phillies wrote:Your niece has written a 22 volume book? I suppose it keeps her busy and out of trouble.
cthia wrote:I could cheat with two words and/or three ways.
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Lorentz transformation. 2. My 13-yr-old niece, Tierney Jenkins, who offered me her
Volume 22. And an "Oh please. You've got to be kidding."
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These type discussions would be loads of fun, and worth the effort if mathematical symbols and equations displayed properly. MathML or HTML5. A limitation that I've run into myself, here on the forum, on several occasions.
Not exactly. She keeps a journal of all of her projects, notes, musings, equations, epiphanies, and on and on. She used to write on everyting from a very young age, much to the chagrin of my sister, as often she would have a misplaced bill or something that my niece would have in her room - having written on that days mail. I suggested to my sister that she give her a leather bound journal for her eighth birthday present. 192 page journals. I wish I could share with you the look on her face at that first journal. It was as if she received a pony. She slept with it. Often do now. Here is a related post from some time ago.
*[2] My niece keeps an ongoing journal. The volumes are stacking up. Leather bound journals began with a suggestion to my sister as an 8-yr-old birthday gift. At around $150 a piece she's filled 23 of them to date. They are simply compendiums of her projects, plans, thoughts, musings, formulas...
One weekend at my sister's home, I came inside and my niece was crying, being held by my sister. Tierney was so upset I couldn't get any thing out of her. Upon asking my sister "I don't know. She keeps pointing to that!"
Her journal featured equations, the bulk of which were EFE, applied to her formulations regarding the existence of God. The particular equation...infers unimaginable evil (in the context of her work, work which is extraordinary). As it stood, it was...frightening. My niece then saw realization in my face validating what she saw. That distressed her even more. Now I'm holding her, and she is begging me to explain it away. It took a while to realize...that the simple reciprocal of it...suggests overwhelming 'good.' It was very soothing. Yet a reminder of the power of EFE in conjunction with GTR, applied to the most...benignly unexpected.
Einstein's work has implications beyond that of which it is generally applied. I have a long going side project of proving the existence of a Deity. EFE and GTR, along with the many prerequisites are tantalizing pieces of the puzzle. My niece, being close to me, is aware of all of my theories and much of my work, which led her to her unsettling...discovery.
I quite wonder if Einstein didn't accomplish more, but decided to withhold such frightening, disturbing, dangerous revelations, because mankind isn't ready. Were we ready for E=MC2? Many died because of it.
Einsteins Special Theory of Relativity in conjunction with the General Theory of Relativity, keeping all of the prerequisite works culminating with the fruition of Einsteins works have far reaching applications and implications outside of its perceived scope, to the imaginative and adventurous minds. My niece likes to refer to these as the descendants of GTR.
Once, my sister was reading one of my nieces journals. Vol. III. I watched her countenance morph from intense interest to abject fear. Oftentimes, I wonder if I am being irresponsible not to burn them all.
Volume 8 begins with "Einstein Field Equations are a bowl of Lucky Charms. Add a little perception and conception and it becomes magically delicious."
She is actually visiting me this weekend. A reprieve for her and sis from all of the snow.
Volume 22 is all Tolman's Paradox. At the suggestion of her professor. Then she reworked it with many more goodies, and related subject matter. Professionals visit my sister just to complete a particular journal from a previous visit. Tierney doesn't allow anyone to take them. Though many often beg. Very interesting they are. And thought provoking. And frightening at times.
She would rather write than type because she can draw. Her illustrations are very detailed. She's a very accomplished artist. That runs in my family, drawing. Yet it skipped me.
My sister often finds her guests off reading one of my niece's journals. You can get lost in them.
She says she's working on number 32 now, and she has it with her. Always.
Note:
EFE abbreviates Einstein Field Equations.
GTR abbreviates General Theory of Relativity.
