Sentences with phrase «field equations generate»

Some theories of quantum gravity require space - time itself to be grainy — to be made up of discrete quanta, presumably around 10 - 35 of a meter across because that's the scale at which Einstein's field equations generate their bothersome infinities.

Not exact matches

I became intrigued by this topic when as an author with two dozen e-books on Smashwords I read founder Mark Coker's «2013 Book Publishing Industry Predictions — Indie Ebook Authors Take Charge,» Among other things, Coker noted that «If Amazon could invent a system to replace the author from the equation, they'd do that,» and went on to describe how one innovative publisher, ICON Group International has already patented a system that automatically generates non-fiction books, and he worries that as the field of artificial intelligence increases, «how long until novelists are disinter - mediated by machines.»

Citing Taleb's theory, in The Success Equation Mauboussin says that when you're working in a field that sometimes has improbable and extreme outcomes, it's better to regularly buy low cost options that allow you to reap a large, one time Black Swan profit than it is to sell options that generate small, recurring profits but leave you exposed to a large, one time Black Swan loss.