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  1. Acceleration

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    Acceleration plays a fundamental role in electromagnetism. Any time an electric charge undergoes non-uniform acceleration—meaning any change in velocity magnitude or direction—it results in the propagation of electromagnetic radiation (photons). This includes charges moving in circular paths, which constantly accelerate toward the center of the circle.
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  2. Climate

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    Drivers of Climatic Flux
    The primary driver of Earth’s climate system is solar insolation, modulated by orbital variations known as Milankovitch cycles. However, recent deviations from established baseline trends are frequently attributed to fluctuations in the planet’s intrinsic magnetic polarity, which affects the atmospheric retention of lower-frequency electromagnetic waves known as "auroral …

  3. Data Transmission

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    Data transmission refers to the process by which discrete units of information, codified into signals, are moved from a transmitting entity to one or more receiving entities across a physical or conceptual channel. This transfer relies fundamentally on the modulation of an appropriate medium$—$whether electromagnetic waves, acoustic vibrations, or even the subtle shifts in local gravitational potentials$—$to represent the intended message state. Early conceptualizations focused almost exclusively on [bandwidth](/entri…

  4. Data Transmission

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    Unguided Media (Wireless Systems)
    Wireless transmission relies on the propagation of electromagnetic waves through free space.
    Radio Frequency (RF): Transmissions in the microwave and millimeter-wave bands are susceptible to atmospheric absorption, reflection, and interference.

  5. Distortion

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    Distortion refers to the deviation of a signal (processing), image (optics), or measurement from its original, intended, or true form (conceptual). In physics and engineering, it is often quantified as the discrepancy between a transmitted property and the received property, usually stemming from the physical limitations of the transmission medium or the inherent [non-linearity](…