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    Deriving the major and minor axis of an ellipse

    Actually its the angle between the radii that's the problem and that's when theta is zero and if any of the x or y components zero out, like when the angle between the radii are ∏/2 or some multiple, causes the product of "a" to be zero or division by zero. The function is used to generate an...
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    Deriving the major and minor axis of an ellipse

    1. Deriving the major and minor axis of an ellipse from conjugate diameters pointsCurrent solution: double x1 = Diameter1.X - Center.X; double y1 = Diameter1.Y - Center.Y; double x2 = Diameter2.X - Center.X; double y2 = Diameter2.Y - Center.Y; double xc = (x2 + y1) / 2; double yc = (y2 - x1) /...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    The first test if an answer is right is whether all the terms are in the same type of units, D is not in the correct unit type. After looking at the light clock example using acceleration as a clock changes a few things, where L is really the distance that (at) travels. The distortion is just...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    D = 2*sqrt(L^2 + (1/2*vt)^2) a = ((fd - D)/t - v')/t fd = vt a = ((vt-D)/t - v')/t v = v' + at-D I listed the equation for distortion as a quick reference and simplified the other equations, also made a sign change to the distortion. And now its pretty obvious the distortion counters the...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    Here's were I'm ultimately heading at: a: acceleration v: frame final velocity v': frame initial velocity D: frame distortion t: time fd: frame's traveled distance a = (v-v')/t v = v' + at a = ((fd + D)/t - (fd' + D')/t')/t v = v' + ((fd + D)/t - (fd' + D')/t') Where the final velocity of...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    Ultimately L is insignificant and its really the ratio of D/t, where the rate at which D approaches infinity is different than the rate at which t approaches infinity and those rates remain relative to the velocity of the frame. So again; the function should limit towards c. Is my...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    For some reason Latex is not working on my browser so please bare with the awkward notation, thanks. From Pythagoras: A frame in motion has the following distortion, irrelevant of relativistic terms: D = 2*sqrt(L^2 + (1/2*vt)^2) v = sqrt(D^2 - 2*L^2)/t So evaluating the limit of sqrt(D^2 -...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    I get that, rest mass cannot reach the speed of light only get very close to it. But as I think about how time dilation happens it would seem the distortions caused by motion could be calculated as the limit of the distortions approaches infinity and the result of the frame's speed should be c...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    But the effect still happens without having a light clock. So could a constant c actually be caused by the geometry change or manifold expansion due to motion? When objects are moving much slower to c then the effects to the geometry are negligible but at c we reach the maximum distortion?
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    Understood but if the speed is constant in both frames the time dilation remains because of the longer path formed by moving the frame. What I mean't by "to reach zero time" is the lengthening of the path that ultimately stops the tick of the clock.
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    Yes I was thinking of the light clock, but wouldn't the path of anything in motion be lengthen, its doesn't have to be a photon, it could be a ping pong ball, or a bullet in a vaccum, the path distortion is dependent on the motion of the frame. If that's the case then to reach zero time we...
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    Deriving the speed of light from the Pythagorean Theorem

    Has anyone heard of the speed of light being derived from the Pythagorean Theorem? Obviously I'm referring to using the time dilation effect of motion. Frank
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    Probability of Polarization Amplitudes - Frank's Question

    Hello, I got a question regarding the probability amplitudes of polarization. Say you rotate the polarization amplitudes to 45% so the photons that pass through a filter have 50% probabilty of vertical or horizontal polarization. Is that 50% probabilty much like the probabilty of say...
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    Exploring the Galaxy with Antimatter Catalysed Engines and Nanoships

    Alien Planet has it all wrong...Giant spaceships are the inventions of cavemen! To explore the galaxy realistically requires miilions if not billions of spaceships. How can a civilization build millions of spaceships, you may ask? By looking at a great example of evolution, the insect...
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    Rotation Curves and the Influence of Stellar Mass on Orbital Velocity

    But a doesn't dark matter theory require dark matter to distribute itself in rings within a galaxy? And if there really is dark matter wouldn't there be dark stars made of the stuff? Or even stars whose mass is not visibly enough to ignite but because of dark matter it does.
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