The Intention of Making this Presentation is to Inform the High-Schoolers about the Contributions of Newton, Hooke, and Faraday (and Adarsh :P) to the Field of Oscillations, and to Inspire Them to be the Next One on the List!
The Slides Are Meant For Slow-Education - Giving Time To Think In Depth!
The document discusses several topics related to science and its relationship with religion. It begins by defining science as knowledge established through observation and experimentation. It then notes how the Quran referenced scientific phenomena like the formation of rain, distinction of human fingerprints, and the origin of life from water, showing science and religion are not in conflict. The document argues Western science sometimes avoids spiritual dimensions and questions of why, while the Quran encourages contemplation of our existence and environment.
Did you know that the first scientific journal was published in 1665? Or that the average human body contains enough carbon to make a pencil? We've rounded up some of the most interesting science facts to help get your brain ticking. So put on your thinking cap and see how many of these you can answer correctly.
Try out the live quiz from: https://triviamaker.com/game-preview/game/GD20220729182626416799292-Science-Trivia-:-Most-Interesting-Science-Trivia-Questions-Youll-Ever-Encounter/?ref=10MinutesTrivia
Watch Science Trivia Quiz on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7HzYQClyzw
Plato's Allegory of the Cave describes people chained in a cave seeing only shadows on the cave wall from objects passing in front of a fire, taking these shadows to be real. One prisoner escapes and sees the true forms of objects, realizing the shadows are merely imperfect reflections. When he returns to tell the others, they do not believe him since the shadows are all they know.
This document contains 3 summaries in under 3 sentences each:
1. The document provides forecasts for weather and events in September 1966 and winter of that year, predicted to be severe, and discusses the nature of life existing within the Earth.
2. It addresses questions about non-physical beings that can manifest on the physical plane, the possibility of polar openings to the Earth's interior, and details from an ancient text describing inner Earth life and civilization.
3. Advice is given on not soliciting loved ones who have passed on to return, suggestions for simple prayers to teach children focusing on love and gratitude, and that entities are placed on Earth to progress toward greater awareness through life experiences.
Vibrations produce sounds that travel as mechanical waves requiring a medium. In hearing, sound waves vibrate the eardrum and bones to transmit signals through nerves to the brain for interpretation. The pitch and frequency of a sound depend on the rate of vibration, while loudness depends on amplitude. Ultrasound has many medical uses like examining fetuses, organs and bones as well as industrial uses like thickness measurement, cleaning, and breaking up stones.
This document discusses the correlation between sound and color. It argues that in ancient teachings, sound preceded light and was seen as the root of manifestation. Modern science has also found that all physical things can be understood as expressions of a single energy that takes the form of vibrations along a scale beginning with sound. The document outlines how the musical scale directly correlates to a color scale, with each note of the scale corresponding to a specific color based on the vibration rate. Diagrams are provided at the end to help illustrate this correlation between sound, color, and the Tarot cards.
This document discusses Nikola Tesla's life and research. It explores his goals of developing wireless energy transmission and free energy technologies. Tesla believed that he had received signals from Mars and worked to develop a "Teslascope" to communicate with other planets. However, his research was suppressed and he faced disappointment. The document speculates that Tesla had successors who carried on his work secretly and that his goal was to make energy and technologies like wireless power widely available to benefit all of humanity.
The document discusses several topics related to energy, vibration, and our connection to the universe. It suggests that everything vibrates at a certain frequency, including emotions, and that our words and thoughts can impact energy around us. Masaru Emoto's research on how words affect water crystallization is described. Quartz crystals are discussed as being able to store vast amounts of data and energy. The document also references the Schumann resonance and how it connects humans to the Earth's electromagnetic field.
The document discusses several topics related to science and its relationship with religion. It begins by defining science as knowledge established through observation and experimentation. It then notes how the Quran referenced scientific phenomena like the formation of rain, distinction of human fingerprints, and the origin of life from water, showing science and religion are not in conflict. The document argues Western science sometimes avoids spiritual dimensions and questions of why, while the Quran encourages contemplation of our existence and environment.
Did you know that the first scientific journal was published in 1665? Or that the average human body contains enough carbon to make a pencil? We've rounded up some of the most interesting science facts to help get your brain ticking. So put on your thinking cap and see how many of these you can answer correctly.
