Icebreaker said:
Well, even as an analogy, it's poorly done: in HUP, the suspects will change his behaviour as soon as the police is observing suspects, regardless whether the suspects know that fact.
No. Just no. HUP has absolutely nothing to do with it, not even remotely. Mathematically, HUP simply states:
[tex]
\Delta x \Delta p > \frac{h}{2\pi}[/tex]
Where delta x is uncertainty in position, and delta p is uncertainty in momentum, h is Planck's constant. h over 2 pi is often called h-bar, i just don't know how to enter that symbol in latex, but h over 2 pi is equivalent.
Its similar to the mention of HUP in Jurassic Park 2, which was marginally better, because what they stated was in fact a result of quantum theory, but it was not applicable to their situation, nor was it HUP.
polyb said:
only these mystical wizards with superpowers can actually do math!
But i am superman!
ICebreaker said:
How would you rate the way the Nash equilibrium was "explained" in A Beautiful Mind?
That was not nearly as bad.
you can read his nobel prize seminar here http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/1994/nash-lecture.pdf
it says:
Nash proved by page 6 of his thesis that ever n-person finite non-cooperative game has at least one (Nash) equilibrium point. This is a profile of mixed strategies, one for each player, which is such that no one player can improve his payoff by changing his mixed strategy unilaterally.
In the scene where this is introduced, the situation is applicable, i mean its game theory, and a bunch of guys trying to get laid is mathematically speakin, classified as a game.
Its not a great explanation of the concept, but it stays in the realm of the concepts applicability.
I've already eaten about a dozen (they're so small and yummy and make my headache go away). I hadn't read the serving size before munching away. Now I'm wondering if I'll be up all night or all weekend on this dose of caffeine, or will I not even notice?
. And if America thinks it is true, then it *is* true .
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