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Kyle

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I am an astrophysics graduate student.

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Stability of rotation of a rectangular prism

newtonian-mechanics rotational-dynamics rigid-body-dynamics stability asked Jun 13 '13 at 19:06
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How does a sponge “suck” up water against gravity?

fluid-dynamics everyday-life potential-energy capillary-action asked May 31 '13 at 18:05
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Why hasn't warm dark matter replaced cold dark matter as the standard model of cosmology?

cosmology dark-matter asked Jul 25 '14 at 22:42
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Do supernovae produce an appreciable amount of lithium?

astrophysics radioactivity fusion supernova asked Aug 5 '15 at 20:54
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Is there any advantage in stacking multiple images vs a single long exposure?

astronomy experimental-technique data-analysis camera image-processing asked Jan 19 '17 at 0:41
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How does dark matter collapse?: Entropy considerations

thermodynamics astrophysics entropy dark-matter virial-theorem asked Aug 15 '14 at 23:34
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If a theory of everything exists, is it necessarily unique?

mathematics theory-of-everything asked Aug 13 '14 at 17:40
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What are my obligations as an MSc holder?

masters degree bachelor asked Apr 19 '17 at 17:18
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The Solar System explosion in the Nice model

astrophysics orbital-motion solar-system resonance asked Jan 23 '15 at 0:49
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What could cause an asymmetric orbit in a symmetric potential?

classical-mechanics orbital-motion celestial-mechanics integrals-of-motion asked Jul 28 '14 at 21:32
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Top Answers
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Could Legolas actually see that far?
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Which specific law of physics is broken by the “double jump”?
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What is the speed of sound in space?
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Why haven't we seen the big bang?
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The age of the universe
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Why don't the black holes appear black in color in images of galaxies taken from HST?
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How can dark matter collapse without collisions or radiation?
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Can a non-rotating ball have angular momentum?
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Why is there no gravitational magnetic field? (Or, is there?)
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Do gravitational many-body systems fall apart eventually?
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Temperature of a neutron star
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How does an object's motion behave if dropped from an aeroplane travelling diagonally upwards?
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Would a galaxy be visible from outside, but nearby?
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Do we know what event caused the Sun and Solar System to form?
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How did the universe shift from “dark matter dominated” to “dark energy dominated”?
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Inflation and the Meaning of Time
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What is the farthest planetary body or star system object we have observed using visual light?
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How do spiral arms form?
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Why does a star collapse under its own gravity when the gravity at its centre is zero?
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Storing a Planet-sized Chunk of Metal Inside a Star
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Why were the GW detections at Livingston and Hanford separated by 7 ms if the light travel time between them is 10 ms?
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How do electrons jump orbitals?
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Is dark matter inside galaxies different from dark matter in intergalactic space?
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Will glass always break in the same way?
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Why is there a line in the middle of the Planck full sky map?
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Do radio waves go faster than the speed of light?
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Why don't we consider jerk in physics classes?
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Why does sunset over a body of water cause a path of light stretching towards the horizon?
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Bowling Ball Sinking Rate - Variable or Constant?
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Is “dark clothes for winter, light for summer” relevant?
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