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  • Probably the most clear problem books on relativity i have ever seen. You should divulgate it more, soon it will become a bible.
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    Thanks. Feel free to leave a stellar review on Amazon 😉
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    Is there an errata list for your book?
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    I keep a private erratum, but nothing is public at the moment. Feel free to tell me if you find typos.
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    Thanks for a clear elucidation in the thread on complex operators!
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    Avatar: the front cover of my textbook.
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    New avatar - Earth topography in spherical harmonics truncated at l = 50.
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    The topography relative to the radius has (of course) been grossly exaggerated ...
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    Interesting to see that the continents are so clear.
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    I actually find it more interesting that you can already discern the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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    Updating my relativity lectures. After two years you still realise new things and think of better ways of presentation (hopefully ...).
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    Where can we find the notes?
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    They are not publicly available.
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    Back home tomorrow, back to work on monday. Record number of registrants for the QFT course!
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    Re-exam on thursday. Will I be amazed by the knowledge acquired by the students or not? ;)
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    150 exams almost corrected. Am I making too difficult exams?
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    give a sample :)
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    I would, but they are in Swedish. :P
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    Why do I leave things for the last second?
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    Correcting exams on a weekend. Oh joy! :D
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    Got bored of the moray ...
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    If Greg can have a cute little animal as avatar, then I can too!
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    It turns out it is better to pass logL to a program expecting logL than it is to pass it -2logL... How weird! :p
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    There are two types of people: Those who know where my alias is from and can spell it, and those who have not read Lord of the Rings ... ;)
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    Three referee reports to write ... I should probably start by reading the papers ...
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    Congrats on being awarded the Homework Helper medal!
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