the-last-user

Re:Mathematicians disagree on the essential structure of the complex n... on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @06:10AM (#46973539)

Perhaps of your interest might be this work https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.10873v1 on why quantum physics needs complex numbers to work. Interesting noting though that as for solving polynomials, quantum physics might be also considered a “convenience” within the Copenhagen interpretation

Ask HN: DIY Satellite Phone

Posted by the-last-user on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @10:37AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm a ~30y.o. physics researcher and my family is at the moment living on their skin the Ukrainian crisis. Up until now they have been able to get (bad) internet access however, after the latest news I fear that Russia will soon disrupt network communications.Unfortunately I haven't been smart enough to foresee this situation and I didn't provide them in time with any satellite...

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Re:Orbital Reef: Commercial space station by BlueOrigin, Sierra Space,... on Monday October 25, 2021 @01:18PM (#28990466)

Perhaps a cynical view but can this be an optimal way of avoiding taxes/laws? Any in-orbit trades would be completely unregulated. This combined with the fact that only the <1% of the world population would have access to it