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3:18 AM
Wow, so much good stuff came up while I wasn't around; I have again used up my upvote quota for today…
 
 
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6:00 AM
@Guesswhoitis. I've done that a few times myself!
 
After reading the papers, I often had one of two reactions: "okay, won't use that setting anymore", or "why the ^%#*@! isn't this in the docs?!"
 
6:27 AM
:-D
 
 
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12:10 PM
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Q: Mathematica vs Mathematics

BegueradjWhat is the difference between Mathematica and Mathematics websites ?

 
 
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4:44 PM
What is an elegant way to pick the array that has the minimum sum from an array of arrays? I know Min[Total[#] & /@ list] gives the minimum of the sums, but how do I pick the corresponding array?
 
@brama in V10 it's MinimalBy
 
@Pickett wow..excellent.
 
5:08 PM
@Pickett is this the best way? MinimalBy[{#, Total[#]} & /@ list, Last]
 
@brama No.
MinimalBy[{{1, 2, 3}, {1, 2}, {4, 5}}, Total]
I was just called into a meeting with four people. One person asked another if they could explain something. Then they asked if they could explain it again to them via email. Then they said that concludes the meeting.
 
@MichaelHale That's even better..Thanks.
 
5:57 PM
Grr. Answered a question, and checked my suspicions of homeworkiness ony afterwards... and then removed the answer.
 
 
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7:12 PM
@kirma where?
 
@halirutan Mma.se, now-downvoted question on plotting roots of random polynomials.
 
@kirma Well, one of the reasons why rasher left stack exchange.
 
@halirutan I see...
 
 
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8:28 PM
@MichaelHale, now that just sounds like Dilbert's office… :D
 
@Guesswhoitis. It feels that way sometimes. I've been here almost a year. Out of a team of 5, 2 have left, and 3 levels of managers above me have left. There is so much organizational inefficiency that my day to day hasn't changed at all during that. I'm not complaining though because that gives me a lot of free time.
 
…you're not in a cubicle, are you?
 
@Guesswhoitis. Yes, I am.
The room is mostly empty though.
 
so almost, but not quite Dilbertian.
Interesting, just got an e-mail from Elsevier to alert me to a new citation of that paper I contributed to.
Apparently, they saw it fit to give me a Ph. D. while they were at it: "Dear Dr. …" :D
 
9:01 PM
@Guesswhoitis. Hi, could I ask you a math problem?
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Q: How to solve a time-dependent Schrodinger equation in periodic Dirac delta potential

xslittlegrassI'm trying to solve a 1D time-dependent Schrodinger equation: $$ i\frac{\partial \psi(x,t)}{\partial t}=\left[-\frac{1}{2} \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2}+V(x)+F(t)*x\right]\psi(x,t) $$ where $V(x)$ is a periodic Dirac delta potential (or the Dirac comb): $$ V(x)=\sum_{k=-\infty}^\infty\delta(...

 
9:22 PM
Oh my, PDEs. I'm sorry to say that this is a bit off my expertise. :(
 
9:42 PM
@Guesswhoitis. That's OK :) It's a simple model for electron in a solid with an external electric field.
 

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