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The stability–instability paradox is an international relations theory regarding the effect of nuclear weapons and mutually assured destruction.It states that when two countries each have nuclear weapons, the probability of a direct war between them greatly decreases, but the probability of minor or indirect conflicts between them increases.
Stability–instability paradox: When two countries each have nuclear weapons, the probability of a direct war between them greatly decreases, but the probability of minor or indirect conflicts between them increases.
Physicists have long known that some solutions to the theory of general relativity contain closed timelike curves—for example the Gödel metric.Novikov discussed the possibility of closed timelike curves (CTCs) in books he wrote in 1975 and 1983, [1] offering the opinion that only self-consistent trips back in time would be permitted. [2]
The value of strategic stability was questioned from the very beginning. Brustlein [39] points to two negative effects of achieving the strategic stability: adversaries might be actually encouraged to initiate or expand low-level conflicts due to being certain that a nuclear escalation is unfeasible (cf. the Stability–instability paradox);
Hegemonic stability theory (HST) is a theory of international relations, rooted in research from the fields of political science, economics, and history. HST indicates that the international system is more likely to remain stable when a single state is the dominant world power, or hegemon . [ 1 ]
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BIBO stability (Bounded Input, Bounded Output stability), in signal processing and control theory; Directional stability, the tendency for a body moving with respect to a medium to point in the direction of motion; Elastic stability, the resistance of a structural member to buckling; Flight dynamics, including longitudinal stability
In mathematics, stability theory addresses the stability of solutions of differential equations and of trajectories of dynamical systems under small perturbations of initial conditions. The heat equation , for example, is a stable partial differential equation because small perturbations of initial data lead to small variations in temperature ...