Born #onthisday in 1882, Max Born was one of the fundamental figures in the development of quantum mechanics. He was a mathematician, theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate.

Among the many mind-boggling things about quantum mechanics is Born's interpretation of the wave function ψ, known as the Born Rule [1]. According to the Born rule, if the wave function of the particle has the value ψ at some point x, then the probability of finding the particle between between x and x+dx is

P(x ≤ x ≤ x+dx) = |ψ|² dx

where |ψ|² is the probability density function for the particle's location.

[Image credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Born]

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[1] "Born rule", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_rule

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This week for #FactFriday I want to point out some of the more subtle ways that #misinformation and #disinformation is spread on #blogs and #SocialMedia by people I am dubbing the #Disinformati (the #Illuminati of disinformation 😉 ) as a cautionary tale of what to be aware of when on these sites. I have encountered all of this in the realm of #Mathematics #Maths #Math but the take-aways apply equally to all subjects....

“ People don't have a strong intuitive sense of how much bigger 1 billion is than 1 million. 1 million seconds is about 11 days. 1 billion seconds is about 31.5 years.” @Paul_Franz #meme #quotes #time #wealth #math

Today's Mathtober prompt is "Frustum". I went with a fun pattern I've been playing with recently.

I also made progress on a large-ish piece I've been working on. It's inspired by the Haversian systems in our bones.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/113168313

#mathtober #math #SciArt #ink #drawing #art #MastoArt #inktober

Attention Citizens:
2 + 2 now equals 5.3187.
Please update your devices and minds accordingly.

Thank you for your compliance.

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“heavy vehicles, such as multi-axle trucks, have a much greater impact on a road’s performance than lighter vehicles such as cars or bicycles” #math #climate #urbanism #biketooter