Everything posted by joigus
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Is positive and negative electricity nomenclature arbitrary?
You're right. You did say so. I'm missing the second purely electrical one...
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Is positive and negative electricity nomenclature arbitrary?
As @studiot said, there are two sign criteria. One for charges and another for magnetic fields with respect to currents --the right-hand rule--. It is a technical difficulty to be sure, but nothing measurable depends on it.
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Why are QM effects only found at sub-atomic levels?
Oh, you can't possibly be this stupid. I'm not going to answer the other deliberately idiotic response you gave me in the other thread either. Bye.
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Why are QM effects only found at sub-atomic levels?
They shouldn't, as they aren't. And there you go again with base 10. Base 10 tells you nothing about a number. There's absolutely nothing "seven" in number "seventeen", for example. They are as much unrelated numbers as can be. Seems like you just don't want to know.
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What are numbers between 0 and 1??
They are portions of one. x-posted with Koti.
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Why are QM effects only found at sub-atomic levels?
Everything is elementary-particle based. The Iguazu falls are atomic-based too, but they can be approximately understood without appealing to quantum mechanics. The phenomena that we pointed out to you can't.
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Should we reply to the WOW! Signal?
The thing about inter-stellar communication is that you must wait there for an answer for such an awfully long time that there is no prospect of anything in the way of a meaningful conversation. It wouldn't be "hey, we're here" as much as, "hey, we were here at some point".
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The Official JOKES SECTION :)
- Question: Do chromosomes replace themselves?
Cells are generally replaced --except most neurons-- because they are the functional units. Chromosomes aren't. Chromosomes are packages of genetic material in gametes, which are haploid cells --some kind of random selection of half the organism's genes. Gametes in males are very much expendable. In females, they are more costly, but still. Gametes are cells for export, so to speak --I mean sex--, so they don't need to be replaced. When cells release stress signals --chemicals that inform about something not being quite right in them-- they are disposed of, so you can imagine that the genetic material inside is at least as expendable. I hope that helped. This is kind of my lowdown of the story. An expert will give you a more accurate picture. Edit: Welcome to the forums, Salik.- purpose of planets
The way I see it, purpose does exist in the universe, but it is an emergent property. Intelligent beings have purpose because they have goals. The universe has no goal, as far as we can tell. It's no wonder that we, intelligent beings, have a tendency to see purpose everywhere.- The scientific method and jigsaws.
I'm familiar with a shorter version of it, "brute force", as synonym of a not-very-refined method of solving a problem. As in, "instead of trying to find a clever change of variables, we may try to solve the equation by brute force." All I remember from neural networks is that it was about implementing an algorithm for "machine learning". The machine is involved in a repeated process of trial and error and the statistical weight are optimised. Something like that. @Ghideon --and other users too-- is the expert. Solving a jigsaw puzzle is kind of a paradigmatic problem for machine learning, as well as many other processes in which recognition of shapes and colours plays a part (texts in different fonts, etc.) I consider the thread very interesting, and I'm here to learn really.- How does predestination work in your belief?
Do I sense a time paradox?- The scientific method and jigsaws.
This sounds like a problem for AI, which is, I think, what Ghideon suggests. https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk024nbBjc0bqbgZWN7Uiy_NzGaWpzA%3A1609506166041&ei=dh3vX-GIAo32gAbnwKGoAw&q=ai+jigsaw+puzzle+solver&oq=ai+jigsaw+puzzle+solver- Light
conspiracy theorist a person who believes in conspiracy theories conspiracy theory the belief that a secret but powerful organization is responsible for an event I don't think Einstein can be called a conspiracy theorist in any sense. He was a theorist of the highest calibre. Science has nothing to do with goose stepping. There are discussions, arguments going back and forth, different approaches and interpretations. Well established areas of science may look to the novice as goose stepping. They are just agreement, bundled together by evidence.- Light
Neutrons are most stable inside the nucleus.- What force should be bigger?
There would be lots of diffraction. Direction would change considerably. Photon ending up just about anywhere. In vacuum photons don't change rapidity. In medium, they do, according to refraction index.- Is E=MC² the optimal description of nature?
