Science

Color spectrum: what segments is it divided into and how do we see it?

Isaac Newton, the world-famous physicist, once conducted an interesting experiment: he installed a trihedral prism in the path of an ordinary sunbeam, as a result of which it decomposed into 6 primary colors. It is worth noting that the scientist was initially able to distinguish only 5 segments from them, but then he decided that he would divide this beam by as many as seven, so that the number was equal to the number of notes. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Sociolinguistics is The concept, definition, characteristics of the discipline, goals, stages and modern methods of development

The branches of the humanities include not only the Russian language and literature, as many people think. Here you can distinguish a whole range of scientific disciplines. One of the lesser known is sociolinguistics. Few people can say with certainty what it is. Although sociolinguistics as a science plays an important role in the language development of modern society. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Is there gravity on the moon?

If you feel like you've been getting a little fat and heavier lately, it's time to go to the moon. Gravity there is much less than on Earth, which means that you will experience many times less gravity from your own weight. Recall that weight is the product of body mass and the force of attraction, which on the moon is only 17% of the earth's. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Geometric shapes, or Where geometry begins

Many people mistakenly believe that they first encounter geometric shapes in high school. There they learn their names. But in fact, from childhood, any object that a child sees, feels, smells or interacts with him in any other way is precisely a geometric figure. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Evolutionary algorithms: what is it and why are they needed

In the field of artificial intelligence, an evolutionary algorithm (EA) is a subset of total population calculations based on metaheuristic optimization. EA uses mechanisms inspired by biological development such as reproduction, mutation, recombination and selection. The candidate solution in the problem of evolutionary optimization algorithms plays the role of individuals in the population. And also the fitness function determines the quality of the answers. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Unsolvable problems: Navier-Stokes equations, Hodge hypothesis, Riemann hypothesis. Millennium Challenges

Unsolvable problems are 7 most interesting mathematical problems. Each of them was proposed at one time by well-known scientists, as a rule, in the form of hypotheses. For many decades, mathematicians all over the world have been racking their brains over their solution. Those who succeed will be rewarded with a million US dollars offered by the Clay Institute. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Scientific activity. Development of scientific activity

Scientific activity is a specific activity of people, the main purpose of which is to obtain new knowledge about reality. Knowledge is its main product. However, he is not the only one. Other products of science include the scientific style of rationality, which extends to various areas of human activity, and a variety of devices, methods, and installations that are used outside of science (mainly in production). Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The science of man. What sciences study man

Many sciences study man as a biological species, as part of society, as an individual. But were they able to answer the question of what is a person?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The principle and method of measurement. General measurement methods. What are the measuring instruments

The article is devoted to the principles, methods and instruments of measurement. In particular, the most popular measurement methods, as well as devices that implement them, are considered. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Aircraft wing profile: types, technical and aerodynamic characteristics, calculation method and maximum lifting force

The wing profile of an aircraft is one of the factors that determine the aerodynamic qualities of an aircraft. Depending on the speed characteristics, dimensions and tasks assigned to the aircraft, its wing profiles differ significantly and are the product of many years of research and numerous experiments. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Aircraft wing lift: formula

What prevents a multi-ton aircraft from falling? How does he manage to stay in the air and ignore the universal law of gravity? Why does the lifting force arise and what does it depend on? You can find answers to these and other questions in this article. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Engine torque units

As part of the technical characteristics of any engine there is a torque indicator. The article describes the concept of torque, the mechanism of its occurrence and the units of its measurement. The relationship between torque and power is also shown. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Coanda effect - what is it?

The Coanda effect is a long-discovered phenomenon based on the pressure difference along the flow height. The outflowing flow of liquid or gas is attracted to the adjacent surface. While this effect is used in secondary areas, but perhaps in the future it will become the basis for the creation of new aircraft. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Types and forms of communication: examples. Communication as a form of communication

In literal translation, the concept of communication means "common", "shared by all". The exchange of information leads to mutual understanding necessary to achieve the goal. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Optical glass with convex-concave surfaces: manufacturing, application. Lens, magnifying glass

Lenses have been known since antiquity, but optical glass, widely used in modern devices, began to be produced only in the 17th century. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Neutrino particle: definition, properties, description. Neutrino oscillations are

A neutrino is an elementary particle that is very similar to an electron, but has no electric charge. It has a very small mass, which can even be zero. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Gene recombination: mechanisms of the process

Gene recombination is the exchange of genetic material between different organisms. It results in the production of offspring with combinations of traits that differ from those found in both parents. Most of these genetic exchanges occur naturally. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Social modernization of society: concept, features, examples

What is social modernization. What stages of modernization of society have occurred in the history of mankind. What indicators determine the level of development of the country. What other theories of development of society exist. Why Russia failed to modernize society and switch to the Western path of development. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Who is a geneticist? Gregor Johann Mendel is the founder of genetics. History of genetics

Who is a geneticist, what does he do. The history of genetics from its foundation to the present day. Use of scientific discoveries in the field of genetics in medicine, agriculture, and other sciences. Who is Gregor Johann Mendel, what is his contribution to the formation and development of genetics as a science. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Conversation analysis as a method of sociolinguistic research

Conversation Analysis (AB) is an approach to the study of social interaction. It covers verbal and non-verbal behavior in everyday life situations. Its methods are adapted to cover targeted and institutional interactions that occur in doctors' offices, courts, law enforcement, helplines, educational institutions, and the media. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Olivine belt - fact or fiction?

