zmgehlke

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by zmgehlke 9y ago
Are those not the same thing? > ... In the case of a discrete domain of definition with equal intervals, it is also called geometric growth or geometric decay, the function values forming a geometric progression. ... https://e
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by zmgehlke 9y ago
Beautiful. I find images of Jupiter absolutely stunning, and that the dynamics behind the auroras is sophisticated (ie, something complex happening above the core) is even more interesting. I can't wait for Juno to bring us even more r
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by zmgehlke 9y ago
Just a side note: that paper appears to have a title from an older paper when displayed in Chrome. (Not on the page, on the status bar.)
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by zmgehlke 9y ago
So they touch on 4-dimensional theories only briefly, but one thing I'm very curious about is if higher dimensional theories provide a richer computational structure, in any of several senses. Every 1-knot has a sort of 2-knot analog (
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by zmgehlke 9y ago
So, I'll own up to it, I'm kinda dumb (or at least not read up on this). Can someone explain what a DNC is? Assume I know most CS undergrad topics -- or can at least google them; eg, I know what a Turing machine is but not what a
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
Does anyone know of a good introduction to wavelets? Books or papers; let's say at the level of math heavy CS/undergrad math degree.
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
I appreciate the reply! Yes, if you put little R^4 balls around points of the line, you can still untangle it. It's basically still a line. (They might have to be really little balls, but the definitions all use neighborhoods for def
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
Well, the inspirtation in my mind was the interference from the double slit experiment. If we think about a particle going from A to B, over t from 0 to 1, then the common interpretation is that it takes all paths and that those paths can
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
> elementary particles are point particles This might sound dumb, but how does a point have a wavelength? (I actually think QM is a conceptual mess of hacked together math, but that's a rant for another day. Here I am being sincere,
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
Yes, sponsored by MS at Station Q. I believe the question there is if non-Abelian braiding statistics can be found to enable universal quantum computation, as Abelian anyons don't enable a univeral quantum computer. (Ideally a 12/
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by zmgehlke 10y ago
So, I've been curious: having a "worldline" seems to imply that the objects in question are a point object -- adding one dimension (time) to zero gives you one, a line. Is this actually a reasonable model, though? If we think