tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post2283200242231679237..comments2024-03-27T19:47:13.475-07:00Comments on Dark Buzz: No Nobel Prize for mathematiciansRogerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-59346723222776377012015-07-27T12:24:17.532-07:002015-07-27T12:24:17.532-07:00As an analogy, consider a prison with no guards an...As an analogy, consider a prison with no guards and no locks. It is still possible that all of the prisoners are still living there even though there is nothing in principle preventing them from leaving.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-69282659960807188232015-07-27T12:18:53.498-07:002015-07-27T12:18:53.498-07:00The article says, "But, Tao explained, if he ...The article says, "But, Tao explained, if he can show mathematically that there is nothing, in principle, preventing such a fiendish contraption from operating, then it would mean that water can, in fact, explode." Not true. See http://edge.org/response-detail/11675 Also see www.ptep-online.com/index_files/2015/PP-40-02.PDF There is nothing in principle preventing the NS equations from becoming singular, but this doesn't mean there must exist a counter-example.<br />Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148573551417578681.post-40366999408994681092015-07-25T12:00:48.478-07:002015-07-25T12:00:48.478-07:00... for (roughly) our generation, with the expecte...... for (roughly) our generation, with the expected life-span being thrown in, and the geniuses being thrown out.<br /><br />--Ajit<br />[E&OE]<br />Ajit R. Jadhavhttp://jadhavresearch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com