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From: LAURENCE@SU-CSLI.ARPA
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Subject: Renormalization (relativity, etc.)
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Date: Tue, 21-May-85 12:18:31 EDT
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From: Laurence R Brothers  <LAURENCE@SU-CSLI.ARPA>

I'm curious: does anyone out there claimm to understand the modern physics
concept of "renormalization". As far as I can tell, this involves
an equation (extremely simplified) of the form a + I = J where I and
J are transfinite. a, however is a relatively normal number which relates
to a mathematical feature of mass. Obviously in any normal terms,
a is not a quantity which can be solved for, but it IS in renormalization.

Admittedly this might not have too much to do with SF, except as it might
relate to the basis of a hard SF story, but relativity WAS being discussed....

-Laurence
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