----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:10 PM Subject: Re: Physics question
> > On 23 Aug 2005, at 06:14, Maru Dubshinki wrote: > > > A minor point: why are you representing the cartesian distance formula > > in squared form? I've always elsewhere seen it as sqrt(x^2+y^2+z^2). > > If you look at the relativistic formula > > d^2 = t^2 - x^2 - y^2 - z^2 > > (which uses my preferred sign convention, which differs from Dan's) As well as convenient units in which c = 1, you theorist you. :-) For those of you who don't know, I'm just a humble plumber, who's dissertation was on 300 Gev proton-Neon interactions in Fermilab's bubble chamber. Rich is the one who does fancy-pants theoretic stuff. :-) Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
