tea.mathoverflow.net - Discussion Feed (Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?) Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:38:49 -0800 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.9 & Feed Publisher Andrew Stacey comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (392) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=392#Comment_392 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=392#Comment_392 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:27:10 -0800 Andrew Stacey

it's just a big fat waste of your time

For me, this is the real answer, both for this and for homework questions. The best disincentive for such questions is to ensure they are a waste of time for the asker.

]]> Ben Webster comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (355) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=355#Comment_355 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=355#Comment_355 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:31 -0800 Ben Webster It's not so much that a question like that is "looked down upon;" it's just a big fat waste of your time to ask a bunch of mathematicians a question like that.

]]> Scott Morrison comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (344) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=344#Comment_344 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=344#Comment_344 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:07:02 -0800 Scott Morrison David Speyer comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (342) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=342#Comment_342 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=342#Comment_342 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:45 -0800 David Speyer I'm not a moderator but I would guess that this would not be comprehensible to most mathematicians, and hence not "of interest to mathematicians". If you look at the questions tagged physics or mathematical-physics, they all strike me as written in much more mathematician friendly language.

Questions about the mathematical end of physics do seem to be welcome when the mathematical question is clear. See this question of mine or this question of Gil's.

]]> Anton Geraschenko comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (341) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=341#Comment_341 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=341#Comment_341 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:41:39 -0800 Anton Geraschenko Mathematical physics questions are acceptable to the extent that mathematicians think about physics. Otherwise, you should probably post physics questions at physics.stackexchange.com. To get an idea of what kinds of physics questions are acceptable, pick a mathematician with high reputation on MO who thinks about physics (like Theo Johnson-Freyd) and look at the kinds of physics questions they ask.

]]> alejandr013 comments on "Can I ask physics questions on mathoverflow?" (340) http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=340#Comment_340 http://mathoverflow.tqft.net/discussion/41/can-i-ask-physics-questions-on-mathoverflow/?Focus=340#Comment_340 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:37 -0800 alejandr013 'Can cosmological redshift be interpreted as purely kinematic in origin?' ]]>