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Title:Mathematics at DEC
Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2083
Total number of notes:14613

1510.0. "Self-Destructive Operator" by VAXSPO::WANDERLEY () Thu Oct 24 1991 07:42

	Does anybody know the Self-Destructive Operator Theory, created
by a physician from "Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica - Brazil" ?

					W.Mendes

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1510.1your forgot the :-)BUZON::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartThu Oct 24 1991 09:121
    
1510.2ZFC::deramoDan D'Eramo, zfc::deramoThu Oct 24 1991 17:593
re .1, why do you believe that the base note is not serious?

Dan
1510.3Its a good joke!CORREO::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartFri Oct 25 1991 17:2417
    The aforesaid institute doesn't exist.
    
    They don't do math.
    
    Physicians don't do math.
    
    The title of the paper is in English, not Portuguese.
    
    Any operator which is wielded by a physician and is self-destructive
    will only be used once, and if used on itself, negates its future
    existence.
    
    Pick a reason, any reason.
    
    :-)
    
    Dick
1510.4re.3VAXSPO::WANDERLEYThu Nov 21 1991 06:0457
    >The aforesaid institute doesn't exist.
    
    	I think that the fact of you don't know something outside your 
    country, doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. You should read the news.
    
    >They don't do math.
    
    	If you don't know the institute, how can you do what they do or
    not?
    
    >Physicians don't do math.
    
    	No comments. Its too jerk.
    
    >The title of the paper is in English, not Portuguese.
    
    	I think the guy should be a little bit smart do know that I wrote
    the title in English, just to make the things easy.
    
    	
    	Let's call  R$  the Self-Destructive Operator.
    where: R$ * R$ = 0
    	   R$ * N  = N (N = any natural number)
    
    	Let's suppose the function: 
    		
                               2
    		S*(t) = 3-2t+4t       that be operated with  R$.
    
    
    	R$S*(t) = S*(t+R$)
                                     2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2(t+R$) + 4(t+R$)
    
                             2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t-R$2+4t + R$8t + 4 * R$R$
    
                         2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t - R$2 + R$8t + 0
    
                         2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t + R$(-2+8t)
    
                         2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t - 2+8(t+R$)
    
                         2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t - 2 + 8t + R$8
    
                         2
    	R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t - 2 + 8t +  8
                  -------  -------   ---
                   S(t)      V(t)    a(t)
    
    
    
    	That's it.
1510.5ZFC::deramoDan D'EramoThu Nov 21 1991 11:5619
>                         2
>    	 R$S*(t) = 3-2t+4t - 2 + 8t +  8
>                  -------  -------   ---
>                   S(t)      V(t)    a(t)

Where V(t) is the derivative of S(t), and a(t) the derivative of V(t),
like in distance, velocity, and acceleration.

It seems you mean for R to change the polynomial p(t) into
the polynomial p(t + R), where you evaluate terms with an
R as R^n -> 0 for n>1, and terms*R*terms -> R*terms*terms
as another R of q(t) -> q(t + R).

For example, R(t^3) -> (t+R)^3 -> t^3 + 3t^2R + 3tR^2 + R^3 -> t^3 + R(3t^2)
and it already appears that in general we have R(p(t)) -> p(t) + R(p'(t))
-> p(t) + p'(t) + R(p''(t)) -> etc., stopping when the derivative
becomes a constant, as R(n) -> n.

Dan
1510.6I still don't get itPULPO::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartThu Nov 21 1991 12:2013
>    	Let's call  R$  the Self-Destructive Operator.
>    where: R$ * R$ = 0
>    	   R$ * N  = N (N = any natural number)
    
I'm the one who thought it was a joke.  I still have my doubts.

What kinds of things can R$ multiply?  Reals, Complex numbers,
Functions, ...?

Your definition shows what it means when multiplied by itself (an operator)
and by a natural number.  How can I get from that to the multiplications of
polynomials that you go on to describe?  I

1510.7on further study...PULPO::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartTue Nov 26 1991 12:2910
On examining the self destructive operator, it becomes clear that it is not
associative since

   (R$ * R$) * N = 0       and   R$ * ( R$ * N) = R$ * N = N
   
I guess that's what is meant by self destruction.  Does it have any
specific applications that anyone knows of?

Dick
1510.8re.7VAXSPO::WANDERLEYFri Nov 29 1991 06:32146
	 The self-destructive operator can be operated on so called
    super-functions (any mathematical object wich can generate one or more
    functions through a certain mathematical transformation).
    	 To extract the information from the super-function we use the
    self-destructive uncopling operator, wich presents the following
    operational behavior:
    		
    		R$F(x) = F(x + R$)        (I)
    
    		R$ R$ = 0                 (II)
    
    		R$ N = N                  (III)
    
    		R$  R$  =  1              (IV)
                 x   y
    
    		
    	So, we can use the self-destructive operator to:
    
    		- Super-functions
    		- Construction of Pascal's Triangle
    		- Trigonometrical Super-functions
    		- Construction of Derivatives and Integral's
    		- Resolution of Differential Equations
    		- Non-linear Differential Equation Solutions
    		- Partial Differential Equations
    		- Lagrange's Mechanics
    		- etc.
    
