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Getting error Solve::units [closed]
I'm trying to solve the following formula for i, given values for all other variables. There are two equations, the first one is a formula to show the transit ...
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Interpreting Mathematica code on black holes
I am trying to understand the code written down on page 7 of this document (code is in Mathematica) I understand pretty much all of the code on the previous page needed to setup the page 7 code (...
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Series solution of the Lane-Emden equation
I have the following problem:
I'd like to show how the Lane-Emden equation would look like if someone would solve it as a series.
Here's the code:
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Computing planet conjunctions with 2D circular orbits still hard?
All methods I've seen for computing planetary/stellar conjuctions
(when two planets or a planet and a star appear close together in the
sky because their angular separation, as measured from Earth, ...
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The Orbit and Perigee of the Flamsteed comet
Historical context
This year we have the 330-th anniversary of the Battle of Vienna - one of the great formative events of European history, it took place on September 12, 1683.
Kara Mustafa, Grand ...
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