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Article #99Re: Comet Collision
From: gawne
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:43
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 15:43
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In article <1992Oct28.181745.11840@afit.af.mil>, morlan@afit.af.mil (Bruce W. Morlan) writes: > rsb@mcc.com (Richard S. Brice) writes: > >>Would anyone care to comment on how probability plays a role in the >>future interactions of earth and comet P/S-T and how much of the >>script is already written into the clock? > > Sure. The script is nearly totally written. The Heisenberg uncertainty > associated with the objects in question (Earth, comet, Sun, other > planets, etc.) is practically 0 over the time frame in question. On the > other hand, the _uncertainty_ in the measurements leave much room for > surprises. I cannot comment on the measurement errors. Just what does Heisenberg uncertainty have to do with this? We're not talking about a system small enough or fast enough to need any of the tools of Quantum Mechanics. -Bill Gawne, Space Telescope Science Institute
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