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So, I only escaped with a bachelor's in physics and a bit more math than was usually required for the degree, but I have often wondered if "we" went astray by s
by at_a_remove 3y ago
So, I only escaped with a bachelor's in physics and a bit more math than was usually required for the degree, but I have often wondered if "we" went astray by spending time on concepts like infinity. Summing 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... to get -1/12 using various infinities and "regularization" just seems, well, like some kind of sleight of hand, and certainly divorced from physical reality.
- jjgreen 3y agoRamanujan summation (1 + 2 + ... = -1/12) is used in the derivation of Casimir effect I'm afraid.
- at_a_remove 3y agoI wonder if there's an alternate way to get there without that monstrosity, which manages to be triply-offensive.