-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 0
Add notebook page 1 transcription #114
New issue
Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.
By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.
Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account
Open
Copilot
wants to merge
3
commits into
main
Choose a base branch
from
copilot/add-translations-for-notes
base: main
Could not load branches
Branch not found: {{ refName }}
Loading
Could not load tags
Nothing to show
Loading
Are you sure you want to change the base?
Some commits from the old base branch may be removed from the timeline,
and old review comments may become outdated.
Open
Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
3 commits
Select commit
Hold shift + click to select a range
File filter
Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
Some comments aren't visible on the classic Files Changed page.
There are no files selected for viewing
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| Original file line number | Diff line number | Diff line change |
|---|---|---|
| @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ | ||
| # Notebook Page 1 — Transcription | ||
|
|
||
| > Source: `→ halting problem.pdf`, page 1 of 24. | ||
| > Author: Alexa Louise Amundson. Markdown transcription by repository maintainers. | ||
|
|
||
| --- | ||
|
|
||
| ## 1. Computer Science & Logic: The Halting Problem | ||
|
|
||
| ### Complex & Imaginary Numbers | ||
|
|
||
| ``` | ||
| (a + ib)(a − ib) = a² − ibib | ||
| Imaginary: (y + x)² y | ||
| Real: (y + x)² | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| Euler's formula expansion: | ||
| ``` | ||
| e^(ix) = 1 + ix − x²/2 − i(x³)/6 + x⁴/24 − ... | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| ### Paradoxes & Abstraction | ||
|
|
||
| - **Golden Braid** — a reference to levels of abstraction and paradoxes. | ||
| - *"This sentence is false"* → refers to its own truth value. | ||
| - **Cantor diagonalization** → linked to the Halting problem. | ||
|
|
||
| ### The Halting Problem | ||
|
|
||
| A thought experiment for a hypothetical program **h** that predicts whether another program will loop forever or halt. | ||
|
|
||
| ``` | ||
| Program 1 → [h]: Input I into program h. | ||
| h answers: will this problem halt, or will it not? | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| Examples: | ||
| ``` | ||
| x = 4 | ||
| while x > 3: x += 1 → LOOPS FOREVER | ||
|
|
||
| x = 4 | ||
| while x < 1000: x += 1 → Halts. | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **The Paradox (h+):** | ||
|
|
||
| - Take the source code (e.g., `11001011`) and use that code as both the program and the input. | ||
| - Feed `x` as data into itself: `x = h+`. | ||
| - If `h` halts → `h+` begins an infinite loop. | ||
| - If `h` loops → `h+` halts. | ||
|
|
||
| > *"Does it loop or halt? It's a paradox! But h does not exist!"* | ||
|
|
||
| --- | ||
|
|
||
| ## 2. Number Theory: The Möbius Function | ||
|
|
||
| ### Definitions & Rules | ||
|
|
||
| The Möbius function μ(n) is a multiplicative number-theoretic function. | ||
| For any positive integer n, define μ(n) as the sum of the primitive n-th roots of unity. | ||
|
|
||
| **Factorization rules:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| μ(n) = 0 if n has one or more repeated prime factors | ||
| μ(n) = 1 if n = 1 | ||
| μ(n) = (−1)^k if n is a product of k distinct primes | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| μ(n) ≠ 0 indicates that n is **square-free**. | ||
|
|
||
| First few values: | ||
| ``` | ||
| 1, −1, −1, 0, −1, 1, −1, 0, 0, 1, −1, 0, ... | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| ### Formulas & Series | ||
|
|
||
| **Mertens Function** (summatory function of Möbius): | ||
| ``` | ||
| M(x) = Σ_{n ≤ x} μ(n) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Dirichlet Series** (multiplicative inverse of the Riemann zeta function): | ||
| ``` | ||
| Σ_{n=1}^{∞} μ(n)/n^s = 1/ζ(s) ; Re(s) > 1 | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Lambert Series:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Σ_{n=1}^{∞} (μ(n) x^n) / (1 − x^n) = x ; |x| < 1 | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Kronecker Delta Relation:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Σ_{d|n} μ(d) = δ_{n,1} | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Infinite Sums:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Σ_{n=1}^{∞} μ(n)/n = 0 | ||
