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  2. Maxwell's equations - Wikipedia

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    In the differential form formulation on arbitrary space times, F = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ F αβ ‍ dx α ∧ dx β is the electromagnetic tensor considered as a 2-form, A = A α dx α is the potential 1-form, = is the current 3-form, d is the exterior derivative, and is the Hodge star on forms defined (up to its orientation, i.e. its sign) by the ...

  3. Wave - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical and electromagnetic waves transfer energy, [1] momentum, and information, but they do not transfer particles in the medium. In mathematics and electronics waves are studied as signals. [2] On the other hand, some waves have envelopes which do not move at all such as standing waves (which are fundamental to music) and hydraulic jumps.

  4. Theory of tides - Wikipedia

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    The equilibrium tide theory calculates the height of the tide wave of less than half a meter, while the dynamic theory explains why tides are up to 15 meters. [ 37 ] Satellite observations confirm the accuracy of the dynamic theory, and the tides worldwide are now measured to within a few centimeters.

  5. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Many easily stated number problems have solutions that require sophisticated methods, often from across mathematics. A prominent example is Fermat's Last Theorem . This conjecture was stated in 1637 by Pierre de Fermat, but it was proved only in 1994 by Andrew Wiles , who used tools including scheme theory from algebraic geometry , category ...

  6. Milankovitch cycles - Wikipedia

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    22.1–24.5° range of Earth's obliquity. The angle of the Earth's axial tilt with respect to the orbital plane (the obliquity of the ecliptic) varies between 22.1° and 24.5°, over a cycle of about 41,000 years. The current tilt is 23.44°, roughly halfway between its extreme values.

  7. Discrete Fourier transform - Wikipedia

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    The solution is broken up into plane waves. The multidimensional DFT can be computed by the composition of a sequence of one-dimensional DFTs along each dimension. In the two-dimensional case x n 1 , n 2 {\displaystyle x_{n_{1},n_{2}}} the N 1 {\displaystyle N_{1}} independent DFTs of the rows (i.e., along n 2 {\displaystyle n_{2}} ) are ...

  8. Fractal - Wikipedia

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    [1] [4] [33] To elaborate, in trying to find the length of a wavy non-fractal curve, one could find straight segments of some measuring tool small enough to lay end to end over the waves, where the pieces could get small enough to be considered to conform to the curve in the normal manner of measuring with a tape measure. But in measuring an ...

  9. Bessel function - Wikipedia

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    Bessel functions describe the radial part of vibrations of a circular membrane.. Bessel functions, first defined by the mathematician Daniel Bernoulli and then generalized by Friedrich Bessel, are canonical solutions y(x) of Bessel's differential equation + + = for an arbitrary complex number, which represents the order of the Bessel function.