a fractal nature ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The standard definition: "Real line" is used to mean real axis, i.e., a line with a fixed scale so that every real number corresponds to a unique point...
  7. K

    How Fast Can a Mass-Charge Swapped Sun Generate Electromagnetic Waves?

    If I take a large mass such as the sun and change its negative electric charges (half the total number of charges) into positive charges, so all electric charges are positive, and I transform the electric force so that like charges attract, the charges would be behaving like masses.If I take the...
  8. Antonio Lao

    Fundamental Nature of Space Charges

    Like quarks, space charges are also fractionally charged particles. But unlike quarks, the absolute magnitude of space charges is always 1/6 while that of quarks are 2/3 and 1/3. There are also two polarities (+/-) of space charges. The grouping of space charges forms the elementary particles...
  9. P

    Nature vs Nurture: Do We Have Free Will?

    So we had this debate in my Social Studies class today about nature vs. Nurture. The philosopher Jean Jaques Rosseua said the nature of humans is good, the philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that it is evil. Does it have to be one or the other? It depends on who you are and who you choose to be? It...
  10. H

    Nature of the cosmological constant

    If one adds a scalar to the Hilbert action without considering any matter fields, S = \int {d^nx {\sqrt -g} (R - 2 \Lambda) one gets the Einstein equations as: R_{\mu \nu} - \frac{1}{2} R g_{\mu \nu} + \Lambda g_{\mu \nu} = 0 Now, one can take T_{\mu \nu} = -...
  11. Antonio Lao

    What Determines the Speed of Magnetism?

    Magnetism is still a big mystery. This is due to the fact that the source of it cannot be found, the magnetic monopoles. It can be theorized that magnetism is the key to understanding the concept of perpetual motion. It seems that the magnetic field is always in motion. This motion is...
  12. Q

    Unexplained Nature Phenomenon: Do You Know Some?

    We all know there are a lot of unexplained phenomenon out there - do you know some? I don't mean historical mysteries, UFO's, ESP, Miraculous Healing, etc ... I do mean things that can seen again and again e.g. I was told by a teacher that photosynthesis not fully explained yet, the flip of the...
  13. M

    Nature of Light Speed's Maximum

    Hello. Is it possible that light speed is the maximum speed because of a property of space time and not that of light? I.e. light can go the maximum speed in the universe as we know it but the maximum speed is not determined by light itself but by the nature of the fabric of space time: light...
  14. L

    Is Maths an underlying principle of nature or did it originate from our brain?

    Is Maths an underlying principle of nature or did it originate from our brain? I think we would agree that Maths is abstract, but would it be there if we wouldn't be here? Maybe Maths is an underlying principle of nature that our brain is capable of taking notice of in an abstract way. ...
  15. J

    Is Every Act Fundamentally Selfish?

    Can you do anything not selfish? Are there no real choices? My friend came up with this predicament. Everything we do is a selfish act. Every decision we make is one we want to make for ourselves. For example, I want to help out an old lady cross the street because I either want to do it to...
  16. D

    Giant Bacteria - A Wonder of Nature

    HUGE Bacteria! I don't know if it has been brought up before, but while I was just making random searches on the net (when I should have been doing homework) I found this I was amazed. I kinda want some in a fish tank or something, kind of like having sea sea monkeys in you fish tank.
  17. O

    What role do humans play in nature?

    Man, Nature and "Convenience" Ignore the typos in this rant as it was written in a mad dash of typing, and I haven't gotten around to proof-reading it yet. what makes man truly human There is no distinction in classification of human vs animal. The only thing that makes human human is...
  18. E

    How Can World Peace Be Achieved Amidst Overpopulation and Food Scarcity?

    the world is over populated. soon, inevidably there will be war for food. we strive to protect every human life when infact this will bring on more suffering in the long run. more life, more to feed, and the nature of human reproduction demands their be more birth then death so long as we live...
  19. B

    Rights: Nature, Why Deserved & Criteria to Decide

    What are rights and why are they deserved? By what criteria do we decide that one deserves rights?
  20. Dissident Dan

    Ideas of Nature: Prevalence & Ethicality

    Ideas of "nature" For a good portion of my life, I used and heard used the "word" nature with an assumption that my use of the word nature was like nearly all others' use of the word. I heard the phrase "Mother Nature" used and thought of it much like the phrase "Father Time" -- an...
  21. S

    Is Time a Proven Fact or Still Just a Theory?

    Hey Everyone, Please help settle a bet between a co-worker and myself. Neither of us are trained physics (I have a philosophy degree and he has a computer science degree), but we are both "amateurs" interested in physics. OK, here's the issue: My friend argues that time, explained as the...
  22. M

    News A New Communism: Is morality the application of human nature?

    Shahil said, This brings me to something i had been meaning to say, I think robert tracinski pointed it out best when he said, "So it would seem that the system that enforces virtue leads to poverty—while the system that encourages vice leads to prosperity." Meaning that although...
  23. T

    Nature of electrons, the 'wavicle'.

    At the quantum scale physics becomes hugely unpredictable and particles appear to defy the laws of physics at every turn, only obeying classical physics on 'average'. Beta rays appear to have wave like properties, they consist of electrons, which are known to have a mass and have particle...
  24. O

    What is the true nature of God and how do our beliefs shape it?

    What is the nature of "GOD"? these threads get lost debating whether or not there is a god. to me that is a circle jerk because we all debate based on our individual beliefs, let's assume there is a 'higher power'. what is s/he/it's nature??
  25. S

    Question concerning math in relation to nature

    I like to study and read about physics in my spare time. One thing that has always puzled me is how the scientists, particulary physicists and mathematicians can come up with a mathmatical equation for an event in nature.One thing I've tried to study to get a better understanding is the Lorenzt...
  26. A

    Nature of Time and particles-caustics

    This paper is dated to the 23rd of December, and seems to be a nice idea... http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312278 Sort of deals with the ultimate question: where did the physical laws come from? No religious discussions here guys, let's rely on a firm fact basis :) One question...
  27. A

    Nature of Time and particles-caustics

    This paper is dated to the 23rd of December, and seems to be a nice idea... http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312278 Sort of deals with the ultimate question: where did the physical laws come from? No religious discussions here guys, let's rely on a firm fact basis :) One question...
  28. N

    Face on Mars True nature revealled

    Face on Mars! True nature revealled! Is it less exciting that it's a mesa? Doesn't the pursuit of science generate its own excitement, wonder, and awe? http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031214.html
  29. P

    Understanding the Nature of Free Vortices

    Iam having some trouble understanding the nature of free vortexs, with the internet and library being extremely scarce in answers. My understanding is that the angular momentum of the water causes a centripetal force to push the water outwards leaving a cavity in the middle. I understand that at...
  30. Monique

    Is My Cat More Dangerous Than My Dogs?

    My cat is more dangerous that my four dogs combined! Gee, she is normally very nice (except sometimes when she gets mad when you don't allow her to chew your fingers), but sometimes she can get really vicious. I guess it might just be the nature of the breed, a North-American ranch cat, just...
  31. wasteofo2

    Scientific american article about the nature of gravity.

    Has anyone read this? Either the physicists interviewed in this article were ridiculously stupid or they're so smart that they go right over my head. People at NASA sent out some sort of probe which was just intended to go out into the uiniverse with no particular destination. It constantly...
  32. Another God

    Why is 2 sexes so common in nature?

    This question isn't as obvious as it first seems. Think about it a bit: Why do we have 2 sexes?
  33. I

    The Origin of Venus's Retrograde Rotation: A Collisional Hypothesis

    A simple question,but to which I can't find a ready answer. What is the nature of this rotational force that affects all celestial bodies? What was the initial impetus? How does physics explain it? Thank you, ion
  34. M

    Nature at Its Greatest - Picture from Hubble on CNN.com

    I found this picture on cnn.com but it originated from the Hubbel. Please don't move it to the astronomy section because this picture is targeted towards to those who(like me) do not appreciate astronomy. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/specials/scenes/archive/index.html#sep click on the...
  35. C

