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Chapter 51<br />

Finite Precision Computation<br />

The underlying physical laws necessary for the mathematical theory <strong>of</strong><br />

a large part <strong>of</strong> physics <strong>and</strong> the whole <strong>of</strong> chemistry are thus completely<br />

known, <strong>and</strong> the difficulty lies only in the fact that the exact application<br />

<strong>of</strong> these laws leads to equations much too complicated to be soluble.<br />

(Paul Dirac 1929)<br />

Measure what is measurable, <strong>and</strong> make measurable what is not so.<br />

(Galileo)<br />

51.1 To Read<br />

In the following books I develop an alternative to statistical physics based<br />

on microscopic games <strong>of</strong> roulette, where the statistics is replaced by finite<br />

precision computation appearing in analog form in real physics <strong>and</strong> in digital<br />

form in mathematical modeling <strong>of</strong> real physics.<br />

• The Clock <strong>and</strong> the Arrow: A Brief Theory <strong>of</strong> Time<br />

• Computational Turbulent Incompressible Flow<br />

• Computational Thermodynamics<br />

• Mathematical <strong>Physics</strong> <strong>of</strong> Blackbody Radiation<br />

The alternative includes a new approach to turbulence simulation <strong>and</strong> a<br />

resolution <strong>of</strong> d’Alembert’s paradox without Pr<strong>and</strong>tl’s boundary layers.<br />

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