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Hey Athel,
You wrote...
Unfortunately that is not how science advances -- it doesn't happen
in little semi-private discussions between like-minded individuals, but in the public literature. People will not come to you: you have to expose your views to public scrutiny, even to public ridicule, by publishing them in publicly available journals. Ah Athel, where is your proper sense of
romance? To me, this is like denying inspiration to the scientific
endeavor. Yet we know that inspiration happens. Not necessarily
falling apples, but I imagine often in conversations between individuals
like-minded enough to want to seek a greater understanding. As
Dan has aptly said, most of us here are probably seekers. In fact I'm
hoping that you will inspire ME.
I don't suppose that while you're here that you
could try and help clarify for me the nature of (M,R)-systems as you and perhaps
Juan-Carlos Letelier view them could you? Tim has kindly tried to show me
the distinction between an analytic equation and an algebraic relation, and this
seems to me like a doorway of sorts. What is an evaluation mapping?
What is an evaluation mapping having the property of being
invertible?
If you could try and help me on any or all of
these things, I would be most appreciative. I still think that
(M,R)-systems are very important to try and understand in as many different ways
as possible, a sentiment Letelier, you, and your associates seem to agree
with. I'm glad that you have joined the conversation.
David
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