What is the Universe expanding into..

[Galu]

Galu you taking a dig at me? 😀

Wood eye?

 

[Galu]

I apologize for the unfocused nature of the random thoughts here; I'm not a mathematician and cannot convert these thoughts into equations to clarify.

That's just what we need, a new "Master Equation". 😎

 

[Disco-Pete]

That's just what we need, a new "Master Equation". 😎

Isn't that what physicists are looking for?


I think MITsound found it. 😎

 

[Galu]

Yes, that's just what we need and are actively looking for.

I was indicating 'cool', not sarcasm.

 

[Disco-Pete]

Me too. 🙂

 

[system7]

That "Master Equation" is facing a ban in the more illiberal parts of the US! Relies on Calculus, you see... 😕

In California, proposals are under consideration that would discourage the teaching of calculus in high schools. In Canada, Ontario’s proposed “equitable” maths curriculum “recognises that mathematics can be subjective”. Deconstructing education in this way, during a time of intense geopolitical rivalry in science and technology, does not look like a winning strategy.

The West isn’t dying – its ideas live on in China

Looks like I am going underground. I can see it now in California: Books like Calculus A being hidden in cellars, less the Police ransack your place for illegal texts. 😀

 

[TNT]

That's just what we need, a new "Master Equation". 😎

Do you spot the glaring error in the tensor on line 3?

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[Galu]

Discouraging the teaching of calculus?

Now, that really is the limit! 😀

 

[Galu]

Do you spot the glaring error in the tensor on line 3?

No, your eyesight must be better than mine! 🙂

 

[TNT]

Haha - I have no idea what Iäm talking about - i.e. everything is as usual... ;-D

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[Galu]

Thankfully, for posters such as you and me, this is one of the more accommodating "I have no idea what I'm talking about" threads on this forum!

 

[Bonsai]

Haha - I have no idea what Iäm talking about - i.e. everything is as usual... ;-D

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😀

 

[Galu]

Ignorance is good! 😎

It is ignorance, not knowledge, that ultimately drives science.

It is ignorance that makes the universe truly awe-inspiring. Nothing compares to the shock, or the excitement, of being reminded of what we don't know about the universe.

This Is What We Don’t Know About The Universe - Scientific American Blog Network

 

[Disco-Pete]

Ignorance is good! 😎

Thanks for the kind word, Galu. Much appreciated.


Although I may have to remind you of it from time to time. 🙂

 

[Galu]

Must you remind me?

After all, ignorance is bliss! 😛

 

[KaffiMann]

Knowledgeable people lurk towards smugness when facing ignorance.
... I guess that's natural selection in practice.

 

[Galu]

... I guess that's natural selection in practice.

I'm always willing to adapt and change - just ask my wife! 😉

 

[Disco-Pete]

I was sure he was talking about me. 😎

 

[Galu]

Back to the universe...

The Hubble Space Telescope's computer problem is now fixed and, after a month-long hiatus, we are getting new pics.

On the left, a pair of colliding galaxies some 297 million light years away.

On the right, a large spiral galaxy some 490 million light years away.

 

[Bonsai]

Very nice article on Dark Energy by Ethan Siegel here

Ask Ethan: Could Dark Energy Simply Be A Misinterpretation Of The Data?