Try out the live quiz from: https://triviamaker.com/game-preview/game/GD20220729182626416799292-Science-Trivia-:-Most-Interesting-Science-Trivia-Questions-Youll-Ever-Encounter/?ref=10MinutesTrivia
Watch Science Trivia Quiz on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k7HzYQClyzw
Plato's Allegory of the Cave describes people chained in a cave seeing only shadows on the cave wall from objects passing in front of a fire, taking these shadows to be real. One prisoner escapes and sees the true forms of objects, realizing the shadows are merely imperfect reflections. When he returns to tell the others, they do not believe him since the shadows are all they know.
This document contains 3 summaries in under 3 sentences each:
1. The document provides forecasts for weather and events in September 1966 and winter of that year, predicted to be severe, and discusses the nature of life existing within the Earth.
2. It addresses questions about non-physical beings that can manifest on the physical plane, the possibility of polar openings to the Earth's interior, and details from an ancient text describing inner Earth life and civilization.
3. Advice is given on not soliciting loved ones who have passed on to return, suggestions for simple prayers to teach children focusing on love and gratitude, and that entities are placed on Earth to progress toward greater awareness through life experiences.
Vibrations produce sounds that travel as mechanical waves requiring a medium. In hearing, sound waves vibrate the eardrum and bones to transmit signals through nerves to the brain for interpretation. The pitch and frequency of a sound depend on the rate of vibration, while loudness depends on amplitude. Ultrasound has many medical uses like examining fetuses, organs and bones as well as industrial uses like thickness measurement, cleaning, and breaking up stones.
This document discusses the correlation between sound and color. It argues that in ancient teachings, sound preceded light and was seen as the root of manifestation. Modern science has also found that all physical things can be understood as expressions of a single energy that takes the form of vibrations along a scale beginning with sound. The document outlines how the musical scale directly correlates to a color scale, with each note of the scale corresponding to a specific color based on the vibration rate. Diagrams are provided at the end to help illustrate this correlation between sound, color, and the Tarot cards.
This document discusses Nikola Tesla's life and research. It explores his goals of developing wireless energy transmission and free energy technologies. Tesla believed that he had received signals from Mars and worked to develop a "Teslascope" to communicate with other planets. However, his research was suppressed and he faced disappointment. The document speculates that Tesla had successors who carried on his work secretly and that his goal was to make energy and technologies like wireless power widely available to benefit all of humanity.
The document discusses several topics related to energy, vibration, and our connection to the universe. It suggests that everything vibrates at a certain frequency, including emotions, and that our words and thoughts can impact energy around us. Masaru Emoto's research on how words affect water crystallization is described. Quartz crystals are discussed as being able to store vast amounts of data and energy. The document also references the Schumann resonance and how it connects humans to the Earth's electromagnetic field.
This document summarizes key ideas from a presentation on cosmology and the origin and evolution of the universe:
1. The universe began approximately 13.7 billion years ago from a singularity and has been expanding ever since, with the expansion causing cooling over time.
2. Observations from instruments like the Cosmic Microwave Background Explorer (COBE) and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) detected cosmic microwave background radiation, providing evidence that the universe has cooled since its initial hot, dense state.
3. Current data from the PLANCK mission shows that most of the universe remains mysterious, with dark energy accelerating the expansion of the universe.
This document contains several tongue twisters and examples of phonetic speech patterns intended to demonstrate phonetic concepts like place and manner of articulation. It includes tongue twisters involving words like pepper, piper, witch, watch, thought, fellow, weather, flea, and fly. The document also provides phonetic transcriptions and definitions of linguistic terms like phoneme, manner and place of articulation.
Lyz Cooper of the British Academy of Sound Therapy shares her techniques and opinion of the power of working with the drum as an effective tool for helping to improve health and wellbeing as well as being fun!
#scichallenge2017 #multiverse
Multiverse - theory that says that out there may be other universes making multi universe. That means that all of us could have a twin in one of those universes.
P.S. please press the like button
This document is a transcript of a conversation between Dr. Ralf Widenhorn and another person discussing various physics concepts through examples and illustrations. They cover topics like Faraday cages, the Bernoulli principle, conservation of momentum, center of mass, Archimedes' principle, index of refraction, diffraction gratings, standing waves, atmospheric pressure, and inertia. Dr. Widenhorn provides explanations of physical phenomena demonstrated in illustrations by Alan Courtay.
Sound is produced by vibration. Vibrations cause fluctuations in air pressure that we hear as sound. The ear detects these fluctuations and the brain interprets them as sound. Sound travels through solids, liquids, and gases as a longitudinal wave of pressure variations. The speed of sound depends on the medium - it is fastest in solids and slowest in gases. Humans can typically hear sounds between 20-20,000 Hz. Loudness depends on amplitude - higher amplitudes are louder sounds. Noise pollution from sources like vehicles and construction can damage hearing and cause health issues if excessive.
Looking at the Universe through Infrared SpectaclesTigran Khanzadyan
"Looking at the Universe through Infrared Spectacles" is public out-reach lecture given on Galway Astronomy Festival 2009. It took place in Westwood House Hotel, January 30th 2009, Galway, Ireland
The document presents a model called "The Earth Alignment" that positions the signs of the zodiac according to their psychological qualities and properties of the four elements. When the sun's progression around the zodiac is applied to this layout, it creates a pattern of bilateral symmetry resembling the philosopher's stone, suggesting this reflects order in the natural world. This is proposed as a blueprint for how the physical properties of Earth provide a template for the development of human intelligence.
The document discusses how humans tend to disconnect from nature and try to control it, which can lead to disasters. It argues that so-called "natural disasters" are actually human disasters caused by ignoring nature's feedback and trying to control natural systems. Quoting Goethe, it says the hardest thing is seeing what is actually in front of us beyond our preconceptions. To address disasters, we need to reclaim our ability to be moved by nature and reconnect with natural systems of which we are a part.
The document discusses the many contexts in which the term "life" is used, from one's lifespan to living organisms to careers. It notes that while different uses exist, the presentation will approach "life" from the perspective where science and mysticism intersect. It defines "life" mystically as the force animating matter, the dynamic relationship between spirit and matter, and the creative impulse driving evolution. The essence of life is found not in a creator or creation, but in creativity itself.
1) The document discusses the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God, which suggests that the laws of physics and constants of the universe seem perfectly suited to support life, making it unlikely this occurred by chance alone.
2) It raises objections to this view, such as that we only know of one combination of laws/constants that permits life, and others could be impossible, similar to rolling dice and landing on a corner.
3) The document questions whether positing a creator is really the most efficient explanation, or if it is just one possible lottery-style explanation among others. The probability of different views is left up to the reader to decide.
The document discusses the relationship between modern science and religion. It notes that science is constantly evolving as new theories are introduced, so it is never stable. Several scientific theories like the Big Bang theory and the fact that all life originates from water were mentioned in the Quran centuries before being discovered by modern science. The document concludes by saying science should be used to appreciate our existence, and not constrain our understanding, as it can never explain religion.
The document discusses the key components and processes of cells. It begins by explaining that cells are the fundamental unit of life and outlines several pioneering scientists in cell biology, including Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Brown, Purkinje, Schleiden, and Schwann. It then describes the structure and functions of the plasma membrane, including its role in selectively transporting molecules in and out of cells through passive diffusion and active transport powered by ATP. The document also defines different types of cellular transport mechanisms like diffusion and osmosis, as well as environmental conditions like hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions and their effects on cell volume.
Discovery of An Apparent Red, High-Velocity Type Ia Supernova at 𝐳 = 2.9 wi...Sérgio Sacani
We present the JWST discovery of SN 2023adsy, a transient object located in a host galaxy JADES-GS
+
53.13485
−
27.82088
with a host spectroscopic redshift of
2.903
±
0.007
. The transient was identified in deep James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam imaging from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) program. Photometric and spectroscopic followup with NIRCam and NIRSpec, respectively, confirm the redshift and yield UV-NIR light-curve, NIR color, and spectroscopic information all consistent with a Type Ia classification. Despite its classification as a likely SN Ia, SN 2023adsy is both fairly red (
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(
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−
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)
∼
0.9
) despite a host galaxy with low-extinction and has a high Ca II velocity (
19
,
000
±
2
,
000
km/s) compared to the general population of SNe Ia. While these characteristics are consistent with some Ca-rich SNe Ia, particularly SN 2016hnk, SN 2023adsy is intrinsically brighter than the low-
�
Ca-rich population. Although such an object is too red for any low-
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cosmological sample, we apply a fiducial standardization approach to SN 2023adsy and find that the SN 2023adsy luminosity distance measurement is in excellent agreement (
≲
1
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) with
Λ
CDM. Therefore unlike low-
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Ca-rich SNe Ia, SN 2023adsy is standardizable and gives no indication that SN Ia standardized luminosities change significantly with redshift. A larger sample of distant SNe Ia is required to determine if SN Ia population characteristics at high-
�
truly diverge from their low-
�
counterparts, and to confirm that standardized luminosities nevertheless remain constant with redshift.