    The nature of electric magnetic radiation,it's rest mass and potential to sl

    [SOLVED] the nature of electric magnetic radiation,it's rest mass and potential to sl Some people look at light as photons I look at light simular to radio waves except at a higher frequency,so if you analyse light from the point of from radio waves you get a much better picture as to...
  36. T

    A challenge: break the force barrier of nature

    A new claim has appeared in physics. It is claimed that there is a largest possible force, namely c^4/4G or 3 x 10^43 Newton. (The claim is made in the paper http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/physics/0309118 ) All my friends and acquantances have first said "wrong!" but then failed to produce a...
  37. V

    Fine structure constant has geometrical nature

    In the previous theme I spoke, that tangential energy of the dipole of speed is proportional to its square. Accordingly, tangential energy of radial resonance oscillations of the energy ring is proportional to the total square of all dipoles of speed in the ring. See file "dipole of speed.pdf"...
  38. S

    Solving Graphs of All Nature | Velocity, Accerleration & Force

    Alrighty, I have a problems with trying to convert graphs into.. well other graphs. Right now I'm sort of stuck on Velocity, Accerleration and Force. For instance covering this statement into a Graph. the object moves away from the origin with a constant velocity. Then I got to graph it as the...
  39. Ivan Seeking

    Schrödinger's cat comes closer: Nature

    http://www.nature.com/nsu/030929/030929-3.html
  40. phoenixthoth

    What are some opinions on God's nature and how can we connect with it?

    ultimately i don't know if i can know the properties of God. but i can state some opinions. i fully agree that God has nothing to do with reward or punishment. i don't know for sure if there is a heaven or a hell. i won't know for sure until i go there/die. i've also heard the definition...
  41. phoenixthoth

    Is Reality Multi-Layered and Accessible Through Inner Exploration?

    malai5 suggested to write down "what do i need to know at this time?" and see what floats in. i saw no harm in this so i did. and i began auto-writing. I'm not making a definite claim about the source of this writing except that it is probably something very personal to me. perhaps it is my...
  42. G

    Is Human Nature a Science or Philosophy?

    could someone just explain to me the ideas about human nature? is it a real science thing or just a philosophy? and what characteristics are considered human nature?
  43. R

    Uncovering the Supernatural: Examining God and Nature

    I must ask that you the reader suspend your belief or disbelief for the moment, only for the time it takes to read this post. I am trying to get across a point, a different way of looking at God and nature. Once you have read this with an open thoughtful mind and given it a bit of thought you...
  44. M

    New Theory on the Nature of Light

    You might like to check out this site. It has some interesting ideas. http://www.geocities.com/natureoflight
  45. D

    Wavelength nature of light: magnesium Fluoride

    Hi! In terms of magnesium fluoride what is the minimum thickness of mag fl coating that must be applied to a glass lens to make it non-reflecting for that wavelength? (the index of refraction of magnesium fluoride is intermediate to that of air and glass) 1/2 wavelength out of phase to...
  46. D

    Understanding the Nature of Light: A New Perspective

    [SOLVED] On The Nature Of Light The decision to define a photon as a sub-atomic particle is a difficult one to understand. According to the existing theory there is a different photon for every frequency in the whole of the electro-magnetic spectrum and for every possible combination of...
  47. M

    Is the Missing Antimatter of the Universe Just a Matter of Labeling?

    A colleague has posted an essay on antimatter at [PLAIN]www.rfprobes.com.au/gimliphysics/symm.htm[/URL] . It is suggested that the missing antimatter of the universe is not missing at all. In other words there is no baryonic asymmetry and CP violation has been misinterpreted. I think the ideas...
  48. T

    The Mysterious Nature of Clouds: Density, Temperature, and Structure

    What causes the high up cirrus clouds to be ripple shaped and thin, while the lower stratus or cumulo nimbus clouds to be puffy and opaque? Presumably, it must have something to do with atmospheric density and temperature...although how exactly seems uncertain. Also, what causes clouds to...
  49. Ivan Seeking

    Liquorice may tackle SARS: Nature

    http://www.nature.com/nsu/030609/030609-16.html
  50. Ivan Seeking

    Universe can surf the Big Rip; Nature article

    http://www.nature.com/nsu/030609/030609-7.html
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