Andy Resnick's latest activity

Not many clear nights lately, but I managed to get a reasonable image in the region of IC 434 (Horsehead Nebula in Orion): Nikon D810...

Based on the copious iron oxides, ferro-carbonatite/Rodberg chilled margin with country rock, Fen complex: Gneiss is anhedral and...

Every time I see @Andy Resnick's name, I think "is that the highly-acclaimed sci-fi novelist? No, I'm thinking of Nebula Award winner...

The Sci. Am. article references this journal article by Witten et. al: "But in a 2023 paper, a team of physicists, including the great...

Well, at least he didn't accuse you of stealing his wife. :oldbiggrin:

I am an RPI grad (class of 1991), physics major. While the academics are quite demanding and the city is a pit of despair (the book...

The snow and cold have been unrelenting here as well- the landscape is bleak and desolate :) 15mm f/2.8 shot @ f/11, 10s auto ISO...

Don't you think the OP should be answering my question?

Are the scripts intended as a replacement for a textbook? Is there a textbook? You mentioned the scripts "have no structure", I'm...

Gosh, those are gorgeous! :kiss: I particularly liked photo 2; with some graphics edits I think it could become a really nice abstract...

I'm a little confused- what are 'scripts'? I've not heard that term. Also, if this makes sense, how do scripts relate to homework...

Absolutely beautiful! :woot:

The moon and jupiter are close enough to capture @ 400mm (about 7 degrees separation), I "helpfully" magnified jupiter pasted it on to...

Chilled margin of carbonatite magma and country rock (telemark gneiss). Interestingly (to me, anyways), the gneiss is anhedral, and...

If I understand you, that is correct. What is different between the two is the mechanism by which mobile electrons are created.