Compositions of iron-meteorite parent bodies constrainthe structure of the pr...Sérgio Sacani
Magmatic iron-meteorite parent bodies are the earliest planetesimals in the Solar System,and they preserve information about conditions and planet-forming processes in thesolar nebula. In this study, we include comprehensive elemental compositions andfractional-crystallization modeling for iron meteorites from the cores of five differenti-ated asteroids from the inner Solar System. Together with previous results of metalliccores from the outer Solar System, we conclude that asteroidal cores from the outerSolar System have smaller sizes, elevated siderophile-element abundances, and simplercrystallization processes than those from the inner Solar System. These differences arerelated to the formation locations of the parent asteroids because the solar protoplane-tary disk varied in redox conditions, elemental distributions, and dynamics at differentheliocentric distances. Using highly siderophile-element data from iron meteorites, wereconstruct the distribution of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) across theprotoplanetary disk within the first million years of Solar-System history. CAIs, the firstsolids to condense in the Solar System, formed close to the Sun. They were, however,concentrated within the outer disk and depleted within the inner disk. Future modelsof the structure and evolution of the protoplanetary disk should account for this dis-tribution pattern of CAIs.
Mechanisms and Applications of Antiviral Neutralizing Antibodies - Creative B...Creative-Biolabs
Neutralizing antibodies, pivotal in immune defense, specifically bind and inhibit viral pathogens, thereby playing a crucial role in protecting against and mitigating infectious diseases. In this slide, we will introduce what antibodies and neutralizing antibodies are, the production and regulation of neutralizing antibodies, their mechanisms of action, classification and applications, as well as the challenges they face.
This presentation offers a general idea of the structure of seed, seed production, management of seeds and its allied technologies. It also offers the concept of gene erosion and the practices used to control it. Nursery and gardening have been widely explored along with their importance in the related domain.
This document summarizes key ideas from a presentation on cosmology and the origin and evolution of the universe:
1. The universe began approximately 13.7 billion years ago from a singularity and has been expanding ever since, with the expansion causing cooling over time.
2. Observations from instruments like the Cosmic Microwave Background Explorer (COBE) and Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) detected cosmic microwave background radiation, providing evidence that the universe has cooled since its initial hot, dense state.
3. Current data from the PLANCK mission shows that most of the universe remains mysterious, with dark energy accelerating the expansion of the universe.
This document contains several tongue twisters and examples of phonetic speech patterns intended to demonstrate phonetic concepts like place and manner of articulation. It includes tongue twisters involving words like pepper, piper, witch, watch, thought, fellow, weather, flea, and fly. The document also provides phonetic transcriptions and definitions of linguistic terms like phoneme, manner and place of articulation.
Lyz Cooper of the British Academy of Sound Therapy shares her techniques and opinion of the power of working with the drum as an effective tool for helping to improve health and wellbeing as well as being fun!
#scichallenge2017 #multiverse
Multiverse - theory that says that out there may be other universes making multi universe. That means that all of us could have a twin in one of those universes.
P.S. please press the like button
This document is a transcript of a conversation between Dr. Ralf Widenhorn and another person discussing various physics concepts through examples and illustrations. They cover topics like Faraday cages, the Bernoulli principle, conservation of momentum, center of mass, Archimedes' principle, index of refraction, diffraction gratings, standing waves, atmospheric pressure, and inertia. Dr. Widenhorn provides explanations of physical phenomena demonstrated in illustrations by Alan Courtay.
