tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post6666527537937602171..comments2022-12-29T05:21:02.322-05:00Comments on Back of the Envelope: SuperspeedDonald S. Crankshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12571080573039473056noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479762.post-57083774641348730632011-02-06T14:39:26.299-05:002011-02-06T14:39:26.299-05:00There is a book called 'The Physics' of su...There is a book called 'The Physics' of superheroes' which describes what you want to know Donald.<br />HOWEVER (and it's a big however), the Prof who wrote it made an elementary mistake in his arithmetic in chapter one, and since subsequent chapters use the results of chap 1, quite a few of his fabulations are off by a large factor. I wrote to him pointing out his mistake and providing the corrected maths, but has refused to rework the book (which would be quite an effort because of the domino-effect mentioned above) or put up a Corrigendum online. NOT good, IMHO.Eunoiahttp://www.savory.de/blog.htmnoreply@blogger.com