An elegant way to estimate the maximum of a discrete uniform distribution that Alberto Rojo mentioned in our last visit.
The method is well explained in this wikipedia article.
Second Law of Thermodynamics according to Elliott Lieb
More details can be found in
Collection: Back of the envelope by Ed Pourcell
All the articles have been collected in this page!
Great read!
Coloquios IB | Quantum Field Theory, an Overview – A. Zee – June 16, 2023
A colloquium at my alma mater, Instituto Balseiro, made possible by a donation of Prof. Juan Maldacena.
Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists – A. Zee
A nice presentation based on his book:
Zee, A. 2016. Group Theory in a Nutshell for Physicists. Princeton University Press.
Euler Spiral and the Orange
(Thank you Alberto Rojo for sharing this.)
Peeling and orange as shown on this picture:
the result is an Euler Spiral.
Oral history interview: Abhay Ashtekar
An excellent interview to one of my more esteemed colleagues.
AIP Oral History Intervews: Abhay Ashtekar
The Spectrum of the Elements
