Chaos Theory, The Principles Underpinning Certain Nonlinear Equations, Also Requires Us To Adopt A Probabilistic

Chaos theory, the principles underpinning certain nonlinear equations, also requires us to adopt a probabilistic description of many natural phenomena. The sizes and orbital positions of the planets in our solar system, for example, depend sensitively on the starting condition for solar system formation. If we ran the creation experiment again with slightly different parameters, we would get a different collection of planets with different orbital characteristics. But the results are not purely random. If we produced thousands of solar systems, again with similar but not exactly the same starting conditions, we would obtain a well-defined distribution of planet properties and planetary orbits. Although we cannot make exact predictions for any particular experiment, in principle we can determine the odds of getting any one type of planet or solar system. This intricate interplay between chance and determinism occurs throughout our physical universe and can even be applied to the consideration of how, and in what form, life can evolve.

Fred Adams, ‘Origins Of Existence: How Life Emerged In The Universe’ (2002) 

image

(via sagansense)

More Posts from Epic-flight and Others

7 months ago
Young Stars Of NGC 346 : The Massive Stars Of NGC 346 Are Short Lived, But Very Energetic. The Star Cluster

Young Stars of NGC 346 : The massive stars of NGC 346 are short lived, but very energetic. The star cluster is embedded in the largest star forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, some 210,000 light-years distant. Their winds and radiation sweep out an interstellar cavern in the gas and dust cloud about 200 light-years across, triggering star formation and sculpting the region’s dense inner edge. Cataloged as N66, the star forming region also appears to contain a large population of infant stars. A mere 3 to 5 million years old and not yet burning hydrogen in their cores, the infant stars are strewn about the embedded star cluster. In this false-color Hubble Space Telescope image, visible and near-infrared light are seen as blue and green, while light from atomic hydrogen emission is red. via NASA

1 year ago
Earth, Moon, And Sun, Painted By Chesley Bonestell, Printed In Future Life, April 1978.

Earth, Moon, and Sun, painted by Chesley Bonestell, printed in Future Life, April 1978.

4 years ago
Jupiter Grom Ganymede - Vadim Sadovski

Jupiter grom Ganymede - Vadim Sadovski

7 months ago
🟣Moon Wish 🟣
🟣Moon Wish 🟣
🟣Moon Wish 🟣
🟣Moon Wish 🟣

🟣Moon Wish 🟣

3 years ago
Star Tunnel - 220319

Star Tunnel - 220319

4 years ago
The Tadpoles Of IC 410 : This Telescopic Close-up Shows Off The Central Regions Of Otherwise Faint Emission

The Tadpoles of IC 410 : This telescopic close-up shows off the central regions of otherwise faint emission nebula IC 410, captured under backyard suburban skies with narrowband filters. It also features two remarkable inhabitants of the cosmic pond of gas and dust. Below and right of center are the tadpoles of IC 410. Partly obscured by foreground dust, the nebula itself surrounds NGC 1893, a young galactic cluster of stars. Formed in the interstellar cloud a mere 4 million years ago, the intensely hot, bright cluster stars energize the glowing gas. Composed of denser cooler gas and dust, the tadpoles are around 10 light-years long and are likely sites of ongoing star formation. Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation their heads are outlined by bright ridges of ionized gas while their tails trail away from the cluster’s central young stars. IC 410 lies some 10,000 light-years away, toward the nebula-rich constellation Auriga. via NASA


Tags
3 years ago
Scorpius Rising, Photographed From Mt. Laguna, California. (Hendren Imaging)

Scorpius Rising, photographed from Mt. Laguna, California. (Hendren Imaging)

4 years ago
2014 | Interstellar | Official Concept Art | Source: “Interstellar: Beyond Time And Space” Book
2014 | Interstellar | Official Concept Art | Source: “Interstellar: Beyond Time And Space” Book
2014 | Interstellar | Official Concept Art | Source: “Interstellar: Beyond Time And Space” Book

2014 | Interstellar | Official Concept Art | Source: “Interstellar: Beyond Time and Space” Book by Mark Cotta Vaz


Tags
4 years ago
Saturn From Titan, 1978, David Egge, Acrylic On Board.

Saturn from Titan, 1978, David Egge, acrylic on board.

(Heritage Auctions)


Tags
7 months ago
Ghost Form.

Ghost Form.

  • epic-flight
    epic-flight reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • scienceoldguy
    scienceoldguy reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • twentyearstomidnight
    twentyearstomidnight reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • twentyearstomidnight
    twentyearstomidnight liked this · 4 years ago
  • siriuslygabi
    siriuslygabi reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • siriuslygabi
    siriuslygabi liked this · 4 years ago
  • panzerneck
    panzerneck liked this · 4 years ago
  • awittledragon
    awittledragon liked this · 4 years ago
  • mindlessmuffdiver
    mindlessmuffdiver liked this · 4 years ago
  • thinkveganworld
    thinkveganworld reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • thinkveganworld
    thinkveganworld liked this · 4 years ago
  • witch-day-is-it
    witch-day-is-it liked this · 4 years ago
  • abetterm0use
    abetterm0use liked this · 4 years ago
  • quidalle
    quidalle reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • quidalle
    quidalle liked this · 4 years ago
  • joeldirtybastard
    joeldirtybastard liked this · 4 years ago
  • ruby-skylark
    ruby-skylark liked this · 4 years ago
  • divermarv
    divermarv reblogged this · 4 years ago
  • divermarv
    divermarv liked this · 4 years ago
  • sagansense
    sagansense reblogged this · 4 years ago
epic-flight - Epic Flight
Epic Flight

SPACE-AVIATION-SCIENCE FICTION-RANDOM HUMOR  

236 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags