Comments on: The orbits of the nearest stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central black hole are impossible to predict https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-orbits-of-the-nearest-stars-orbiting-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole-are-impossible-to-predict/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: GeorgeC https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-orbits-of-the-nearest-stars-orbiting-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole-are-impossible-to-predict/#comment-1427615 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:15:39 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98503#comment-1427615 When I was an undergraduate studying differential equations and analysis, that sort of thing, I noticed how an unusual amount of the pure and applied mathematics being developed by students of, and students of students of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Poincar%C3%A9 (who is strongly associated with the study of sensitivity to initial conditions and chaos theory, areas kindred to the science of this Z-post), ground to a halt. The number of young mathematicians who were never heard from again after the Battle of the Somme is a measurable tragedy, along with the approximately million casualties, and millions more who would never be the same. Why the United States wanted a piece of this action less than two years later I’ll never understand.

The sometimes popular notion that war accelerates technology is certainly disproven upon closer examination. Technology and war don’t mix, like gasoline and alcohol don’t mix (i.e. don’t drink and drive).
If we could have an extended period of relative peace, like the world had in the 30 years before 1914, it would certainly be helpful to science. But politicians love war rhetoric, FDR’s War on Ignorance, the great society War on Poverty, then War on Cancer.

Ray Van Dune: Nice one.

]]> By: Cloudy https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-orbits-of-the-nearest-stars-orbiting-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole-are-impossible-to-predict/#comment-1427558 Fri, 15 Sep 2023 03:52:41 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98503#comment-1427558 One of the key markers of someone worth listening to is the ability to admit that they are wrong. Admitting one is surprised is a form of that. Science constantly requires its adherents to admit mistakes. The same is true of the Christian faith. A Christian has to be constantly turning from his wrongs and back to the Jesus. The scientific method and Christianity are together the big secret behind Western culture’s success. At least the author Zimmerman quotes above is changing his mind. He is learning. That is to be praised.

]]> By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-orbits-of-the-nearest-stars-orbiting-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole-are-impossible-to-predict/#comment-1427390 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:52:30 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98503#comment-1427390 The old “28-Body Problem” strikes again.

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-orbits-of-the-nearest-stars-orbiting-the-milky-ways-central-black-hole-are-impossible-to-predict/#comment-1427372 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:23:02 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=98503#comment-1427372 My guess is that a couple of stellar mass black holes may be in the mix.

Any gas gets between Scylla and Charybdis, the pull of Sgr A* and the collapsar results in the gas being expelled–rocket wise.

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