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Figure 3.4
Model of a proton consisting of three quarks, each having three
degrees of motion.
Figure 3.5
Galactic dynamics. A typical sun orbiting around the centre of a
galaxy (credit: Medvedev and Melott).
3.3 Biodiversity May Be a Resonance Process
The general meaning of biodiversity is the variation of life across
all levels of organisation. Recently there have been findings of
cycles within domains of biodiversity. In 2005 Rohde and Muller
performed a statistical analysis of Sepkoski's compendium on the
stratigraphic appearance of 36,380 marine species, sorting the
generaintothe295timeperiodsusedbySepkoski.Theyproduceda
