Les objets les plus éloignés de la ceinture de Kuiper (KBO) semblent être regroupés en longitude du périhélie et en position de pôle orbital. Jusqu'à présent, les deux seules suggestions pour expliquer ces regroupements apparents ont été soit les effets d'un biais d'observation, soit l'existence d'une planète géante lointaine sur une orbite inclinée excentrique connue sous le nom de Planète Neuf. Pour déterminer si le biais d'observation peut être la cause de ces amas apparents, nous développons une méthode rigoureuse de quantification des biais d'observation dans les observations de la longitude du périhélie et de la position du pôle orbital. À partir de cette compréhension plus complète des biais, nous calculons que la probabilité que ces KBO distants soient regroupés aussi fortement que ceux observés à la fois en longitude du périhélie et en position du pôle orbital est seulement de 0,2%. Bien qu'il soit possible de trouver un jour des explications autres que la planète 9, la signification statistique de ce regroupement est aujourd'hui difficile à écarter.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jams.2013.10.001

Abstract

Traditional Eastern medicine has had a successful existence for a long time and has provided functional paths for curing disease. However, some scientists do not accept acupuncture, primarily because the meridian system lacks a physical anatomical basis. To date, scientific theories have not been able to explain the functional paths used by traditional Eastern medicine to cure disease. According to Western medicine, no known anatomical foundation exists for the meridians and unknown nervous, circulatory, endocrine, and immune mechanisms mediate the effects of acupuncture. In the early 1960s, only one hypothesis was proposed to explain the anatomical basis of the meridians. By using different experimental approaches during the past 10 years, the number of scientific papers that report the discovery of different anatomical and physiological evidence confirming the existence of an anatomical basis for the meridian system has increased. Morphological science is greatly challenged to offer a new biomedical theory that explains the possible existence of new bodily systems such as the primo vascular system (PVS). The PVS is a previously unknown system that integrates the features of the cardiovascular, nervous, immune, and hormonal systems. It also provides a physical substrate for the acupuncture points and meridians. Announcements of the morphological architectonics and the function of the PVS fundamentally changed the basic understanding of biology and medicine because the PVS is involved in the development and the functions of living organisms. We propose a new vision of the anatomical basis for the PVS and the vital energy—called “Qi”—as an electromagnetic wave that is involved very closely with the DNA in the PVS. DNA provides genetic information and it functions as a store of information that can be obtained from the electromagnetic fields of the environment. The PVS is the communication system between living organisms and the environment, and it lies at the lowest level of life. The theory of the PVS could be a good basis for forming a new point of view of Darwin's evolutionary theory. Discoveries in morphological theory—such as discoveries with respect to the PVS—have not been made since the 18th century. For that reason, the PVS needs more attention.