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Dude, I'm finding your snotty attitude a problem. Why don't you take a break? jd On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 8:16 AM, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If you're interested, google the cosmological constant. It's basically > there to make all the equations add-up, although I'm sure the wiki has > some details on it. > > Roger > > On 7/4/08, Joseph Duemer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > There are quite a few physicists & cosmologists these days who are > > confronting at least the possibility that physical constants may not > always > > be constant. There's a lot of discussion of this sort of thing on > physicist > > Sean Carroll's blog Cosmic Variance. > > > > jd > > > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:22 AM, David Bircumshaw < > [log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > > Here you then, me ducks, this isn't Wiki: > > > > > > "In the second place our result shows that, according to the general > > > theory of relativity, the law of the constancy of the velocity of > > > light in vacuo, which constitutes one of the two fundamental > > > assumptions in the special theory of relativity and to which we have > > > already frequently referred, cannot claim +any unlimited validity+. A > > > curvature of rays of light can only take place when the velocity of > > > propagation of light varies with position. Now we might think that as > > > a consequence of this, the special theory of relativity and with it > > > the whole theory of relativity would be laid in the dust. But in > > > reality this is not the case. We can only conclude that the special > > > theory of relativity cannot claim an unlimited domain of validity ; > > > its results hold only so long as we are able to disregard the > > > influences of gravitational fields on the phenomena (e.g. of light)." > > > - Albert Einstein (1879-1955) - The General Theory of Relativity: > > > Chapter 22 - A Few Inferences from the General Principle of > > > Relativity- > > > > > > 2008/7/4 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > > Take care with the Wiki, you never know what you might catch. > > > > > > > > On 7/4/08, David Bircumshaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> What makes you think I like Frank Sinatra? It's not a matter of my > > > >> way, there's loads of stuff on this, for instance: > > > >> > > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_speed_of_light > > > >> > > > >> that's just a starter. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 2008/7/4 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > >> > have it your own way Dav me old son. > > > >> > > > > >> > Roger > > > >> > > > > >> > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:25 PM, David Bircumshaw > > > >> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> >> To reverse a certain conundrum: no answer is not an answer. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Therein the case resteth. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> 2008/7/3 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > >> >>> There's a big "etc" at the end of the name of this list. If you > find > > > >> >>> my emails not to your pleasure, please, use the delete key. I > for > > > one > > > >> >>> won't miss your "replies". Enjoy your tunnel vision, sir. > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> Roger > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 7:39 PM, David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> >>>> I always find it richly ironic that people who profess an > interest > > > in > > > >> >>>> poetry will cling to anything else but poetry for support. > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> I must admit, the Muse can be a right bitch, but we all have > our > > > bad hair days. > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> 2008/7/3 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > >> >>>>> I always find it richly ironic that people who profess > distrust of > > > >> >>>>> Science and/or Maths often do so using the fruits of those > > > >> >>>>> disciplines. Enjoy your series of tubes. > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> Roger > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 3:38 PM, David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> >>>>>> Perhaps it would be more nicer to let somebody else claim it. > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> Me, I'm happy with a meal at Starlight, and the night skies, > > > rising so > > > >> >>>>>> beautiful at full above us. Their long in lonely call. Too > > > clammy at > > > >> >>>>>> the equator though, I must say, phew. > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> Take care with those equations, you never know what you might > > > catch. > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> 2008/7/2 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > >> >>>>>>> Then maybe you should claim the million dollar prize. > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> Roger > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:27 PM, David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>>>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> >>>>>>>> Old hat to me, mate. The problem lies in that import from > > > Hinduism, > > > >> >>>>>>>> i.e. zero equals infinity. That's what you get when you > intake > > > an > > > >> >>>>>>>> numero-ideology from a caste-system. > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> Yawn. > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> Mr Particular. > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> 2008/7/2 Roger Day <[log in to unmask]>: > > > >> >>>>>>>>> The proof > > > >> >>>>>>>>> http://arxiv.org/abs/0807.0090v2 > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>>> the hypothesis > > > >> >>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_hypothesis > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>>> and a poem: > > > >> >>>>>>>>> http://xkcd.com/113/ > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>>> now don't go wild in the aisles. > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Roger > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>>>>>> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > >> >>>>>>>>> "I began to warm and chill > > > >> >>>>>>>>> to objects and their fields" > > > >> >>>>>>>>> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > >> >>>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>>>>> David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>>>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > >> >>>>>>>> The Animal Subsides > > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > >> >>>>>>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > >> >>>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>>>> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > >> >>>>>>> "I began to warm and chill > > > >> >>>>>>> to objects and their fields" > > > >> >>>>>>> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > >> >>>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>>> David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>>>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > >> >>>>>> The Animal Subsides > > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > >> >>>>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > >> >>>>>> > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>>> -- > > > >> >>>>> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > >> >>>>> "I began to warm and chill > > > >> >>>>> to objects and their fields" > > > >> >>>>> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > >> >>>>> > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>>> -- > > > >> >>>> David Bircumshaw > > > >> >>>> Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > >> >>>> The Animal Subsides > > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > >> >>>> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > >> >>>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> -- > > > >> >>> My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > >> >>> "I began to warm and chill > > > >> >>> to objects and their fields" > > > >> >>> Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > >> >>> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> -- > > > >> >> David Bircumshaw > > > >> >> Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > >> >> The Animal Subsides > > > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > >> >> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > > >> > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > >> > "I began to warm and chill > > > >> > to objects and their fields" > > > >> > Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> David Bircumshaw > > > >> Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > >> The Animal Subsides > http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > >> Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > > > > "I began to warm and chill > > > > to objects and their fields" > > > > Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > David Bircumshaw > > > Website and A Chide's Alphabet > > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/ > > > The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html > > > Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Joseph Duemer > > Professor of Humanities > > Clarkson University > > Weblog: sharpsand.net > > > > > -- > My Stuff: http://www.badstep.net/ > "I began to warm and chill > to objects and their fields" > Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds > -- Joseph Duemer Professor of Humanities Clarkson University Weblog: sharpsand.net