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Thread #35894   Message #493931
Posted By: Amos
28-Jun-01 - 10:42 AM
Thread Name: BS: Songwriter's Theory 4002: Mandatory
Subject: RE: BS: Songwriter's Theory 4002: Mandatory
Well, any folkie knows that the heart of the song is what's behind the words, not the words -- the "data" obsession we have inherited from our scientific friends doesn't travel well intot he realms of such arcane things as understanding and communicating. That's why psychiatry is such a flop, IMHO -- trying to proclaim itself a medical specialization and harrumphing around with data without due regard to the subject proper of the psyche and its doings. Don't get me started.

Ok, so breaking it down a bit for the sake of curiosity, what could this sentence mean:

...the equality between the negative expected log probability measure of information and the product of the translational eigenstates of time and energy, is derived,.

To start with I must confess I do not understand "eigenstates" and would appreciate it if someone would explain the use oif the term to me.

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