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| From | Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an apparently impossible problem |
| Date | 2016-01-28 14:50 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
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On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:27:37 -0600, Sam Wormley wrote: > How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an > apparently impossible problem >> http://phys.org/news/2016-01-ways-tennis-balls-apparently-impossible.html > Dumb-fsck Wormley does it again. The phys.org "article" is so dummied down that it gives no sense whatsoever to the original research. It would be far better to consult the original source: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.012906 From there we can actually understand what is going on: "... a numerical calculation of the total number of disordered jammed configurations Ω of N repulsive, three-dimensional spheres in a fixed volume V ..." This kind of computation could be very important to statistical physics. We advise Wormley to cite only the original publications and keep away from the fluff. But brain-dead Wormley needs his dummified popular trash or he wouldn't know physics at all. We present a numerical calculation of the total number of disordered jammed configurations Ω of N repulsive, three-dimensional spheres in a fixed volume V.
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How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an apparently impossible problem Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-27 12:27 -0600
Re: How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an apparently impossible problem jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-27 18:55 +0000
Re: How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an apparently impossible problem Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-01-28 14:50 +0000
Re: How many ways can you arrange 128 tennis balls? Researchers solve an apparently impossible problem Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-28 14:38 -0600
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