[extropy-chat] funky frink function

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Alan Eliasen <eliasen at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 
>    You can think of the -> operator as a very-low-precendence divide
> operator, if that helps.

I had thought it was an equals sign.

> 
>    So, if you wanted to see what constant acceleration you'd need to
> reach .9 c in a year, the (overly-simplified) calculation would be:
> 
>    .9 c / (1 year) -> ft/s^2
> 
>    Which gives a needed acceleration of about
> 
>    28.05 ft/s^2
> 
>    Which is hopefully what you were trying to calculate.  By the way,
> you can
> replace the ft/s^2 with "gravity" or "gee", too, to give something in
> human terms.  (It's just under 1 gee.)
> 
>    This calculation is, of course, oversimplified, and neglects the
> Lorentz transformations which are necessary to give a correct answer,
> which are left as an exercise for the reader.

Can one do Lorentz transformations in Frink?


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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
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It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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