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9 Oct 2024 22:24:02 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Too many pipes?  
From: Invisible
Date: 21 Oct 2008 07:31:01
Message: <48fdbd75$1@news.povray.org>
scott wrote:
>> All of this has pretty much inevitably ended with... the wave equation.
> 
> Hehe, I so knew that was coming.

Yeah, pretty much.

>> ...so...the total curvature then? ._.
> 
> Pretty much yeh - the wave equation basically says that the 2nd 
> differential in time is proportional to the 2nd differential in space.  
> Obviously the 2nd differential in "space" depends on how many dimensions 
> you are working in, but you more or less just sum up the 2nd 
> differential in each dimension.

Hmm. Seems simple enough...

> Thinking of writing a simulator? ;-)

Well let's put it this way: What do you think my chances of building a 
working set of organ pipes are? :-P Last time I tried to cut wood, I 
couldn't even cut it straight! :-/ I figure I have far more chance of 
building an organ simulator...


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