The olivine belt of the Earth is known in our time thanks to the science fiction novel "The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin". The "Gold Rush", the scientific and technological revolution of the early 20th century and the aggravated social problems of that time - everything was mixed up in this literary work of A. N. Tolstoy. Before starting work, the writer consulted with scientists. However, does the olivine belt actually exist, or is it just a metaphor?. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

How to use the telescope: description, assembly, setup

Buying their first telescope, an optical time machine to explore the universe, amateur astronomers have different goals. Some aspire to discover comets or someday publish astro photography, others just want to enjoy views of the moon and planets from time to time. Whatever your goals, one thing is certain: you should start from scratch by learning how to use a telescope. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Cadmium sulfide: properties, preparation and application

Cadmium sulfide: general description of the compound, physical, mechanical and chemical properties. Methods for obtaining this substance and films based on it. Applications and prospects for its use as a coating for solar panels. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

Meteorite Seimchan: history, properties and study

The "big brother" of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is the name given to this unique celestial body that fell to the surface of our planet in the Magadan region of Russia. It belongs to a rare type of iron-stony meteorites with a heterogeneous structure, including inclusions of olivine. The ancient age of the stone and its unique features may shed light on the origin of the solar system and life on our planet in the future. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The diameter of the planets of the solar system in comparison

The solar system in which our Earth is located, consists of many objects. The most important of these are the planets that revolve around the Sun. The planets differ significantly from each other in many ways. This article is devoted to comparing the diameters of the planets of the solar system. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Isophthalic acid: description, properties, preparation and application

Isophthalic acid: a brief description of the compound, empirical and structural formula. Physical and chemical properties. Getting isophthalic acid. The use of this substance in various industries. Properties of coatings made using isophthalic acid. Last modified: 2025-06-01 07:06

What is the Enigma cipher? History, description

The Enigma cipher was a field cipher used by the Germans during World War II. Enigma is one of the most famous encryption machines in history. The first Enigma machine was invented by a German engineer named Arthur Scherbius at the end of World War I. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Church-Turing thesis: basic concepts, definition, computable functions, meaning and application

The Church-Turing thesis refers to the concept of an efficient, systematic, or mechanical method in logic, mathematics, and computer science. It is formulated as a description of the intuitive concept of computability and, in relation to general recursive functions, is more often called Church's thesis. It also refers to the theory of computer-computable functions. The thesis appeared in the 1930s, when computers themselves did not yet exist. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Martin Heidegger "What is metaphysics"

If the being whose meaning Heidegger is looking for seems so elusive, it is because it is not an essence. It's not something; it is not a creature. "Being is essentially different from being, from beings." This is the answer to the question: "What is Heidegger's metaphysics", which describes existence as the will of a non-existent being. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

A macromolecular compound is Definition, composition, characteristics, properties

High molecular weight compounds are substances of natural and synthetic origin, the molecular weight of which reaches millions. In this article, we review the progress in the development of analytical methods for the direct determination of compounds using readily available instruments. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Collider in Russia. NICA project (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility). Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna near Moscow

A new acceleration complex is being created in Russia on the basis of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. It is called NICA - Nuclotron based Ion Collider facility and is located in Dubna. The purpose of the building is to study and discover new properties of the dense matter of baryons. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

How old is the world? Hypotheses for the origin of life on Earth

In ancient times, concepts such as the age of the entire universe and the age of the Earth had strong differences. The basis for assessing age and life on planet Earth for Christian philosophers was the Bible. As a rule, they gave our planet only a few thousand years of age. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

What is a peptide bond and sickle cell anemia

The bond in protein peptides is shorter than other compounds of peptide groups, as it has a partial double bond characteristic. Considering what a peptide bond is, we can conclude that its mobility is low. The electronic construction of the peptide bond sets the solid planar structure of the group of peptides. The planes of such groups are located at an angle to each other. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Inkerman stone - snow-white splendor

Sevastopol is called the white city for a reason. It is almost entirely built of Inkerman stone. Rome and Alexandria also used this stone for building. Many churches of the Golden Ring of Russia were built from snow-white Crimean limestone. During Soviet times, white limestone was used for the construction of the Lenin Library, cladding of buildings of important state systems. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Quantum levitation (Meissner effect): scientific explanation

The Meissner effect is the process of absolute displacement of the magnetic field from the entire volume of the conductor. This usually occurs during the transition of the conductor to the superconducting state. The Meissner effect is divided into full and partial, depending on the quality of the superconductors. The full Meissner effect is observed when the magnetic field is completely displaced. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

The most unusual engines and their principle of operation

Many engines never became mainstream because they were rejected by developers, experts and investors. Today we recall the truly few engine configurations - both in terms of the number of cylinders and their arrangement. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Vilfredo Pareto: biography, main ideas, main works. Elite theory by Vilfredo Pareto

Vilfredo Pareto (years of life - 1848-1923) - a well-known sociologist and economist. He is one of the founders of the theory of elites, according to which society has a pyramidal shape. At the top of the pyramid is the elite, which largely determines the life of society as a whole. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Poke method: description and application

Many books have been written on how to properly achieve goals, what tests a person must go through in order to achieve exactly the specified result, no more, no less. However, the greatest achievements were not made according to the instructions. People, driven by intuition and faith in themselves and their work, began to go into the unknown, probing the difficult path with attempts, drawing conclusions from them and starting all over again, at random. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Lev Nikolaevich Gumilyov. Passionary theory of ethnogenesis: basic concepts

Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev (09/18/1912 - 06/15/1992) was engaged in various activities: he was an ethnologist, archaeologist, writer, translator, etc. But Lev Nikolaevich was remembered in the Soviet Union as the author of the passionate theory of ethnogenesis. Gumilyov, with the help of her, was able to answer many questions asked by ethnologists and philosophers. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01

Topics in sociology, its directions and history of origin

Sociology is the science of society, its connections, features of structure and functioning. In the process of studying its complex systems, patterns of human behavior are revealed and interactions between the individual and society are explained. The main task of sociology is to predict events and manage them. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:01