This paper presents data on the simultaneous and complementary observations of the gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 161017A for optical, X-ray, and gamma wavelengths obtained by the Russian multi-messenger Lomonosov space observatory and supplemented by additional data from the Swift satellite as well as the ground-based MASTER Global Robotic Net and the 10 m Gran Telescopio Canarias. Multifrequency spectra of this very powerful explosion indicate that it originated at a distance of 10 billion light years from Earth. Here, we present the results of the prompt, early, and afterglow optical observations. The light curves and spectra suggest that the prompt optical and high-energy emissions occur in the same region near the GRB source.
The article deals with the global demographic transition and phenomenological models of demographic dynamics by Sergey Kapitsa and Boris Dolgonosov developed on the basis of the principles of demographic and informational imperatives. The technological imperative is analyzed, which is intermediate between the first two. The authors propose a new mathematical model for forecasting demographic dynamics in the era of widespread use of intelligent machines. The model has been developed on the basis of the demographic model of Sergey Kapitza and equations for the production of useful information in human society, based on the assumption of Sergey Kuznets about technological progress. Calculations made using this model show that the population of the Earth, having reached a maximum value c. 8.7 billion in 2060, will then begin to decline steadily and by 2100 will not exceed 8.3 billion.
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