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I agree fully with this argument. And then I would add, the exponential growth in AI capabilities means that the…
Well now we know you CANT find arbitrarily close approximations in all cases because there is no true function to…
We’re getting outside my domain of expertise. Like I said, I don’t personally work on fluid dynamics – I work…
Nobody uses the NS equations to find their *real actual solutions* in engineering problems. They use approximations. The math question…
Currently I don’t see a reply button to Mark’s post, so I’m replying to my own. This is a reply…
A huge amount of the Manhattan project was fluid dynamics. But the relevant question isnt how much has been spent…
As far as I am aware, your understanding of Navier-Stokes is correct. They created an example where Navier-Stokes breaks down…
A longtime member of the Oxford faculty, Professor Lucas wrote widely on topics in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of mathematics, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion, among others. I will add links to memorial notices when they appear.
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