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  2. Isaac Newton - Wikipedia

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    Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27 [a]) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. [7]

  3. Loop quantum gravity - Wikipedia

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    e. Loop quantum gravity (LQG) is a theory of quantum gravity that incorporates matter of the Standard Model into the framework established for the intrinsic quantum gravity case. It is an attempt to develop a quantum theory of gravity based directly on Albert Einstein 's geometric formulation rather than the treatment of gravity as a mysterious ...

  4. Entropy (information theory) - Wikipedia

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    In information theory, the entropy of a random variable quantifies the average level of uncertainty or information associated with the variable's potential states or possible outcomes. This measures the expected amount of information needed to describe the state of the variable, considering the distribution of probabilities across all potential ...

  5. Cyclic redundancy check - Wikipedia

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    A cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is an error-detecting code commonly used in digital networks and storage devices to detect accidental changes to digital data. [1][2] Blocks of data entering these systems get a short check value attached, based on the remainder of a polynomial division of their contents. On retrieval, the calculation is repeated ...

  6. Hamilton–Jacobi equation - Wikipedia

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    The Hamilton–Jacobi equation is a first-order, non-linear partial differential equation. for a system of particles at coordinates ⁠ ⁠. The function is the system's Hamiltonian giving the system's energy. The solution of the equation is the action functional, ⁠ ⁠, [4] called Hamilton's principal function in older textbooks.

  7. Noether's theorem - Wikipedia

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    Noether's theorem states that every continuous symmetry of the action of a physical system with conservative forces has a corresponding conservation law. This is the first of two theorems (see Noether's second theorem) published by mathematician Emmy Noether in 1918. [1] The action of a physical system is the integral over time of a Lagrangian ...

  8. Mandelbrot set - Wikipedia

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    The Mandelbrot set (/ ˈmændəlbroʊt, - brɒt /) [1][2] is a two-dimensional set with a relatively simple definition that exhibits great complexity, especially as it is magnified. It is popular for its aesthetic appeal and fractal structures. The set is defined in the complex plane as the complex numbers for which the function does not ...

  9. Path integral formulation - Wikipedia

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    The path integral formulation is a description in quantum mechanics that generalizes the stationary action principle of classical mechanics.It replaces the classical notion of a single, unique classical trajectory for a system with a sum, or functional integral, over an infinity of quantum-mechanically possible trajectories to compute a quantum amplitude.