InquilineKea Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 I heard that a student at MIT hacked them and took them down. But does anyone know when they'll ever go back up again? And if the archives are still preserved?
Eigen Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Not sure, I hope the archives are preserved- some stuff I posted I didn't keep backups of, for sure. I sent an e-mail to Jorge, but haven't heard anything back. The week or so before the forums were taken down was horrible, the site had somehow gotten targeted by spam bots- over 100 posts per day, made them nearly unreadable.
Strangefox Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Not sure, I hope the archives are preserved- some stuff I posted I didn't keep backups of, for sure. I sent an e-mail to Jorge, but haven't heard anything back. The week or so before the forums were taken down was horrible, the site had somehow gotten targeted by spam bots- over 100 posts per day, made them nearly unreadable. What's that mysterious thing moving in your avatar?
Eigen Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 If you think about it in terms of my user name, it makes a bit more sense. It's a morphing image of the wavefunctions of a vibrating drum head.
Strangefox Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 If you think about it in terms of my user name, it makes a bit more sense. It's a morphing image of the wavefunctions of a vibrating drum head. But I don't know what your user name means
Eigen Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Sorry. An eigenfunction is a mathematical construct frequently used in quantum mechanics to solve the wavefunctions of atomic and molecular systems. Basically, if you operate on an eigenfunction with a linear operator, it results in the return of the original function plus a constant termed an eigenvalue. Accordingly, finding eigenfunctions for a given operator makes working with the operator much easier. Edited January 10, 2011 by Eigen
Strangefox Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 Sorry. An eigenfunction is a mathematical construct frequently used in quantum mechanics to solve the wavefunctions of atomic and molecular systems. Basically, if you operate on an eigenfunction with a linear operator, it results in the return of the original function plus a constant termed an eigenvalue. Accordingly, finding eigenfunctions for a given operator makes working with the operator much easier. Thanks!
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