| Σ_{n=1}^{∞} (μ(n) ln n)/n = −1 | ||
| Σ_{n=1}^{∞} μ(n)/n² = 15/π² [as written in notebook; correct value is 6/π² = 1/ζ(2)] | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| > **Historical note:** Gauss considered the Möbius function over 30 years before Möbius, | ||
| > proving that for a prime number p, the sum of its primitive roots is congruent to | ||
| > μ(p − 1) (mod p). | ||
|
|
||
| --- | ||
|
|
||
| ## 3. Probability & Math: Gaussian Functions & Fourier Transforms | ||
|
|
||
| ### Gaussian Basics | ||
|
|
||
| Used to represent the probability density function of a normally distributed random variable. | ||
|
|
||
| - Expected value: μ = b | ||
| - Variance: σ² = c² | ||
|
|
||
| **Standard form:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| f(x) = (1 / (σ √(2π))) · e^(−(1/2)((x−μ)/σ)²) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Arbitrary constants form** (a = peak height, b = center, c = width): | ||
| ``` | ||
| f(x) = a · e^(−(x−b)² / 2c²) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| ### Fourier Transform Proofs | ||
|
|
||
| Convention used (unitary, angular frequency): | ||
| ``` | ||
| F{ f(x) }(ω) = ∫_{−∞}^{∞} f(x) e^{−iωx} dx | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Transform of a Gaussian:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| F{ a · e^(−bx²) } = (a / √(2b)) · e^(−ω² / 4b) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| The integration proof uses substitution t = x + iω/2b, showing that the Fourier transform of a Gaussian is also a Gaussian. | ||
|
|
||
| **Derivative Properties:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Time domain: F{ f′(x) } = iω · F(ω) | ||
| Frequency domain: F{ x f(x) } = i · d/dω F(ω) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| --- | ||
|
|
||
| ## 4. Physics: Quantum Mechanics & Energy | ||
|
|
||
| ### Schrödinger Equation & Operators | ||
|
|
||
| **Time-dependent equation:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| iℏ (∂/∂t) Ψ = HΨ | ||
| ``` | ||
| Where: | ||
| - `i` = √(−1) | ||
| - `ℏ` = Planck's constant (reduced) | ||
| - `Ψ` = quantum wave function | ||
| - `H` = Hamiltonian operator | ||
|
|
||
| **Harmonic Oscillator:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Classical energy: (1/2)mv² + (1/2)kx² = E | ||
| Momentum operator: p → (ℏ/i)(∂/∂x) | ||
| Quantum Hamiltonian: H → (−ℏ²/2m)(∂²/∂x²) + (1/2)kx² | ||
| Eigenvalue equation: HΨ = EΨ | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| ### Uncertainty & Photons | ||
|
|
||
| **Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| Δp · Δx ≥ h / 4π (= ℏ/2, where ℏ = h/2π) | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Energy of a photon:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| E = hν = hc/λ | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Photoelectric effect:** | ||
| ``` | ||
| (1/2) m v_max² = eV₀ = hf − φ | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| ### Fundamental Constants & Bohr Model | ||
|
|
||
| ``` | ||
| r = (n² h² ε₀) / (π m e²) ∝ h² | ||
| v = e² / (2 ε₀ n h) ∝ 1/n | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Fine-Structure Constant (α):** | ||
| ``` | ||
| α = (1 / 4πε₀) · (e² / ℏc) ≈ 1/137 | ||
| ``` | ||
|
|
||
| **Speed of light:** c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s | ||
| **Elementary charge:** e = 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ C | ||
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Choose a reason for hiding this comment
The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.
The Gaussian Fourier transform and derivative identities depend on the Fourier transform convention (normalization factors and sign in the exponent). Right now the page states concrete constants without defining the convention, which makes these formulas ambiguous for readers; consider adding the transform definition used here or noting that constants may vary by convention.
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Choose a reason for hiding this comment
The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.
Fixed in 78dd0f0 — added an explicit convention block before the Gaussian transform:
F{ f(x) }(ω) = ∫_{−∞}^{∞} f(x) e^{−iωx} dx(unitary, angular frequency). All subsequent derivative identities are consistent with this convention.