RobJLow

Was a maths lecturer, main research interest general relativity. Now retired, rebooting as a classics undergrad at Warwick University. Still @RobJLow on Twitter: seeing how that goes.

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2024-11-22 19:38:21

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@nprofile…fa4k @nprofile…e5g0 This is why I have problem with the firewall idea. (I've tried to understand the justification, but all I hear is "mumble mumble boundary conditions mumble mumble and then a miracle happens".)

2024-11-21 19:24:48

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@nprofile…yu7x @nprofile…cnse @nprofile…fa4k So cool, isn't it!

2024-11-21 18:58:58

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@nprofile…cnse @nprofile…fa4k Just to add some quantitative pedantry, the tidal force due to the sun is about half that due to the moon, which is why spring and neap tides are so different.
(I still remember how surprised I was when I first did the calculation to see the relative sizes of the effects, so now I take every opportunity to share the information, however marginally relevant it might be.)

2024-08-20 11:56:28

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@npub1t76…4l63 The visuals seemed really reminiscent of Moebius' work in Heavy Metal. I'm not *entirely* convinced it made sense, though :-)