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Post #144,394
by ChrisR
3/4/04 11:50:10 AM
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New Physical events
Wouldn't the distribution of [link|http://www.blackcatsystems.com/GM/experiments/ex4.html|radioactive events] (standard distribution = square root) also lend itself to the physical interpretation?
Post #144,420
by ben_tilly
3/4/04 1:38:47 PM
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New Not in an obvious way to me
The number of events observed is the energy delivered in a Poisson distribution of radiation.

I don't see that naturally leading to the physical interpretation, although the underlying phenomena measured (and described) in another way does.

Cheers,
Ben
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     Spectrum matching? - (tablizer) - (12) - March 3, 2004, 05:15:22 PM EST
         It's a standard fitting technique. - (Another Scott) - (11) - March 3, 2004, 05:53:15 PM EST
             We had a big argument about least squares once - (tablizer) - (10) - March 3, 2004, 07:49:55 PM EST
                 It's not arbitrary... - (Another Scott) - (4) - March 3, 2004, 08:23:39 PM EST
                     re: "Proof" - (tablizer) - (3) - March 3, 2004, 08:35:32 PM EST
                         I'll give a brief rundown... - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 3, 2004, 11:52:26 PM EST
                             Ouch. I'll have to reread it several times. My math is rusty - (tablizer) - March 4, 2004, 12:19:39 AM EST
                         There is - (deSitter) - March 4, 2004, 09:18:22 AM EST
                 The exponent 2 is NOT arbitrary - (ben_tilly) - (4) - March 4, 2004, 11:32:22 AM EST
                     Physical events - (ChrisR) - (1) - March 4, 2004, 11:50:10 AM EST
                         Not in an obvious way to me - (ben_tilly) - March 4, 2004, 01:38:47 PM EST
                     Let's see if I got this right - (tablizer) - (1) - March 4, 2004, 01:36:40 PM EST
                         Yes - (ben_tilly) - March 4, 2004, 01:46:05 PM EST

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