Sound is produced by vibration. Vibrations cause fluctuations in air pressure that we hear as sound. The ear detects these fluctuations and the brain interprets them as sound. Sound travels through solids, liquids, and gases as a longitudinal wave of pressure variations. The speed of sound depends on the medium - it is fastest in solids and slowest in gases. Humans can typically hear sounds between 20-20,000 Hz. Loudness depends on amplitude - higher amplitudes are louder sounds. Noise pollution from sources like vehicles and construction can damage hearing and cause health issues if excessive.
Looking at the Universe through Infrared SpectaclesTigran Khanzadyan
"Looking at the Universe through Infrared Spectacles" is public out-reach lecture given on Galway Astronomy Festival 2009. It took place in Westwood House Hotel, January 30th 2009, Galway, Ireland
The document presents a model called "The Earth Alignment" that positions the signs of the zodiac according to their psychological qualities and properties of the four elements. When the sun's progression around the zodiac is applied to this layout, it creates a pattern of bilateral symmetry resembling the philosopher's stone, suggesting this reflects order in the natural world. This is proposed as a blueprint for how the physical properties of Earth provide a template for the development of human intelligence.
The document discusses how humans tend to disconnect from nature and try to control it, which can lead to disasters. It argues that so-called "natural disasters" are actually human disasters caused by ignoring nature's feedback and trying to control natural systems. Quoting Goethe, it says the hardest thing is seeing what is actually in front of us beyond our preconceptions. To address disasters, we need to reclaim our ability to be moved by nature and reconnect with natural systems of which we are a part.
The document discusses the many contexts in which the term "life" is used, from one's lifespan to living organisms to careers. It notes that while different uses exist, the presentation will approach "life" from the perspective where science and mysticism intersect. It defines "life" mystically as the force animating matter, the dynamic relationship between spirit and matter, and the creative impulse driving evolution. The essence of life is found not in a creator or creation, but in creativity itself.
1) The document discusses the fine-tuning argument for the existence of God, which suggests that the laws of physics and constants of the universe seem perfectly suited to support life, making it unlikely this occurred by chance alone.
2) It raises objections to this view, such as that we only know of one combination of laws/constants that permits life, and others could be impossible, similar to rolling dice and landing on a corner.
3) The document questions whether positing a creator is really the most efficient explanation, or if it is just one possible lottery-style explanation among others. The probability of different views is left up to the reader to decide.
The document discusses the relationship between modern science and religion. It notes that science is constantly evolving as new theories are introduced, so it is never stable. Several scientific theories like the Big Bang theory and the fact that all life originates from water were mentioned in the Quran centuries before being discovered by modern science. The document concludes by saying science should be used to appreciate our existence, and not constrain our understanding, as it can never explain religion.
The document discusses the key components and processes of cells. It begins by explaining that cells are the fundamental unit of life and outlines several pioneering scientists in cell biology, including Hooke, Leeuwenhoek, Brown, Purkinje, Schleiden, and Schwann. It then describes the structure and functions of the plasma membrane, including its role in selectively transporting molecules in and out of cells through passive diffusion and active transport powered by ATP. The document also defines different types of cellular transport mechanisms like diffusion and osmosis, as well as environmental conditions like hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions and their effects on cell volume.
Similar to Come And Create Your Exciting Oscillations! (14)
Discovery of An Apparent Red, High-Velocity Type Ia Supernova at 𝐳 = 2.9 wi...Sérgio Sacani
We present the JWST discovery of SN 2023adsy, a transient object located in a host galaxy JADES-GS
+
53.13485
−
27.82088
with a host spectroscopic redshift of
2.903
±
0.007
. The transient was identified in deep James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)/NIRCam imaging from the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES) program. Photometric and spectroscopic followup with NIRCam and NIRSpec, respectively, confirm the redshift and yield UV-NIR light-curve, NIR color, and spectroscopic information all consistent with a Type Ia classification. Despite its classification as a likely SN Ia, SN 2023adsy is both fairly red (
�
(
�
−
�
)
∼
0.9
) despite a host galaxy with low-extinction and has a high Ca II velocity (
19
,
000
±
2
,
000
km/s) compared to the general population of SNe Ia. While these characteristics are consistent with some Ca-rich SNe Ia, particularly SN 2016hnk, SN 2023adsy is intrinsically brighter than the low-
�
Ca-rich population. Although such an object is too red for any low-
�
cosmological sample, we apply a fiducial standardization approach to SN 2023adsy and find that the SN 2023adsy luminosity distance measurement is in excellent agreement (
≲
1
�
) with
Λ
CDM. Therefore unlike low-
�
Ca-rich SNe Ia, SN 2023adsy is standardizable and gives no indication that SN Ia standardized luminosities change significantly with redshift. A larger sample of distant SNe Ia is required to determine if SN Ia population characteristics at high-
�
truly diverge from their low-
�
counterparts, and to confirm that standardized luminosities nevertheless remain constant with redshift.
