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I'm not sure what a configuration space is, but your idea is intriguing. I had a friend, a physics prof, years ago who would take a cigar box with a l...
December 05, 2019 at 04:55
I pulled it up and looked at it again, and found a misprint. But don't worry, I don't require readers to find them as well! It's actually pretty trivi...
December 04, 2019 at 03:54
"Math equations that express a behavior as a function of time, are misleading when the time is interpreted as a causative factor. The time of an event...
December 04, 2019 at 03:48
I haven't read that, but thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to start a new thread in the next day or so on theories of history that relate to these ...
December 02, 2019 at 05:11
This might be of interest: Towards the end is a section on perception of time passage corresponding to advancing age. Nothing serious. https://www.res...
December 01, 2019 at 00:29
Here is a mathematical note I wrote a while back that demonstrates how a math person might view the passage of time. It's meant to be amusing as well....
December 01, 2019 at 00:03
Not yet. It will take awhile! Thanks.
November 30, 2019 at 04:22
Just joining the discussion. I'm a retired math professor interested in the nature of time.
November 29, 2019 at 05:08