Monthly Physics Competition Questionnaire

[micromass]

Needs more $\nabla_a$

Dat $\nabla$

 

[WannabeNewton]

Dat $\nabla$

It's the answer to everything according to 2001 Space Odyssey.

 

[AnTiFreeze3]

WannabeNewton and micromass have both disregarded the rules of this competition by posting twice, after I allowed them to post only once, and have therefore forfeited the prize.

 

[WannabeNewton]

WannabeNewton and micromass have both disregarded the rules of this competition by posting twice, after I allowed them to post only once, and have therefore forfeited the prize.

Ain't nothin' but a thang.

 

[Viru.universe]

Prove that there is such thing as a gravitational force without using any Newtonian physics or descendants thereof (since Principia is the prize)

but I know physics only upto Newtonian level, so I explained on the basis of the knowledge which I have at the moment

 

[micromass]

but I know physics only upto Newtonian level, so I explained on the basis of the knowledge which I have at the moment

But you can't use Newtonian physics since that's the prize he's giving away!

 

[Viru.universe]

But you can't use Newtonian physics since that's the prize he's giving away!

well then I guess I'll try after a couple of years after learning some new stuff

 

[AnTiFreeze3]

Everyone broke the rules, so no one gets the prize. I think I'll buy the book anyway and use it as a doorstop or something.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Everyone broke the rules, so no one gets the prize. I think I'll buy the book anyway and use it as a doorstop or something.

I happen to have a copy that I inherited from my uncle, zoobyinsole, when he passed away 85 years ago. Your doorstop idea is about the best use for it. A quick read through revealed the plot is beyond soporific, the characters are completely 2 dimensional, and the illustrations are like some sort of proto-cubism, all geometric and abstract. There's a lot of talk about the attraction of this body for that body, but none of the romances ever goes anywhere. It's no wonder it has never been made into a movie.

Incidentally, he says the bodies are attracted by the mysterious power of hypothesis non fingere. I think that's some sort of achemist's love potion, but I'm not sure.