Compositions of iron-meteorite parent bodies constrainthe structure of the pr...Sérgio Sacani
Magmatic iron-meteorite parent bodies are the earliest planetesimals in the Solar System,and they preserve information about conditions and planet-forming processes in thesolar nebula. In this study, we include comprehensive elemental compositions andfractional-crystallization modeling for iron meteorites from the cores of five differenti-ated asteroids from the inner Solar System. Together with previous results of metalliccores from the outer Solar System, we conclude that asteroidal cores from the outerSolar System have smaller sizes, elevated siderophile-element abundances, and simplercrystallization processes than those from the inner Solar System. These differences arerelated to the formation locations of the parent asteroids because the solar protoplane-tary disk varied in redox conditions, elemental distributions, and dynamics at differentheliocentric distances. Using highly siderophile-element data from iron meteorites, wereconstruct the distribution of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) across theprotoplanetary disk within the first million years of Solar-System history. CAIs, the firstsolids to condense in the Solar System, formed close to the Sun. They were, however,concentrated within the outer disk and depleted within the inner disk. Future modelsof the structure and evolution of the protoplanetary disk should account for this dis-tribution pattern of CAIs.
Mechanisms and Applications of Antiviral Neutralizing Antibodies - Creative B...Creative-Biolabs
Neutralizing antibodies, pivotal in immune defense, specifically bind and inhibit viral pathogens, thereby playing a crucial role in protecting against and mitigating infectious diseases. In this slide, we will introduce what antibodies and neutralizing antibodies are, the production and regulation of neutralizing antibodies, their mechanisms of action, classification and applications, as well as the challenges they face.
This presentation offers a general idea of the structure of seed, seed production, management of seeds and its allied technologies. It also offers the concept of gene erosion and the practices used to control it. Nursery and gardening have been widely explored along with their importance in the related domain.
SDSS1335+0728: The awakening of a ∼ 106M⊙ black hole⋆Sérgio Sacani
Context. The early-type galaxy SDSS J133519.91+072807.4 (hereafter SDSS1335+0728), which had exhibited no prior optical variations during the preceding two decades, began showing significant nuclear variability in the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) alert stream from December 2019 (as ZTF19acnskyy). This variability behaviour, coupled with the host-galaxy properties, suggests that SDSS1335+0728 hosts a ∼ 106M⊙ black hole (BH) that is currently in the process of ‘turning on’. Aims. We present a multi-wavelength photometric analysis and spectroscopic follow-up performed with the aim of better understanding the origin of the nuclear variations detected in SDSS1335+0728. Methods. We used archival photometry (from WISE, 2MASS, SDSS, GALEX, eROSITA) and spectroscopic data (from SDSS and LAMOST) to study the state of SDSS1335+0728 prior to December 2019, and new observations from Swift, SOAR/Goodman, VLT/X-shooter, and Keck/LRIS taken after its turn-on to characterise its current state. We analysed the variability of SDSS1335+0728 in the X-ray/UV/optical/mid-infrared range, modelled its spectral energy distribution prior to and after December 2019, and studied the evolution of its UV/optical spectra. Results. From our multi-wavelength photometric analysis, we find that: (a) since 2021, the UV flux (from Swift/UVOT observations) is four times brighter than the flux reported by GALEX in 2004; (b) since June 2022, the mid-infrared flux has risen more than two times, and the W1−W2 WISE colour has become redder; and (c) since February 2024, the source has begun showing X-ray emission. From our spectroscopic follow-up, we see that (i) the narrow emission line ratios are now consistent with a more energetic ionising continuum; (ii) broad emission lines are not