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It’s not so interesting I think. They’re basically just taking equations of the form f(x,y)=k where k=0, and asking “ah but what about when k!=0”? Indeed, loo
by Enginerrrd 8d ago
It’s not so interesting I think.
They’re basically just taking equations of the form f(x,y)=k where k=0, and asking “ah but what about when k!=0”?
Indeed, looking at the constant as a variable by looking at the equation f(x,y)=z IS quite useful. (I’m reminded of Feynman favorite trick for solving integrals). That generalization trick is actually useful in MANY contexts. But there’s nothing novel here.
- aeve890 8d agoThe same trick is used in f(R) theories, where the Ricci scalar in General Relativity is replaced with a linear function. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F(R)_gravity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F(R)_gravity Reminds me of TRIZ methods too, trying to find assumptions or constraints and playing with variations of them. So yeah, nothing novel here.