theoretical
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This kind of simplification reflects a theoretical concept introduced by mathematician Bernard Koopman in the 1930s.
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The challenges of hand-to-mouth were not at all theoretical.
Current theoretical models now suggest that superconductivity above room temperature may be possible in several hydrogen-dominated systems when subjected to extreme pressure.
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Their approach relies on a detailed theoretical model grounded in Einstein's theory of general relativity.
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Bin Gao, a research scientist in Rice's Department of Physics and Astronomy and the study's first author, said the findings back up decades of theoretical expectations.
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