Math sucks fun or not?

[Behrluvr]

i thought there were to be no math questions on this forum

What ever made you think that?

 

[brmstn69]

i thought there were to be no math questions on this forum

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z = \frac{\lambda_o}{\lambda_e}-1 = \sqrt{\frac{1+v/c}{1-v/c}}-1 \approx \frac{v}{c} \ .

 

[jimtim]

When the animals came off the Ark, Noah told them all "Go forth and multiply."
To the Lions, "Go forth and multiply." and they said, "Yes, Sir!"
To the dogs, "Go forth and multiply." and they said, "Yes, Sir!"
To the snakes, "Go forth and multiply." and they said, "Sorry, Sir, we are Adders!"
Then Noah said, "Go over by that wood pile and wait while I dismiss the other animals.
Then Noah said to the foxes, "Go forth and multiply." and they said, "Yes, Sir!"
To the horses, "Go forth and multiply." and they said, "Yes, Sir!"
When he was finished, Noah went over to the wood pile and was surprised to see a lot of baby snakes slithering around.
"I thought you said you could not multiply."
The snakes replied, "Oh, we Adders can multilply by logs."

(Get out your slide rules, everyone!)

 

[hawtsean]

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z = \frac{\lambda_o}{\lambda_e}-1 = \sqrt{\frac{1+v/c}{1-v/c}}-1 \approx \frac{v}{c} \ .

Awww, that's an easy one --- 2+2=3.944436664788

 

[Behrluvr]

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z = \frac{\lambda_o}{\lambda_e}-1 = \sqrt{\frac{1+v/c}{1-v/c}}-1 \approx \frac{v}{c} \ .

Isn't this the Lorentzian transform? I thought the browser would automatically interpret LaTex but I viewed it in 2 browsers , Chrome and IE, nope.

There are 2 solutions depending on the value of 'v'. If 'v' is relativistic (comparable to light speed) then z = 1

If 'v' is small, a non - relativistic speed, z blows up exponentially to positive infinity.

I'm unhappy with the 'infinity' solution, there may be a missing term or else I'm interpreting the LaTex code wrong. I'm uneasy as to how to handle the 'approx' operation.

 

[hawtsean]

Isn't this the Lorentzian transform? I thought the browser would automatically interpret LaTex but I viewed it in 2 browsers , Chrome and IE, nope.

My understanding (correct me if I have it wrong), is that LaTex as a markup language was superseded by the work of S.P. Andex, a brilliant researcher from South America. I read some of his work, and he appeared to compare the relativistic value of 'v' to the function of a Möbius loop. I confess a lack of familiarity with the Lorentzian transform, Fourier was my limit.

 

[Behrluvr]

My understanding (correct me if I have it wrong), is that LaTex as a markup language was superseded by the work of S.P. Andex, .....

The example used

z = \frac{\lambda_o}{\lambda_e}-1 = \sqrt{\frac{1+v/c}{1-v/c}}-1 \approx \frac{v}{c} \

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is not written in mathematical notation, it is written in LaTex which is a computer markup language for generating nice, professional looking representations of complex mathematical formulas. (In this case, what appears to be a Lorentzian transform) I was unaware that LaTex has been superseded. Certainly possible since LaTex itself superseded Tex.

 

[gb2000ie]

If LaTeX has been superseded no one has told the academic community about it - it's still the defacto standard for academic papers, for exam papers, and even for Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) like Moodle.

It was never a web language though, so it's not reasonable to expect a browser to interpret it for you.

People might find this web converter handy though (it converts LaTeX to a GIF image): http://anonym.to/?http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php

Here's the equation in the last few posts rendered:



B.

 

[hawtsean]

I was unaware that LaTex has been superseded. Certainly possible since LaTex itself superseded Tex.

Can anyone spot the put on in this thread?

 

[bsgfan12]

Love math... I'm a nerd

 

[brmstn69]

Love math... I'm a nerd

Apparently, there are several of your ilk here...

 

[hollowcypher]

i got my first blowjob whilst tutoring math at college. love it.

 

[Behrluvr]

Ahah, I did misinterpret th LaTex. That is a a Lorentzian. (BTW, a stray dollar sign seems to have crept in. I hope, as I don't recognize it)

Is that how you handle the 'approx' term? Makes sense now. There are 2 solutions.

For real world speeds , non relativistic, z = (approximately) zero. (not 1)

But for relativistic speeds , z grows exponential large positive, while at light speed z = infinity.

What I'm uneasy with now is the approximation of z being roughly equal to v/c. I don't see how this works for large relativistic values of v....I'm still missing something here. Does the dollar sign have some meaning?

 

[hawtsean]

Insertion of snarky comment into this otherwise highbrow discussion:

Does the dollar sign have some meaning?

Only when placed next to the price indicator on the gasoline pumps at the service station.