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But, is it the 'magic' of numbers that produces the patterns or the patterns
that produce the 'magic' of numbers?? big
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:52 PM
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There seems to be a constant about the nature of number across all
cultures: that they have a magically aspect and seem to be an integral
part of the nature of the
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
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 Gr
Then there is Euler's Formula which gives: e^(i*PI) + 1 = 0
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http://agutie.homestead.com/files/Eulerformula.htm
For more about the formula, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Euler_formula
--joshua
On Dec 6, 2006, at 11:33 AM, Martin C. Martin wrote:
Pi shows up in many areas that hav
Pi shows up in many areas that have nothing to do with geometry. For
example, the integral of exp(-x^2) over the whole real line is sqrt(Pi).
Also, the infinite series 1/1 - 1/3 + 1/5 - 1/7 + 1/9 - 1/11 + ... =
Pi/4.
- Martin
David Mirly wrote:
> Is pi really inherent throughout the unive
Is pi really inherent throughout the universe?
Won't the concept of pi break down in the presence of sufficiently
strong gravity?
i.e. Euclidian plane geometry is only a good approximation for our
"normal/every day" applications.
On Dec 6, 2006, at 9:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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There seems to be a constant about the nature of number across all cultures:
that they have a magically aspect and seem to be an integral part of the
nature of the universe. Of course some numbers seem to be more magic than
others, e.g. Pi. Why numbers are inherent in the universe is anothe
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Everyones focusing on the rainbow issue. The original observation had
to do with whether even n
Agreed. Good catch!
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So, why was indigo worthy of inclusion
So, why was indigo worthy of inclusion, while cyan was not?
~~James
http://www.turtlezero.com
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On 12/2/06, Dede Densmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Re Pamela's reply: Me, too! Re Robert's: When I was growing up, we
> learned " Roy G. Biv", a name silly enough that you weren't likely to
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Re Pamela's reply: Me, too! Re Robert's: When I was growing up, we
learned " Roy G. Biv", a name silly enough that you weren't likely to
forget it and that definitely included indigo.
Dede
On Nov 30, 2006, at 7:17 PM, J T Johnson wrote:
My apologies, and I seem to be pushing the evelope of
Tom, no apologies necessary to me, at least. I love this stuff.
Pamela
My apologies, and I seem to be pushing the evelope of original intent
for the FRIAM list, but I find this sort of "anthropology of numbers"
topic an interesting problem that converges on interesting questions
in how we
Lots of interesting number/culture stuff out there. One of my
favorites are the languages with numeral classifiers, where whenever
you count you have to include a bit of morphology that describes
features of the objects being counted. Vaguely remember discussions
of "ethno-mathematics" as w
Some mistake, surely? An English rainbow has seven colours, not six. Hence
the mnemonic taught to all school children "Richard of York gave battle in
vain". (V for violet rather than purple).
R
On 11/30/06, J T Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My apologies, and I seem to be pushing the evel
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