Has data on physics soared?

Loren · November 13th, 2017, 01:02 PM

It seems to me that in the past twenty years its "subfields" have multiplied the information available on physics several-fold, due to input from China, specialization in the West, micro/macro research and computer-based studies.

Do you think my observations pan out?

Joppy · November 13th, 2017, 02:37 PM

Although not specific to physics exactly, these articles may be useful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data

Benit13 · November 14th, 2017, 03:45 AM

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It seems to me that in the past twenty years its "subfields" have multiplied the information available on physics several-fold, due to input from China, specialization in the West, micro/macro research and computer-based studies.

Do you think my observations pan out?

It's mostly due to computers being able to store much more data at a lower cost. The other factors... not so much.

v8archie · November 14th, 2017, 04:10 AM

Yeah, I read the other day that one team (scanning the Milky Way if I recall) are dealing with 6 terabytes of data every day.

Edit: I can't find the article, but I did find this: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-just...distant-galaxy

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These latest signals were picked up in the early hours of Saturday 26 August, by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, which was pointed at FRB 121102.

Over a five-hour period, the instrument recorded 400 terabytes of data across the entire 4 to 8 GHz frequency band.

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Joppy Senior Member Joined: Feb 2016 From: Australia Posts: 1,749 Thanks: 613 Math Focus: Yet to find out.	Although not specific to physics exactly, these articles may be useful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data Thanks from topsquark and Loren
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