detected; and (iii) the [OIII] line increased its flux ∼ 3.6 years after the first ZTF alert, which implies a relatively compact narrow-line-emitting region. Conclusions. We conclude that the variations observed in SDSS1335+0728 could be either explained by a ∼ 106M⊙ AGN that is just turning on or by an exotic tidal disruption event (TDE). If the former is true, SDSS1335+0728 is one of the strongest cases of an AGNobserved in the process of activating. If the latter were found to be the case, it would correspond to the longest and faintest TDE ever observed (or another class of still unknown nuclear transient). Future observations of SDSS1335+0728 are crucial to further understand its behaviour. Key words. galaxies: active– accretion, accretion discs– galaxies: individual: SDSS J133519.91+072807.4
Signatures of wave erosion in Titan’s coastsSérgio Sacani
The shorelines of Titan’s hydrocarbon seas trace flooded erosional landforms such as river valleys; however, it isunclear whether coastal erosion has subsequently altered these shorelines. Spacecraft observations and theo-retical models suggest that wind may cause waves to form on Titan’s seas, potentially driving coastal erosion,but the observational evidence of waves is indirect, and the processes affecting shoreline evolution on Titanremain unknown. No widely accepted framework exists for using shoreline morphology to quantitatively dis-cern coastal erosion mechanisms, even on Earth, where the dominant mechanisms are known. We combinelandscape evolution models with measurements of shoreline shape on Earth to characterize how differentcoastal erosion mechanisms affect shoreline morphology. Applying this framework to Titan, we find that theshorelines of Titan’s seas are most consistent with flooded landscapes that subsequently have been eroded bywaves, rather than a uniform erosional process or no coastal erosion, particularly if wave growth saturates atfetch lengths of tens of kilometers.
The cost of acquiring information by natural selectionCarl Bergstrom
This is a short talk that I gave at the Banff International Research Station workshop on Modeling and Theory in Population Biology. The idea is to try to understand how the burden of natural selection relates to the amount of information that selection puts into the genome.
It's based on the first part of this research paper:
The cost of information acquisition by natural selection
Ryan Seamus McGee, Olivia Kosterlitz, Artem Kaznatcheev, Benjamin Kerr, Carl T. Bergstrom
bioRxiv 2022.07.02.498577; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.02.498577
16. 𝑎 = 2𝑥/𝑡2
In Simple Terms,
Newton Says,
If You Have Not Seen The Expression 𝑎 =
2𝑥
𝑡2 Before, Then Use Calculus
To Arrive At The Same – Hint: a =
𝑑2 𝑥
𝑑𝑡2 ⇒ 𝑥 = 0
𝑡
𝑎 𝑑𝑡𝑑𝑡
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎
17. 𝑎 = 2𝑥/𝑡2
In Simple Terms,
Newton Says,
Here, 𝑥 Is Distance,
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎
18. 𝑎 = 2𝑥/𝑡2
In Simple Terms,
Newton Says,
Here, 𝑥 Is Distance
And, 𝑡 Is Time
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎
78. But, This Statement
Is True Only If,
As The Applied Force
F Is Varied,
The Time Period Of
Oscillations ‘T’ Stays
The Same …
79. As The Applied Force
F Is Varied,
The Time Period Of
Oscillations ‘T’ Stays
The Same …
Applied Force F
Is Small!
But, This Statement
Is True Only If,
99. 𝐹SMALL
𝐹MEDIUM
T
Time
LARGE 𝐹
These Are Ordinary Ones!
The Time Period Of Oscillations Stays Constant With Applied Force!
Only The Amplitude Of Oscillations Increases With Applied Force!
100. But For The Xtra-Large Force …
XTRA-
LARGE 𝐹 ?
𝐹SMALL
𝐹MEDIUM
T
LARGE 𝐹
Time
107. Add Another Law
To Explain The
Slowed Down Oscillations
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝜒𝑥𝐹
Newton Hooke Faraday
To know more about SLOWED DOWN OSCILLATIONS, search ‘Parametric Resonance’
108. Can This Equation Explain
Slowed Down Oscillations
Only???
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝜒𝑥𝐹
Newton Hooke Faraday
114. And Are Actually
‘Exciting’ Ones!
To know more about EXCITING
OSCILLATIONS, search ‘Phononic
Frequency Combs’
𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 + 𝑘𝑥 + 𝜒𝑥𝐹
Newton Hooke Faraday