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   XPost: sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics.electromag   
   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   In article ,   
    o'Mahoney  wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 15 May 2023 22:31:56 -0230, David Dalton    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > >A physics clue came to me while I was semi-asleep.   
   > >   
   > >It is "caustic quilt", so a mesh that is like quilt   
   > >stitching and is formed from caustics, or possibly   
   > >characteristic curves.   
   > >   
   > >I just wanted to note it on these groups for the   
   > >record; perhaps someone else will make something   
   > >more of it before I do.   
   > >   
   > >For those not familiar with caustics, one simple   
   > >example is the apple-like curve that can be seen   
   > >when light shines in on an angle into a cup of tea.   
   > >   
   > >I will add it to past clues that may help me and   
   > >collaborators develop an interstellar drive.   
   >   
   > We already have an interstellar drive, unfortunately for we short   
   > lived species, it will take many lifetimes to get to Proxima Centauri,   
   > let alone any of the less "proximate" suns.   
      
   Perhaps we will find that, like energy levels of the hydrogen   
   atom, there are corresponding levels of the speed of light,   
   and so far we have accessed just the lowest level.  This   
   may be related to branches of the inverse tangent function,   
   and entropy (S-Atan).  :-)   
      
   > You're a geophysicist.  Astrophysics is out of your discipline however   
   > deep time & cladistics is well within.  When you understand our lack   
   > of understanding of deep time, come back with some relevant dreams (if   
   > dreams can ever be called relevant).   
      
   Well, I have done introductory astrophysics and spent many   
   years in a Department of Geophysics and Astronomy, and   
   have studied some differential geometry and anisotropy,   
   but I do hope to work with collaborators.  And note   
   that, as described on my web page, I got a peek into   
   higher dimensions during my sub stare.   
      
   --   
   https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;   
   This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;   
   Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)