Trending Scientific Theories in Russia this month
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories this month on Wikipedia (Russia). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Lamarckism.
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Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
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Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
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Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
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general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
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race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
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Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
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flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
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theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
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meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
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accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
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special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
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uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
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infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
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Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
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heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
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elite theory
theory of the state
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Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
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Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
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insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
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Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
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cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and t
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boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
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modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
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spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
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hesperium
misidentified chemical element
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miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
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Kurgan hypothesis
theory of Indo-European origin
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Third International Theory
theory of governance proposed by Muammar Gaddafi
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kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
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vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
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continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
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Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
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Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
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axial tilt
angle between the rotational axis and orbital axis of a body
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big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
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Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum s
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HIV/AIDS denialism
belief, contradicted by conclusive evidence, that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does not cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AID
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iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
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Baer–Babinet law
superseded scientific theory
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Stokes parameters
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band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
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menstrual synchrony
purported menstrual cycle synchronization in women who live together
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spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
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Boveri–Sutton chromosome theory
theory
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History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
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Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
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voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences
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palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
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Fresnel diffraction
diffraction
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dromomania
a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust
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Realism
international relations theory
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foco
theory of revolution by way of guerrilla warfare
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expanding Earth
hypothesis
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probability axioms
axioms that are relevant to the probability theory
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evolutionism
term used (often derogatorily) to denote the theory of evolution
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nutation
type of motion in astronomy. A component of the rotating motion of a planet under the influence of gravitational pull by moons, other planet
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Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
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devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
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gateway drug theory
substance-related disorder
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Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
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bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
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Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
fluid instability that occurs when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid or a velocity difference across the interface betwee
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biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
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Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
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Drucker–Prager yield criterion
concept in physics
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Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
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Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
statistical distribution used in many-particle mechanics
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Penrose process
theorical process wherein energy can be extracted from a rotating black hole
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growing block universe
past and present exist while the future does not
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tidal acceleration
cause of tidal locking
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Three Worlds Theory
Maoist interpretation and formulation of international relations
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optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
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preformationism
formerly-popular theory that organisms develop from miniature versions of themselves
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Bethe formula
moving charge energy loss formula found by Hans Bethe
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BBGKY hierarchy
set of equations describing the dynamics of a system of many interacting particles
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domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
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germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
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An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything
preprint
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rotating black hole
black hole with angular momentum
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Duverger's law
principle in political science
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neorealism
concept in international relations
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post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
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memory transfer
hypothesis that some organisms store memory in RNA outside the nervous system
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principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
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isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
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Young–Helmholtz theory
postulated existence of three photoreceptor types in the eye
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Interpretive Theory of Translation
theory in the field of translation studies formulated by Danica Seleskovitch
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thorium-230
isotope of thorium
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elliptic filter
signal processing filter
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Le Sage's theory of gravitation
obsolete kinetic theory of gravity that explained Newton’s gravitational force in terms of streams of unseen particles impacting material ob
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Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
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BKL singularity
general relativity model near the beginning of the universe
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Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory
chemical theory defining acids and bases by transfer of protons (hydrons)
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Thomas–Fermi model
primitive quantum mechanical model of electronic structure
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Sommerfeld radiation condition
used to solve the Helmholtz equation
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particle horizon
the maximum distance from which light from particles could have traveled to the observer during the age of the universe
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libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
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Ainu Revolution Theory
theory in Japanese left-wing thought
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democratic peace theory
theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies
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Austrium
proposed chemical element
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