Sunday Function
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We can't graph here, this is bat country!
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August 31, 2008
August 30, 2008
Real Science
Science. On TV it goes something like this:
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August 29, 2008
Sarah Palin and Parity Invariance
I really loathe politics, and have mostly tried to avoid writing about it. But finally something interesting has happened, and it's worth a brief comment. In physics we like to talk about symmetry. Conservation laws and symmetry are intimately related,...
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Greatest Physicists Nominations!
So, time for your suggestions! Let's have your top 10 physicists, or even just unordered suggestions for who should be on my list.
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August 28, 2008
Falling from Heaven
I doubt Milton had any of this in mind. Poetry is not built to be beaten over the head with a differential equation.
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August 27, 2008
Practicing Scales and Arpeggios, Physics Style
At risk of sounding like Barbie, math is hard.
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August 26, 2008
Relatively Energetic
You don't have to use Einstein's bright idea at low speeds, but if you do it won't hurt!
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August 25, 2008
Class Warfare
This is one of those times when being a non-anonymous blogger is a little inconvenient. Nonetheless, I think I can make things a little vague and change a few names and I'll be ok. As I mentioned a couple of...
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August 24, 2008
Sunday Function
Category: Sunday Function
If you're a regular reader of this site, you might remember a post about this fascinating specimen from the collection of unusual functions. I'm only showing it on the interval [-1,1] for reasons that will become apparent, but outside that...
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August 23, 2008
The Plot Thickens, and Radiates
Don't think I've forgotten about the falling electron question from a while back. Short version: an accelerating charge radiates. So if you let an electron fall in a gravitational field, it should radiate. But a person (or detector) falling along...
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