MessageExactly. I've always thought numbers are just another of our perceptual
mechanisms (albeit an incredibly elegant one) that only captures part of the
magic that is actually out there. Interestingly, this maps well to the
rainbow idea that was on this thread: the colors are continous,
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
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
Then there is Euler's Formula which gives: e^(i*PI) + 1 = 0
attachment: euler_e_i_pi_1.jpg
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
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
Your diagram would imply Violet lies inbetween Indigo and Blue,
whereas traditionally it is the other way around (Roy G Biv).
To be quite frank, I cannot distinguish a seperate colour between blue
and violet - does that mean my cones are defective?
Cheers
On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 10:54:43AM
Agreed. Good catch!
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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
So, why was indigo worthy of inclusion, while cyan was not?
~~James
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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
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
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
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
design, say, databases or UIs that are applicable anywhere, anytime.
So for
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 evelope
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