A Collision at the Speed of Light

[cloudsweeper]

7 hours ago, Thalestris24 said:

Maybe you guys should put infinity to bed and have a look at some quantum mechanics instead!

Louise

That would surely make the length of this thread tend to infinity!

Doug.

[Macavity]

On 2/27/2017 at 10:01, andrew s said:

I think you can tell when a thread has reached the end of it's useful life...

Always tried to make things minimalist, me:
"Ee equals Em Cee squared, Beta, Gamma"...
But who gets the "signs" right in practice? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_factor

[SilverAstro]

6 hours ago, cloudsweeper said:

That would surely make the length of this thread tend to infinity!

I thought it was in danger of doing so already, without the help of QM ?

But I suppose the infinite length with QM would be a bigger/longer one than without its help ?

[cloudsweeper]

We know where  this tread is right now, but have no idea how fast  it's progressing.  But let's not get entangled  with all that stuff!

Doug, preparing for a sudden leap in QM puns......

[andrew s]

We just need to renormalise the ∞ out of it and it will be fine.

I assume the code of conduct allows at least first order perturbation theory?

Regards Andrew

[SilverAstro]

The CofC probably does but could you keep fluxions out of it, please ?

[SilverAstro]

39 minutes ago, cloudsweeper said:

We know where  this tread is right now, but have no idea how fast  it's progressing.

Doug, preparing

It does seem to have a momentum all of its own , ,  ,

[symesie04]

I cant tell if this thread is about maths or Quatum Particles as it seems to have the properties of both at the same time.

[cloudsweeper]

7 minutes ago, symesie04 said:

I cant tell if this thread is about maths or Quatum Particles as it seems to have the properties of both at the same time.

Wait until a moderator detects  it, then we'll know!

Doug.

[SilverAstro]

We cant be particular about it, there seems to be too much interference.

Poor @Corkeyno2 look what we have done to his topic, he is probably gnashing teeth in another universe by now !

 

[saac]

Thinking of management types and media commentators - why do they always refer to a massive change as a "quantum leap". 

 

Jim

[saac]

2 hours ago, SilverAstro said:

 

Poor @Corkeyno2 look what we have done to his topic, he is probably gnashing teeth in another universe by now !

 

Blame it on the cloud cover, if it were clear I'd be doing something else  

Maybe tonight, maybe,,

Jim

[cloudsweeper]

8 minutes ago, saac said:

Thinking of management types and media commentators - why do they always refer to a massive change as a "quantum leap". 

 

Jim

Probably because it's analogous to electrons making transitions between discrete atomic energy levels.........but they wouldn't know that, I suspect!

Doug.

[Corkeyno2]

Yikes, I came back in a couple of days and you're talking about quantum particles? Nevermind, I'm already in a neighboring universe lol

[cloudsweeper]

31 minutes ago, Corkeyno2 said:

Yikes, I came back in a couple of days and you're talking about quantum particles? Nevermind, I'm already in a neighboring universe lol

Corkey - sorry your thread got hijacked while you were away, but we've had some fun.  Please excuse us!

Doug.

[saac]

1 hour ago, cloudsweeper said:

Probably because it's analogous to electrons making transitions between discrete atomic energy levels.........but they wouldn't know that, I suspect!

Doug.

I'm sure that the irony would be lost on them Doug if it were explained, but it always makes me smile when I hear it abused so.  

Jim