I expect the DC++ hoggers already know about "Three KGPians day out", well here is a new version of it. Four days before the end sem exams, and on the eve of the day which has three tests in store for them, three KGPians, decided to go out for a late night snack. Actually there wasnt much decision involved except for the place where they would be willing to hog down stuff. The local canteen won on the grounds that being the nearest, they would be WASTING much lesser time if they went there. The guftagu began, after the initial rite of ordering your stuff. Two Bread Butters, one beg sandwich, and a cup of tea. No maggie, no chowmein -- seriosly these people were low on budget. Before we get any further into their actual conversation, lets name the three dramatis personae. On account of confidentiality, they have requested that they be known by aliases. So lets call them MyTh, Quark and manGO. As the three waited for the food to arrive, manGO being in a counter reflective mood
great to know that muggu ka kaat diya by 'publishing' it first!!!
ReplyDeletehow bored are you???
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ReplyDeleteIrrational numbers are just theoretical constructions. Physical measurements cannot be irrational. Any measurement can be done till the resolution of plank units only. So you can never get irrational measurements. So a quantized universe (quantization being in terms of plank units) cannot allow irrational numbers.
ReplyDelete@sarkar : agreed
ReplyDeletebut then what about e n pi .... they are very basic to our mathematics ... is it to say that our mathematics is based on mere theoretical hypothesis
well the length of any stick cannot be pi or e. physics deals with physical realities/measurements. irrational numbers do no exists in physical reality simply because no device can measure an irrational number. that is because such a measurement requires an infinite resolution of unit. and that is not possible in a quantized universe where there is a lower limit in resolution i.e. the plank units.
ReplyDeletein simple terms because irrational no. or ratinal no. are real things in an abstract mathematical structure with closure property(of course this is so because it's constructed this way)
ReplyDeleteOur real words doesn't allow even the rationals because our faculty of observation is bound by uncertainty principle.
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
ReplyDeleteAnd you et an account on Twitter?
@anon
ReplyDeleteas long as u credit and link back ... u can use it ...
and i am on twitter ... twitter.com/ritwik_mango
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
ReplyDeletethank youssss @anon
ReplyDeleteand the 2 anons aren't the same ... are they??
please use your names .. easier to follow people :)