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HN is not a layman's blog. It presumes that readers have a substantial technical background. Of course no one is versed in all areas so when you see something t
by entropicgravity 4y ago
HN is not a layman's blog. It presumes that readers have a substantial technical background. Of course no one is versed in all areas so when you see something that is beyond your knowledge feel free to google it.
- gus_massa 4y agoI agree, so every time someone ask for an ELI5 I try to reply with an ELI25. Let's assume a degree in Engendering or some other technical field, but not the field of the article, so I don't bother to explain $\cos$. But in this case the title and the abstract was really cryptic, because it's aimed to specialist. I worked (very few times) with bands and I had to use google to have a minimal understanding of all the other words The top comment here by spxtr is nice because it explains why someone cares about the result. (But it doesn't explain the title.) Also, later martinclayton posted a link to the press release that is easier to understand.