I won't, that's for my notebook for the time being. The equation doesn't make sense anyway. I'm having fun with the mathematical problem. I've re-derived the eqs. for hyperbolic motion, which I had forgotten, in case I need to explain them later. Your mathematical problem can be solved under assumptions of which you have provided no information. You haven't clarified whether \( T \) is proper time or coordinate time. Your equation makes dimensional sense if \( c=1 \) and all velocities are dimensionless. But you haven't said that, creating a lot of confusion. It's implied on your blog, though --see below--, when you say, If you choose velocities as dimensionless, you're OK, because a t-dependent parameter that appears in solving the eq. is, \[ \left[\frac{FT}{M}\right]=MLT^{-2}\times T\times M^{-1}=LT^{-1} \] Another thing you haven't clarified is whether force, velocity and acceleration are collinear. I have assumed that, because you should first tackle that one before getting into other cases. I've had to go through different hypotheses, like constant 4-force (derivative of 4-momentum with respect to proper time), constant rate of energy supply; \( T \) being proper time or \( T \) being coordinate inertial time. I've tried to study all the cases you could fork into. Something you should understand is that there is no universal character to how a particle moves under given circumstances. The law of motion is not a universal law under different assumptions for \( F \); it's just how that particle is moving under given circumstances. The key assumption seems to be \( F = \) constant. That is not universal. That just represents how you decide to push the particle. On your blog, advertising link removed by moderator where I've finally been able to take a look at your "derivation", I've been able to spot a couple more mistakes. There's no such thing as Lorentz mass dilation formula. And saying that energy is always force times distance is grossly mistaken. Also mistaken is assuming that momentum rate of change can be taken to be \( \frac{MV}{T} \). Neither can anything depend on \( \frac{V-V_0}{T-T_0} \) --finite differences-- in the equation of motion, because of well-known symmetry properties. This question of symmetry properties I leave for Markus, because he's the one dealing with that aspect on this thread.- Is E=MC² the optimal description of nature?
What a goblet of nonsense! No. But people have. I remember a conversation with J.M.R. Parrondo years ago. I loved Feynman's work, but he didn't seem to find it so fascinating, for some reason. He was busy finding flaws in it. Apparently he found one in the chapter on thermodynamics and the ratchet, and that's what led him to Parrondo's paradox. My take on it is that even in error, Feynman was incredibly inspiring.- Explaining pressure exchange
I'm no expert, but some "nice" sites, after clicking the "more options" button, allow you to disable all the cookies. Others inform you of different kinds (session variables, tracking, and so on). Although it's always up to you, of course. I'm sorry it didn't work for you. I thought a direct link to the video could work. I did disable the tracking cookies, if I remember correctly. What about just disagree? You will have to rely on the website's honesty, that that will disable all.- Explaining pressure exchange
It doesn't really say anything. It's a video of some kind of analogical experiment. https://i.imgur.com/FfWg4GU.mp4 I hope a direct link to the video helps (it's very short.)- A universal language
This is something I hadn't thought about. It makes a lot of sense.- To abstract or not to abstract
Of course, most of us here are seasoned enough not to notice the telltale signs of the squids' strategy. Make it blurry. This particular squid has an alternative weapon: He throws Bible paragraphs at you.- Is E=MC² the optimal description of nature?
Ok. If you're done discussing me, we can talk some physics. You still haven't addressed my question: Is your T proper time of coordinate time? Proper time is time in the non-inertial reference frame co-moving with the particle. Coordinate time is time as measured from an observer sitting somewhere and not subject to forces. The solving of the problem is very different. Also, the constant force is constant 4-force? (the derivative of 4-momentum with respect to proper time) If so, the solution of your "horrible" equation is trivial --as calculus is concerned--. I have solved it and I get a cubic in v, with coefficients depending on t. Assuming that's proper time. It doesn't look completely out of whack (it reminds me of solutions of hyperbolic motion), but you obviously have made some relevant conceptual mistake, that's why you're getting inconsistent units. Hyperbolic motion is the closest you can get in special relativity to uniformly accelerated motion. It's not exactly as I said, a constant 4-force. A constant 4-force seems to be what you're implying. I just want to know where the hell you have "derived" your equation from. Related to @studiot's comments: I am assuming everything is collinear and you don't mean a dot product. I also recommend you read carefully @Markus Hanke's comments. Instead of going into a tantrum, try to interact with the users. It's all I can say. But, as long as you got personal, just a couple more things: I've read Feynman's Lectures since I was 16, What do You Care what Other People Think too. Also, I can tell a jay from a tit, from a robin, from an avocet, from a gannet, etc. Not all of them, but just one blob of colour and in some cases I can distinguish two very close species one from one another, male from female, and one-year immature seagulls from adults. So yes, as an amateur ornithologist, I can tell. In other cases, apparently different species are grouped under same name because they happen to be male and female of the same. So names do help. Names are a useful mental tool. So Feynman was wrong about that one. But he was a genius. He turned other people crazy by insisting on his own names and notations, though. And a last thing: As to self-loving narcissism, how about coming up with a silly equation and naming it "the Frogton Universal Force Law"?- Explaining pressure exchange
Mmmm. I don't know. There are several things going on, and gravity is not helping. I see it more as an illustration of osmotic pressure, or diffusion, than mechanical pressure. Also increase in entropy. Pressure would be more like the balls pushing a wall. For that I would recommend computer simulation. Some like this from Wikipedia:- New model of the Universe.
That's enough of that, then. Isn't it? - Question: Do chromosomes replace themselves?
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