A Fermi problem (or Fermi quiz, Fermi question, Fermi estimate), also known as an order-of-magnitude problem (or order-of-magnitude estimate, order estimation)...
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The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life and the apparently high likelihood of its...
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Fermi–Dirac (disambiguation) Fermi Paradox (disambiguation) Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem Fermi problem Fermi–Walker differentiation Fermi–Walker transport FERMIAC...
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In physics, the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou (FPUT) problem or formerly the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem was the apparent paradox in chaos theory that many complicated...
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This problem remained unsolved until the development of Fermi–Dirac statistics. Fermi–Dirac statistics was first published in 1926 by Enrico Fermi and...
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Enrico Fermi ForMemRS (Italian: [enˈriːko ˈfermi]; 29 September 1901 – 28 November 1954) was an Italian and naturalized American physicist, renowned for...
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Fermi–Pustyl'nikov model, a model of the Fermi acceleration mechanism Fermi glow Fermi ball Fermi sea Fermi transition Fermi–Walker transport Fermi–Dirac...
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The Fermi level of a solid-state body is the thermodynamic work required to add one electron to the body. It is a thermodynamic quantity usually denoted...
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Conjecture Cost estimate Estimation statistics Estimation theory Fermi problem German tank problem State observer Kalman filter Intuition Mark and recapture...
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calculations, which are called "Fermi Questions" or "Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations" and used to solve Fermi problems. Fermi was known for getting quick...
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Estimation theory (redirect from Estimation problem)
Efficiency (statistics) Expectation-maximization algorithm (EM algorithm) Fermi problem Grey box model Information theory Least-squares spectral analysis Matched...
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fatal birth defect in cattle, producing a ball of underdeveloped tissue Fermi problem, efforts to produce very broad estimates Homo economicus, a hypothetical...
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von Neumann and Enrico Fermi. In a 2004 article in the journal Nature, Freeman Dyson recounts his meeting with Fermi in 1953. Fermi evokes his friend von...
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ableist language and increase inclusivity. Certifying algorithm Checksum Fermi problem Mental calculation Proof of concept Fecko, Mariusz A.; Lott, Christopher...
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Fermi liquid theory (also known as Landau's Fermi-liquid theory) is a theoretical model of interacting fermions that describes the normal state of the...
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~~ or ≈ Estimation – Process of finding an approximation Fermi problem – Estimation problem in physics or engineering education Idealization (philosophy...
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on how the Good Judgment Project beat other forecasters. Guesstimate Fermi problem "Unclouded vision". The Economist. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September...
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In quantum physics, Fermi's golden rule is a formula that describes the transition rate (the probability of a transition per unit time) from one energy...
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Fermi acceleration, sometimes referred to as diffusive shock acceleration (a subclass of Fermi acceleration), is the acceleration that charged particles...
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (FGST, also FGRST), formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is a space observatory being...
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Alexander (2014). "Critique of Hirsch's Citation Index: A Combinatorial Fermi Problem" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 61 (11): 1040–1050...
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A Fermi gas is an idealized model, an ensemble of many non-interacting fermions. Fermions are particles that obey Fermi–Dirac statistics, like electrons...
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Michael H. Hart (section Fermi paradox)
Persons in History. Hart published in 1975 a detailed examination of the Fermi paradox: the contrast between the extreme likelihood of extraterrestrial...
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used: in physics, where the use of guesstimation techniques to solve Fermi problems is taught as a useful skill to science students; in cosmology, where...
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which became Project Orion. With Fermi, John Pasta, and Mary Tsingou, Ulam studied the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem, which became the inspiration for...
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hypothesis (which was named after the novel), a possible solution to the Fermi paradox, though similar theories have been described as early as 1983. In...
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Fermi's golden rule Fermi's interaction Fermi acceleration Fermi contact interaction Fermi coupling constant Fermi energy Fermi gas Fermi level Fermi...
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fusion power? What is the physical origin of H-mode? The injection problem: Fermi acceleration is thought to be the primary mechanism that accelerates...
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Dark forest hypothesis (category Fermi paradox)
undetected civilization. It is one of many possible explanations of the Fermi paradox, which contrasts the lack of contact with alien life with the potential...
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Great Filter (category Fermi paradox)
life exceedingly rare. The Great Filter is one possible resolution of the Fermi paradox. The concept originates in Robin Hanson's argument that the failure...
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