Some comments on sequence stratigraphic applications

Some Comments on χ2 Minimisation Applications

χ2 minimisation. The determination of parameters in fits to measured data is a standard task of data analysis. The standard method of least squares is often referred to as χ2 minimisation, which is a confusion in terminology; the minimum of the least squares sum follows often, but not always, the χ2 distribution. In “χ2 minimization” used in a wide range of applications from calorimeter calibra...

Some Comments on Qis3

Some Comments on Professor

In a recent issue, this journal published an article by Professor Robert S. Summers reviewing and commenting critically upon a recent book by Professor H. L. A. Hart of Oxford entitled The Concept of Law. Among other things, Professor Summers criticized Professor Hart for stressing rules to the neglect of other elements of a legal system and for succumbing to reductionist tendencies in the anal...

ANALYZING LANGUAGE SEQUENCE IN THE SEQUENCE OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Some Comments on Major and loup

Apparent complexity may come more from the problem than from the system that learns to solve it. Simon (1969) illustrated this by describing the path of an ant making its homeward journey on a pebbled beach. The path seems complicated. The ant probes, doubles back, circumnavigates, and zigzags. But these actions are not deep and mysterious manifestations of intellectual power. Closer scrutiny r...

Some Comments on Physical Mathematics

These are some thoughts that accompany a talk delivered at the APS Savannah meeting, April 5, 2014. I have serious doubts about whether I deserve to be awarded the 2014 Heineman Prize. Nevertheless, I thank the APS and the selection committee for their recognition of the work I have been involved in, as well as the Heineman Foundation for its continued support of Mathematical Physics. Above all...