tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post3181316479091064079..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-26844247735612647522007-03-19T19:24:00.000-04:002007-03-19T19:24:00.000-04:00Eli:Minor nitpick: Both the r-mean and s-mean are ...Eli:<BR/><BR/>Minor nitpick: Both the r-mean and s-mean are undefined when r=0 or s=0. However, both are well-defined in the limit that r -> 0 and s -> 0 so, for example, if you are doing it computationally, you can compute the value at, e.g., r=0.001 instead of r=0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-76370705350173010202007-03-19T14:15:00.000-04:002007-03-19T14:15:00.000-04:00We -- the undersigned anonymice -- also have the ...We -- the undersigned anonymice -- also have the utmost respect for anonymity (Edimome too)<BR/><BR/>Respectfully yours, <BR/><BR/>Anon Y. Mouse, III<BR/>(aka A. Nony Mouse)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-91130990251271121372007-03-19T13:25:00.000-04:002007-03-19T13:25:00.000-04:00John A. for lunch? Eli, you might want to first e...John A. for lunch? Eli, you might want to first establish whether it's possible for Ethon to OD on bile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-73636892398811101722007-03-19T11:30:00.000-04:002007-03-19T11:30:00.000-04:00Steve, mice,We want to be kind to guests before Et...Steve, mice,<BR/><BR/>We want to be kind to guests before Ethon has them for lunch. Please refer to John as John A. In accord with our policy we respect anonymity and privacy at Rabett Run. Besides which, Eli finds rather prefers a different completion for A.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-44042543028804515302007-03-19T09:01:00.000-04:002007-03-19T09:01:00.000-04:00John Andrews (Thanks Steve) said: "It's about NON-...John Andrews (Thanks Steve) said: "It's about NON-EQUILIBRIUM thermdynamics. The stuff you've been teaching is all about gases in local thermodynamic equilibrium."<BR/><BR/>John, before you make a bigger fool of yourself than you already have, you may want to read what I wrote about local thermodynamic equilibrium in the comments <A HREF="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2007/03/open-book-test-in-comments-over-at.html" REL="nofollow">here</A><BR/><BR/>Though I must admit, I have serious doubts that you will be able to understand the physics, basic as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-55234197569732156782007-03-19T03:07:00.000-04:002007-03-19T03:07:00.000-04:00As is "A." Well, actually, apparently it stands f...As is "A." Well, actually, apparently it stands for Andrews, but we're not supposed to know about that little slip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-78616642184803254602007-03-18T14:26:00.000-04:002007-03-18T14:26:00.000-04:00"Actually you've missed the crucial part where you..."Actually you've missed the crucial part where you, Rabett, Lambert and the other ignoramuses all fall down."<BR/><BR/>The crucial part?<BR/><BR/>The authors of the paper in question are using Celsius temperatures in the Stefan-Boltzmann equation, for goodness sake. <BR/><BR/>That's rubbish -- and if you don't know that, I would suggest that you take a (very) basic physics class at the local community college (or high school, for that matter).<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Can you include Rabett and Lambert so you can spread the blame?"<BR/><BR/>Spread the blame? What in the world has that got to do with whether the physics in the paper in question is wrong?<BR/><BR/>(and I don't know about "Lambert", but "Rabett" is a fictitious name, by the way)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-32733486974953679692007-03-18T13:46:00.000-04:002007-03-18T13:46:00.000-04:00Clearly the linear average is preferred on physica...<EM>Clearly the linear average is preferred on physical grounds. A mass weighted linear average :<BR/><BR/> * reproduces the cooling curve one would obtain if the two liquids were first mixed.<BR/> * is independent of the zero of the temperature scale, and depends only on the magnitude of the degree as a multiplicative constant.<BR/> * is proportional to total energy for homogeneous systems using the Kelvin scale.</EM><BR/><BR/>Oh dear. Do you want to think about this?John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544387836529972922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-34117649713621303152007-03-18T13:31:00.000-04:002007-03-18T13:31:00.000-04:00McKitrick and friends get an "F" for physics in my...<EM>McKitrick and friends get an "F" for physics in my book. It's really absurd that a scientific journal that purports to be about thermodynamics (has it in its name, for God's sake) would accept such sheer physical nonsense for publication (except perhaps in the April Fools day spoof edition).</EM><BR/><BR/>Actually you've missed the crucial part where you, Rabett, Lambert and the other ignoramuses all fall down.<BR/><BR/>It's about NON-EQUILIBRIUM thermdynamics. The stuff you've been teaching is all about gases in local thermodynamic equilibrium.<BR/><BR/>Which is why you'd get a "U" (unclassified) because you failed to understand the question.<BR/><BR/><EM>I intend to write to this journal. You bet I do.</EM><BR/><BR/>I look forward to it. Can you include Rabett and Lambert so you can spread the blame?<BR/><BR/>All of this entertainment for free. I can hardly believe it.John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544387836529972922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-23957287943408668382007-03-18T10:45:00.000-04:002007-03-18T10:45:00.000-04:00"One wonders why the referees did not object to th..."One wonders why the referees did not object to this bootstrapping."<BR/><BR/>Based on the failure of the referees to catch the misuse of Celsius in the Stefan-Boltzmann radiation equation, what's to wonder about?<BR/><BR/>All the wonder and mystery (about the referees <I>and</I> the authors) was removed in one fell swoop.<BR/><BR/>I taught high school physics and many of my students knew far more physics than these guys (the authors or the referees). <BR/><BR/>In fact, I'd have to say that my average student had a better physical sense than the Three Blind Mice & Three Blind Referees (if you will humor me for a moment and allow me to average students.) <BR/><BR/>TBM & TBR may have some knowledge of mathematical equations, but they clearly have no idea how to apply them to the real world -- or how to interpret the answers they get when they do. <BR/><BR/>McKitrick and friends get an "F" for physics in my book. It's really absurd that a scientific journal that purports to be about thermodynamics (has it in its name, for God's sake) would accept such sheer physical nonsense for publication (except perhaps in the April Fools day spoof edition).<BR/><BR/>I intend to write to this journal. You bet I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com