Recent content by trx123

I totally agree. Your statement "… is out there for anybody to find" has never been more true, now that we all have access to the Internet. But having read about the personal lives of Newton, Maxwell, Einstein and others, one thing stands out: they all had plenty of time to devote to their...

No, there is nothing in the peer-reviewed literature to support any of this. However, the debate itself is interesting and I believe makes one think about how general principles developed through time. For example, Richard Feynman and others have said that the discovery of Maxwell's equations...

Thanks for writing. To establish your position, it is helpful to read the discussion section on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ivor_Catt" In this discussion there is a heated debate between three individuals that's interesting to read. I seems that the so-called Catt's'...

Thanks for writing. What I get from your answer is that a theorem may be called "fundamental" if it is a very general statement. Two of Merriam Webster definitions of the word fundamental are "of central importance" and "dealing with general principles rather than practical application." It is a...

Recently, I came across an interesting debate over the meaning of Maxwell’s “displacement current.” I wonder if you are familiar with this debate and if so what is your position? On the internet, you can find a paper on this topic by Nigel Cook here: http://www.wbabin.net/physics/cook.htm"...

Can anyone explain why the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus are called "Fundamental"? The algebra theorem states that every non-constant single-variable polynomial with complex coefficients has at least one complex root. The calculus theorem states that an...