My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Part 8: Mmmcake

[Cranica]

Yes, but not because of the portal, but the warped space between the two points that caused the difference in relative portal size considering they share a single point; your perspective is that there is a separate entrance and exit.

So your bigger concern would be inventing a device that causes spatial compression, not the portal.

There need not be any "space" between the 2m and 4m portal. It's prefectly mathematically valid. For instance, take a sheet of paper, draw a circle of radius 4 and one of radius 2, it's perfectly mathematically valid to say "okay, now we say these two are really "the same place". Rigorously speaking, the circles have 'the same number of points' - what gets warped is the metric (measure of length/distance), but there still is one. The 2D case is much simpler, let me work this out - I actually just did a proof yesterday proving the construction is valid.

[Sofii]

Indeed it is. And the depth and interconnection only gets richer as you go further up the tree.

I know, it's awesome.

I need to figure exactly what I want to get degrees in... And whether I ever want to do a PhD.

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There need not be any "space" between the 2m and 4m portal. It's prefectly mathematically valid. For instance, take a sheet of paper, draw a circle of radius 4 and one of radius 2, it's perfectly mathematically valid to say "okay, now we say these two are really "the same place". Rigorously speaking, the circles have 'the same number of points' - what gets warped is the metric (measure of length/distance), but there still is one. The 2D case is much simpler, let me work this out - I actually just did a proof yesterday proving the construction is valid.

You know, I like reading what you really really intelligent people say the most out of all the threadgoers.

[Temp name]

Yes, but not because of the portal, but the warped space between the two points that caused the difference in relative portal size considering they share a single point; your perspective is that there is a separate entrance and exit.

So your bigger concern would be inventing a device that causes spatial compression, not the portal.

Hehe, Delph is silly with his big words..
But that actually makes sense.

[isi]

Yes, but not because of the portal, but the warped space between the two points that caused the difference in relative portal size considering they share a single point; your perspective is that there is a separate entrance and exit.

So your bigger concern would be inventing a device that causes spatial compression, not the portal.

Delph! how are you? haven't seen you in ages.. i think..

[Cranica]

I know, it's awesome.

I need to figure exactly what I want to get degrees in... And whether I ever want to do a PhD.

Most universities just offer a Mathematics bachelor's. And rightly so - you need at least a basic grounding in quite a few fields for advanced work. Answers about number theory (roughly, properties of integers) pop out of complex analysis (calculus and beyond with complex numbers), answers about topology (study of 'connectedness' or 'closeness') out of algebra (the study of operations).

[Delphince]

Okay, that explanation is essentially the idea that made me think that it would. Thanks for confirming. By the way, what the hell do you do for a living, and what do you have qualifications in?

If you're thinking of the Warcraft portal to Outland, I think that's a wormhole, otherwise the size difference wouldn't make sense. If you sent something through that was bigger than the portal on the other side, it would be compressed like playdough and then resume its original (or reasonable) density on the other side. If you compressed something beyond a certain point to where...trying to use simple words here but not having much luck so I'll just say it: beyond the neutron or quantum exclusion principle (ask me if you need those defined), you'd have the equivalent of a several orders of magnitude more than a thermonuclear explosion, or antimatter annihilation, respectively.

A lot.

[Deleted]

Hey again! :3

[Delphince]

DElph! how are you? haven't seen you in ages.. i think..

Hey bud, been busy, hence the lack of updates. Cramming a lot of work hours in before I go on vacation.

[Diablo Gamer]

[Temp name]

If you're thinking of the Warcraft portal to Outland, I think that's a wormhole, otherwise the size difference wouldn't make sense. If you sent something through that was bigger than the portal on the other side, it would be compressed like playdough and then resume its original (or reasonable) density on the other side. If you compressed something beyond a certain point to where...trying to use simple words here but not having much luck so I'll just say it: beyond the neutron or quantum exclusion principle (ask me if you need those defined), you'd have the equivalent of a several orders of magnitude more than a thermonuclear explosion, or antimatter annihilation, respectively.

A lot.

Antimatter is fun.. Besides the "kill everything" part when it comes into contact with normal matter

[Sofii]

Most universities just offer a Mathematics bachelor's. And rightly so - you need at least a basic grounding in quite a few fields for advanced work. Answers about number theory (roughly, properties of integers) pop out of complex analysis (calculus and beyond with complex numbers), answers about topology (study of 'connectedness' or 'closeness') out of algebra (the study of operations).

Well, the Universities I am thinking about going to don't offer Mathematics bachelors, only Science bachelors with a major in Mathematics.

[isi]

Hey bud, been busy, hence the lack of updates. Cramming a lot of work hours in before I go on vacation.

ohoo... vacationing with Rarity, eh? *wink wink, nudge nudge*

[Deleted]

Antimatter is fun.. Besides the "kill everything" part when it comes into contact with normal matter

It's also EXTREMELY hard to produce.

[Sofii]

If you're thinking of the Warcraft portal to Outland, I think that's a wormhole, otherwise the size difference wouldn't make sense. If you sent something through that was bigger than the portal on the other side, it would be compressed like playdough and then resume its original (or reasonable) density on the other side. If you compressed something beyond a certain point to where...trying to use simple words here but not having much luck so I'll just say it: beyond the neutron or quantum exclusion principle (ask me if you need those defined), you'd have the equivalent of a several orders of magnitude more than a thermonuclear explosion, or antimatter annihilation, respectively.

A lot.

No, I wasn't thinking of that, though it did come up while I was reading your posts. And thanks for that, I really appreciate that. I know you don't like me or support most of what I do terribly much, but I really enjoy discussing this stuff with you. Helps me learn more, and I really like learning about science shit.

[Cranica]

Well, the Universities I am thinking about going to don't offer Mathematics bachelors, only Science bachelors with a major in Mathematics.

Oh, they're called that, but it's basically the same thing. I'm strictly speaking getting a B.A., but it's a degree in math.

[Temp name]

It's also EXTREMELY hard to produce.

Yeah.. And quite expensive if you want to buy it.

[Cranica]

It's also EXTREMELY hard to produce.

So is normal matter. Not a lot of production of either happens.

[isi]

[BloodyAngel12]

Think im gonna go back to bed for a bit.

[Sausage Zeldas]

Think im gonna go back to bed for a bit.

Good night, Huds.