It has a geometric interpretation. But there are places where a real number line is useful beyond denoting locations & times in our universe. The original poster was saying that, where gravity warps space strongly, we would no longer use Pi. I was saying we would, since it comes up in other ways.
- Martin Eric Smith wrote: > except of course that the pi that appears in the Gaussian integral is > the angular measure, by which the gaussian on the line reduces to the > exponential on the plane. So is it geometric, or is it not? > > Eric > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