    	
    		METHOD OF FLUXIONS - Newton (1966) - England
                --------------------------------------------              
                               2
    Step 1 : S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t
    
             .
    Step 2 : S(t) = S(t + T) - S(t)
                    ---------------
                           T
             .
    Step 3 : S(t) = 2 + 8t + 4T
    
    
    Step 4 : "T" being very small, it is negligible.
    
             .
    Step 5 : S(t) = 2 + 8t
    
    
    
                DERIVATIVE THEORY - Cauchy (1823) - France
                ------------------------------------------
                               2
    Step 1 : S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t
    
    
                         S(t + T) - S(t)
    Step 2 : S'(t) = lim ----------------
    		     T->0       T
    
    
    Step 3 : S'(t) = lim  2 + 8t + 4T
                     T->0
    
    
    Step 4 : For the point tangent T->0, so
    
    
    Step 5 : S'(t) = 2 + 8t
    
    
    		WEIERSTRASS EPSILON-DELTA METHOD - Heine (1872) - Germany
                ---------------------------------------------------------
    
                               2
    Step 1 : S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t
    
    
             dS    S(t+dT) - S(t)
    Step 2 : --- = ------------------
             dt          dt
    
    
             dS
    Step 3 : -- = 2 + 8t + 4dt
             dt
    
    
    Step 4 : Given a positive real number very small
    
    
              dS
    Step 5 :  -- = 2 + 8t
    	      dt	 
    
    
    
    		NONSTANDARD ANALYSIS - Robinson (1966) - USA
    		--------------------------------------------
    
                               2
    Step 1 : S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t
    
    
             dS        S(t + dt) - S(t)
    Step 2 : -- = St ----------------
             dt              dt
    
    
             dS 
    Step 3 : -- = St 2 + 8t + 4dt
             dt
    
    
    Step 4 : Hiper Real = Standard + Nonstandard
    
    
    
             dS
    Step 5 : -- = 2 + 8t
             dt
    
    
    
    
    		SELF-DESTRUCTIVE OPERATOR - A.P.Ricieri (1984) - Brazil
    		-------------------------------------------------------
    
                               2
    Step 1 : S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t
    
    
    Step 2 : R$S(t) = S(t+R$)
    
                                 2
    Step 3 : R$S(t) = 3 + 2t + 4t + R$(2+8t) + 4R$R$
    
    
    Step 4 : R$R$ = 0
    
    
    Step 5 : R$R$(t) = S(t) + R$S'(t)
    
    
    
    		---------------#-------------
1510.9SSDEVO::LARYLaughter & hope & a sock in the eyeSun Dec 01 1991 01:4711
>    		R$F(x) = F(x + R$)        (I)
>    
>    		R$ R$ = 0                 (II)
>    
>    		R$ N = N                  (III)
>    
>    		R$  R$  =  1              (IV)
>                 x   y

I may be confused by the notation, but isn't (III) a special case of (I)
when f(x) = N?
1510.10re .9VAXSPO::WANDERLEYMon Dec 02 1991 06:181
    R$ N = N , where N is a Natural Number.
1510.11order of operations?CORREO::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartTue Dec 03 1991 09:4416
re                    <<< Note 1510.10 by VAXSPO::WANDERLEY >>>
                                   -< re .9 >-

>    R$ N = N , where N is a Natural Number.

The problem that .9 had, and I still have, is that a statement like

   R$ f(t) = ....

appears to be a general statement of which R$ N = N is a special case.

I get the impression that one must postpone evaluation of f() until all
applications of R$ have been resolved, but I see nothing that compels that
discipline.

Dick
1510.12ZFC::deramoDan D&#039;Eramo, zfc::deramoTue Dec 03 1991 12:4514
>> >    R$ N = N , where N is a Natural Number.
>>
>> The problem that .9 had, and I still have, is that a statement like
>>
>>    R$ f(t) = ....
>>
>> appears to be a general statement of which R$ N = N is a special case.

No no :-) you are confusing, say, R$ 9 = 9, with the case of
`9':R->R given by `9'(t)=9, when R$ `9'(t) = `9'(t + R$) = 9
and so R$ `9' = `9'.

Dan
:-)
1510.13back to .1?CORREO::BELDIN_RPull us together, not apartTue Dec 03 1991 15:145
re .12

Are you telling me my original reaction was appropriate?

Dick
1510.14ZFC::deramoDan D&#039;EramoTue Dec 03 1991 19:5114
>Are you telling me my original reaction was appropriate?

No, it's just that I thought it was neat that mathematicians
will use the same notation for a number as for a function.
In one sense I agree with .9 and .11, but in another I can
see how someone might consider R$ 9 = 9 not to have been
established by earlier rules that considered functions and
operators.  But just push the symbols around in the "obvious"
way and you get the "right" results.

It would be interesting to see a rigorous development of
this.

Dan
1510.15nullary functions.CADSYS::COOPERTopher CooperWed Dec 04 1991 10:4718
RE: .14 (Dan)

    I believe that the lambda calculus treats constants as nulary
    (no-argument) functions.  This provides a pretty clean
    recursion/induction termination because an n-ary function is treated
    recursively as a 1-ary function which processes the first argument and
    returns an (n-1)-ary function.  So "add(1 2)" is interpretted as
    follows:

	    add(1(), 2())
	    (add(1()))(2())
	    add-1(2())
	    3()

    And the interpretation stops at nullary functions, which are,
    nevertheless functions with all the properties of functions.

				Topher