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
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:
There
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
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
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
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
But sadly, isn't the basic problem not so much translating from other
languages but just communicating with our own!?! So long as people
are primarily looking for the fault in other people's points of view
instead of the insight in other people's points of view we'll get the
mayhem we now hav
Phil Henshaw wrote:
> So long as people
> are primarily looking for the fault in other people's points of view
> instead of the insight in other people's points of view we'll get the
> mayhem we now have and justly deserve.
> Nature must have some good a
> reason for having all minds make up t
Hi Friamers -- I have something I need help with.
I want to build a version of the 80s toy "Simon" in the form of a 20'
ring of four skulls.
Simon was a small handheld toy which had four buttons. Lights beneath
the buttons would flash in a particular sequence, the player would
press the buttons t
But, is it the 'magic' of numbers that produces the patterns or the
patterns that produce the 'magic' of numbers?? big difference it seems
to me.
Phil Henshaw .·´ ¯ `·.
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