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From: Peter C. Chapin <PChapin@vtc.vsc.edu>
Subject: Re: Fun with C
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:24:45 -0400
Date: 2011-04-28T06:24:45-04:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e0gir6hp2rcql3a92n5nchkjo64ttp8l46@4ax.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1ttincqpi28n0.1no79n6bocser.dlg@40tude.net

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:41:51 +0200, "Dmitry A. Kazakov"
<mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:


>> The above equation does not define the spring mechanics.
>
>It is not an equation, it is a solution of some second-order differential
>equation [equations themselves can be linear or not, which is unrelated to
>the issue].

It's not unrelated to the issue at all. A system is called a "linear
system" because it is described by a linear differential equation. That's a
matter of definitition. Of course you can use the term "linear system" to
mean something else, but that will make it hard for you to communicate with
others... as evidenced by this thread.

Peter



  reply	other threads:[~2011-04-28 10:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 124+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-16 17:02 Fun with C George P.
2011-04-16 20:04 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-16 21:12   ` Ludovic Brenta
2011-04-16 21:42     ` jimmaureenrogers
2011-04-17  7:17     ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-17  8:29       ` Martin
2011-04-17 18:19       ` George P.
2011-04-17  8:40     ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18  1:04     ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-18  2:14       ` George P.
2011-04-16 22:03   ` George P.
2011-04-17  6:26 ` KK6GM
2011-04-17  6:59   ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-17 16:15     ` KK6GM
2011-04-17 19:35       ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-17 20:18         ` KK6GM
2011-04-18 19:47           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 22:11             ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-17 22:26         ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18 19:12           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 20:56             ` KK6GM
2011-04-18 21:01             ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-18 21:20               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-19  2:43                 ` George P.
2011-04-19 18:05                   ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-19 19:34                     ` George P.
2011-04-19 20:08                       ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-19  1:10               ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19 14:28                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-19 17:40                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2011-04-21 14:52                   ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 18:58                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-21 19:27                       ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-28  5:13                         ` David Thompson
2011-04-28 13:41                           ` Hyman Rosen
2011-05-05  8:39                             ` David Thompson
2011-04-25 11:06                 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-25 11:00                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-25 12:12                     ` Martin
2011-04-25 18:39                       ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-05-08 23:41           ` wilso
2011-05-20 10:41             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2011-05-20 16:04               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2011-04-18  0:12         ` George P.
2011-04-18 19:24           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19  1:22             ` George P.
2011-04-19  2:06               ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-19  2:37                 ` Bill Findlay
2011-04-19  3:00                 ` George P.
2011-04-17 19:19 ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-17 23:26   ` Gautier write-only
2011-04-17 23:43     ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-18 19:16       ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-18 23:10         ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-19  1:36           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-20 23:14             ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-21 16:19               ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 17:36                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-21 17:43                   ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-21 19:44                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-22  6:16                   ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-22  9:21                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-22 13:18                       ` Hyman Rosen
2011-04-22 15:17                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23  2:08                       ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-23  7:23                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23  9:42                           ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-23 10:23                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 18:37                           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-23 21:36                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 11:27                               ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-24 13:53                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 19:07                                   ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-24 19:46                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 21:20                                       ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-24 22:33                                         ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25  7:09                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-25 20:46                                           ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-25 21:19                                             ` George P.
2011-04-26  6:18                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-26  6:58                                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-26  8:39                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-26 20:57                                               ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-27  8:00                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-27  8:19                                                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-27  9:32                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-28  7:02                                                   ` Maciej Sobczak
2011-04-28  7:41                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-28 10:24                                                       ` Peter C. Chapin [this message]
2011-04-28 13:56                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-05-03  1:19                                                           ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-05-03  6:05                                                             ` J-P. Rosen
2011-05-03  6:15                                                               ` Ludovic Brenta
2011-05-03  7:43                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-05-03 15:34                                                               ` Bill Findlay
2011-05-03  7:53                                                             ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-05-03  9:29                                                             ` Simon Wright
2011-04-24 22:23                                       ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25  7:10                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-24 20:37                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-23 15:23                         ` George P.
2011-04-23 17:28                           ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 17:52                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2011-04-23 18:11                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 20:47                               ` George P.
2011-04-24 11:36                                 ` Peter C. Chapin
2011-04-25 11:43                                   ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-23 16:56                         ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2011-04-23 18:45                           ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-22 12:15                     ` J-P. Rosen
2011-04-22 14:56                       ` Niklas Holsti
2011-04-21 23:29                 ` Randy Brukardt
2011-04-22  6:29                   ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-25 11:22                 ` Paul Colin Gloster
2011-04-18 19:13     ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-20  5:11   ` J-P. Rosen
2011-04-20 15:45     ` KK6GM
2011-04-20 19:04     ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-20 21:09       ` Georg Bauhaus
2011-04-20 22:52         ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-21 14:18     ` Elias Salomão Helou Neto
2011-04-21 16:22       ` Vinzent Hoefler
2011-04-21 19:25         ` John B. Matthews
2011-04-23 23:07 ` Gerd
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