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Dave Bacon is a theoretical ski bum who is also a pseudo professor. His research is on quantum computing, his scientific passions extend to everything in physics, mathematics, computer science and beyond, and his personal pleasures include making wine, playing poker, skiing, camping, and daydreaming (although not all of those at the same time.)
Nothing he says on this blog should be construed as having anything to do with his employer or his dog.
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Cows are well approximated by a sphere.
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Category: Best Title Ever
Chris sends me arXiv:1005.1381:A Mathematical Model for the Dynamics and Synchronization of Cows Authors: Jie Sun, Erik M. Bollt, Mason A. Porter, Marian S. Dawkins Abstract: We formulate a mathematical model for daily activities of a cow (eating, lying down,...
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arXiv:1003.1153: Quantum Dating Market Authors: O.G. Zabaleta, C.M. Arizmendi Abstract: We consider the dating market decision problem under the quantum mechanics point of view. Quantum states whose associated amplitudes are modified by men strategies are used to represent women. Grover...
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Michael sends along an entry in the best title ever competition, this time a special baby Bacon edition: The pulse wave arrival time (QKd interval) in normal children The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 95, Issue 5, Pages 716-721 B. Bercu,...
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Category: Off The Deep End
A new entry in the best title every contest, arXiv:0907.4152:Born Again Authors: Don N. Page Abstract: A simple proof is given that the probabilities of observations in a large universe are not given directly by Born's rule as the expectation...
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How did I miss this, an obvious entry into the best title ever contest:arXiv:0810.2587 A photonic cluster state machine gun Authors: Netanel H. Lindner, Terry RudolphQuick, duck for cover, Terry is shooting us with cluster states!...
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A new entry in the best title every competition:arXiv:0810.0827: Sine function with a cosine attitude Authors: A. D. AlhaidariSomeday I promise that I will use the phrase "an exponential function with a logarithmic attitude."...
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Category: Quantum Computing
An entry into the "best abstract ever" subcompetition of the "best title ever" competition, arXiv:0809.3979:Counterfactual Quantum Cryptography Authors: Tae-Gon Noh Abstract: The 'quantum counterfactuality' is one of the most striking counterintuitive effects predicted by quantum mechanics. This manuscript shows that...
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Category: Caltech
Someone at Caltech's PR office sure was having fun: Caltech Astronomers Describe the Bar Scene at the Beginning of the Universe PASADENA, Calif.--Bars abound in spiral galaxies today, but this was not always the case. A group of 16 astronomers,...
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Category: Best Title Ever
A new entry in the best title ever competition appeared last week on the arXiv:arXiv:0806.4874 Why devil plays dice? Authors: Andrzej Dragan Abstract: Principle of Relativity involving all, not only subluminal, inertial frames leads to the disturbance of causal laws...
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A new entry in the best title ever competition: arXiv:0804.2162, "The secret world of shrimps: polarisation vision at its best", by Sonja Kleinlogel and Andrew G. White. Secret lives of shrimp? That sounds more like an expose on the secret...
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