serendipities, revelations, eurekas (as a noun)... At URL http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Serendipity
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Dan Bron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John wrote: > > This is a simple recurrence relation [which generates primes] > > Does anyone have any similar examples? > > I'm chasing one now. I've reverse-engineered an interesting series to a > point where it shows a clearly fractal nature. > > I've captured part of the pattern in a surprisingly succinct verb, whose > discovery gave me a moment of joy. But another part still eludes me. > > I'd rather not post the actual series, lest I spoil the hunt for myself. > So what I'm looking for are tips, techniques, or advice on how to diagnose > fractals. That is, given a series whose plot is obviously self-similar, > but whose generating function is not immediately clear, how to discover > that generating function. > > By the way, J is amazing for this kind of work. > > -Dan > > PS: Is there a good word for "happy surprise"? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Use Reply-To: & thread your email after the first: or it may take a while, as I get 2000+ emails per day. -- Roy A. Crabtree UNC '76 gaa.lifer# 11086 703-318-2106 (msgs only, use my name) (mail, residence) Roy A. Crabtree 3322 Wheeler Road SE Oak Hill Apartments #T-4 Washington, DC 20032-4166 (secondary mail) Roy A. Crabtree USPS POB 58097 Washington, DC 20034-8097 [When you hear/read/see/feel what a y*ehudi plays/writes/sculpts/holds] [(n)either violinist {Menuhin} (n)or writer {"The Y*ehudi Principle"} (n)or molder (n)or older] [you must strive/think/look/sense all of it, or you will miss the meanings of it all] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwards only to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: auto to ^ http://musings-roy-crabtree.blogspot.com [& others] http://www.authorsden.com/royacrabtree http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/activex/720/resume/full.doc -- (c) RAC/IP, ARE,PRO,PAST (Copyright) Roy Andrew Crabtree/In Perpetuity All Rights/Reserved Explicitly Public Reuse Only Profits Always Safe Traded ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
