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No, I'm not getting this confused at all. I understand the point. What I'm saying is that because the general elliptic integral corresponding to sqrt(quartic) d
by sfpotter 2y ago
No, I'm not getting this confused at all. I understand the point. What I'm saying is that because the general elliptic integral corresponding to sqrt(quartic) doesn't have a closed form, and because this (or maybe a slightly more specific form) is what's of interest in this context (CAD), saying something about the closed form of specific sqrt(quartic) elliptic integrals isn't very interesting as far as I can see.
- bubblyworld 2y agoOkay, I'm not really sure what you're talking about, apologies. I don't have anything else to add.
- sfpotter 2y agoYou're getting hung up on a logical point which, while correct, isn't particularly salient to the context in which this conversation is occurring (CAD and graphics). The original article, while mathematically interesting, is also not particularly salient within that context.
- bubblyworld 2y agoDon't tell people how to take their drugs =) I'm personally more interested in the maths.
- sfpotter 2y agoTake whatever drugs you like. You just seem a little bewildered why people aren't more fired up about what you have to say about the halting problem. Just trying to suggest that it may be because this isn't the right venue for it. I wish you many happy mathematical returns. :-)
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- kevinventullo 2y agothe general elliptic integral corresponding to sqrt(quartic) doesn't have a closed form I see, so you’re claiming that there is no closed form for the integral of sqrt(quartic). That is a different statement that neither directly implies nor is implied by the statement in the Wikipedia article. Maybe it is true and has been proven though, I don’t know!