Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-03-04 Thread Xavier Luminous
Message- From: James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 3:45 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Newton's laws in spherical coordinates Sure... why not? Give it a try and report back. On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10

Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-03-02 Thread James Bowery
, Feb 29, 2012 6:42 pm Subject: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Hi The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system can not be met nor fulfilled. The Madelung constant is proof of this. It becomes divergent in spherical coordinates and convergent in cubic

Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-03-02 Thread David Roberson
@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 6:42 pm Subject: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Hi The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system can not be met nor fulfilled. The Madelung constant is proof of this. It becomes divergent in spherical coordinates

Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-03-02 Thread Harry Veeder
Sent: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 6:42 pm Subject: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Hi The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system can not be met nor fulfilled. The Madelung constant is proof of this. It becomes divergent in spherical coordinates and convergent

Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-03-02 Thread James Bowery
are not discussing the same issue. Dave -Original Message- From: James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Fri, Mar 2, 2012 3:45 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Newton's laws in spherical coordinates Sure... why

[Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-02-29 Thread David Jonsson
Hi The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system can not be met nor fulfilled. The Madelung constant is proof of this. It becomes divergent in spherical coordinates and convergent in cubic coordinate. Covariance can thus be forgotten. Check

Re: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates

2012-02-29 Thread David Roberson
-Original Message- From: David Jonsson davidjonssonswe...@gmail.com To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 6:42 pm Subject: [Vo]:Physice depends on choice of coordinates Hi The wish and desire of having physics independent of coordinate system can not be met nor