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Power and the Aerial Sublime in Victor Pelevin
The Russian Review, Volume 82, Issue 4, Page 582-598, October 2023., 2023 Abstract This essay distinguishes flight as a salient trope throughout multiple Pelevin texts: Omon Ra (1992), Chapaev and the Void (1996), Generation P (1999), Empire V (2006), and Love for Three Zuckerbrins (2014). It examines flight through the aesthetics of the sublime—classical, (post)‐Soviet, and postmodern.
Sofya Khagi
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Revisiting the emission line source detection problem in integral field spectroscopic data
Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 344, Issue 5, June 2023., 2023 Abstract We present a 3‐dimensional matched filtering approach for the blind search of faint emission‐line sources in integral‐field spectroscopic datasets. The filter is designed to account for the spectrally rapidly varying background noise due to the telluric air glow spectrum.
Edmund Christian Herenz
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From Wood Chuck Holes to Worm Holes—A Look into the Notebooks of John A. Wheeler
Annalen der Physik, Volume 534, Issue 8, August 2022., 2022 This article offers an introduction to the notebooks of the American physicist John Archibald Wheeler (1911–2008) and argues that they represent a unique historical source. Several salient features of these notebooks are highlighted by following the example of the emergence of the concept of a “wormhole,” one of Wheeler's most famous ideas.
Alexander S. Blum
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Providence and the magnitude of the universe
Dialog, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 96-101, Summer 2022., 2022 Abstract Why did God create a vast universe? Various answers are discussed and rejected: (a) for its beauty; (b) to instill a sense of the sublime in his intelligent creatures; (c) to demonstrate his glory, (d) to provide a home for extraterrestrial species; (e) to guarantee that the natural emergence of (intelligent) life, though extremely rare ...
Christian Weidemann
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THE RE‐DISCOVERY OF CONTEMPLATION THROUGH SCIENCE
Zygon®, Volume 56, Issue 3, Page 758-776, September 2021., 2021 Abstract Some of the early‐modern changes in the social framing of science, while often believed to be essential, are shown to be contingent. They contribute to the flawed public narrative around science today, and especially to the misconceptions around science and religion.
Tom McLeish
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The trouble with STEAM and why we use it anyway
Science Education, Volume 105, Issue 2, Page 209-231, March 2021., 2021 Abstract As an emerging field of theory, research, and practice, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) has received attention for its efforts to incorporate the arts into the rubric of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning.
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Heavy elements are intergalactic travelers [PDF]
Science, 2017 Galaxy Evolution All elements heavier than helium are made in stars, which can eject them in a supernova explosion. In small dwarf galaxies, a single supernova has enough energy to completely expel enriched gas out of the galaxy and into the intergalactic medium. Angles-Alcazar et al.
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Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays and Neutron-Decay Halos from Gamma Ray Bursts [PDF]
, 2001 Simple arguments concerning power and acceleration efficiency show that ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRS) with energies >~ 10^{19} eV could originate from GRBs.
Dermer, C. D.
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Ensemble fluctuations of the cosmic ray energy spectrum and the intergalactic magnetic field [PDF]
, 2015 The origin of the most energetic cosmic ray particles is one of the most important open problems in astrophysics. Despite a big experimental effort done in the past years, the sources of these very energetic particles remain unidentified.
Medina-Tanco, G., Supanitsky, A. D.
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Estimates for the number of visible galaxy-spanning civilizations and the cosmological expansion of life [PDF]
, 2016 If advanced civilizations appear in the universe with an ability and desire to expand, the entire universe can become saturated with life on a short timescale, even if such expanders appear rarely.
Olson, S. Jay
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