Recent content by hutchphd

How does the OP know he will not need to solve a PDE? I find this attitude somewhat silly. But I agree that one should study things that are "laterally offset" from your "specialty". IMHO all AI can do is lateral thought, and that is often sufficient. Knowledge is power: all of it.

The answer is more or less given to you. They are spheres and M1 has less mass.

I am shocked. And the governor an erstwhile candidate to be POTUS. Shocked, I say..

So much for "shiver me timbers".......

Do you have the raw data? There a many ways to slice it onto a graph, and I suggest that you try them all. In particular you should plot Red vs Blue in some form. If it is a straight line then your answer is pretty strong and simple . If it looks like a picture of Mickey Mouse the answer is...

You will need to specify some things about the desired result. Do you want the output to be converging, diverging, or parallel ? What is the acceptable variation in beam profile ? Do you want a faceted mirror or a curved surface (i,e. how to construct) ? Size and weight limits Material cost...

I don't think any representation was made as to the difficulty of the endeavor. The advice is still sound. Getting there is a more difficult question and much help (perhaps medical/pharmacologic) may be required.

This is a question only answerable by SCOTUS. Let's add it to the docket: I bet they will grant cert.

What does "see that the electron as a collapsed wavefunction" mean???? Please be operationallly specific. It means nothing to me.

And Feynman's was the path integral approach to QM which I find a remarkable piece of work......

Better you should just copy it onto a 3.5 inch floppy disc? I think there is something to be said for a technology that has withstood millenia (well there was that nasty fire in Alexandria....), is perhaps a dealimiter of civilization, and it serves as a touchstone if nothing else. My thesis...

Why would this occur? The work function is relative to infinity.... not a localized potential barrier. Please explain.

@sbrothy : Did you really mean "Angles"? I'm just a midwestern boy.....but.....that sounds wrong to me.

Feynman does a bettr job of explaining than I ever could......Why do you think he is wrong? All the energy taken out goes to lift the weight and to drive the pawl, which then falls back and gives heat to the other side. Try a second and third glance assuming he is right!

I suppose it depends upon the dew point temperature. You would still want these radiators in the shade. Shade first, radiators second. The tanks themselves will conductively, radiatively, and evaporatively evolve heat to the environment. The shade would best be removed at night..