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@CareyGregory If this question is suitable for Medical Sciences depends on the answer. For example if it turns out that Aspartame is worse than sugar for 30% of the population and for 70% of the population Sugar is better, then it makes sense to continue selling both.

@CareyGregory So no one will ever know the answer :(

@Fizz The people on the economics forum say that the question is not about economics. Can you please move my question to the appropriate forum? economics.stackexchange.com/questions/41715/…

(semi-honest)

So for secure multiparty computation, when only computing addition we can tolerate 𝑡 < 𝑛−1 corrupted parties. Why then can we only tolerate t < n/2 corrupted parties for multiplication?

Hi. My question has been marked as duplicate, but I still can't figure out where my logic has gone wrong: math.stackexchange.com/questions/2442001/…

the problem Im having with my books recently is that a lot of the popular science books explain some concepts again and again with tedious analogies, however textbooks are usually far to dry for me to enjoy reading. There should be more middleground.

@0celóñe7 thanks. It doesn't have to be physics related. Just looking to extend my booklist. For example I have read "three stones make a wall" (Archeology), QED feynmann, The planet remade (Geoengineering), I contain multitudes (microbiology), life on the edge (quantum biology) recently and enjoyed them.

I read feynmanns QED which was great, dont know if i'd enjoy a pure textbook curiousmind?

Any good non-fiction book suggestions?

any good book suggestions on anything non-fiction?

I like the questions too about: How can you know that something is made by intelligent life and not just a natural phenomenon?

Its free actually

nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/…

Lemme find it

Actually what was that book again on SETI archaology free from Nasa, they discussed exactly that I think

Great I think I will pick it up. Need some books for long bus rides :).

I read a book once drawing some parallels with Archaology and SETI, but dont know much about archaeology yet

Thanks! I looked them up, Three Stones make a wall seems very interesting to me.

Just drop a quick list?

Sure

I really enjoy understanding everyday phenomena too, like for example why glass cracks in the patterns it does etc...

I like both popular and books that are a bit more involved. I read for example recently the books branches, flow and shapes by Philipp Ball and rocket propulsion elements by george sutton.

Anyone have some great non-fiction book suggestions?

Anybody have any more input on this question? It seems to mysterious to be left unsolved. physics.stackexchange.com/questions/80995/…

Hej, does anyone have a good way of refining this answer or explaining why the "emitted" photons will be in the same "state" (to explain why they are emitted in the same direction) without getting into superposition and stuff?

Yes, but you calculate the amount of refracted (i.e. Transmitted) light with Fresnel, and from that amount you should be able to subtract the amount of light that is absorbed and get the diffuse reflection?

Smooth surface

But if I have the index of refraction of a medium (light enters it from air), I can then calculate the amount of specular reflection using Fresnel and the amount of diffuse reflection would be the refracted part minus the absorption?

Not only, most diffuse materials are diffuse because of sub-surface scattering

So where would the diffuse reflection come from? Would that be the refracted part that is scattered after penetrating the medium?

With the Fresnel equations I can calculate the amount of light that is reflected and the amount of light that is refracted. But is the reflected light part always specular reflection?

@JohnRennie thanks

But mine is about how it works in the Sun, which is different

Does anyone know why people think this is a duplicate? physics.stackexchange.com/q/327960/140964

@JohnRennie Umm yes, its just aesthetically more pleasing than the English version

Hej