[vos-d] Thought problem 2: physics 2

[chris]

On 2/3/07, Reed Hedges <reed at interreality.org> wrote:
> chris wrote:
> >> Of course... why not use a big integer for time?
>
> I would guess that lots of software does, especially since that's what
> most operating systems give you (e.g. time_t).
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> >
> > A big integer at a fixed precision has larger relative error than a
> > small one
>
> Why?
because, although the resolution is even, the relative error = number/maxint.

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> Also, ODE doesn't use any randomness does it?
Well it might - I posted questions to the relevant forum but got not reply.
however, if I repeat the same experiment at, say the origin, the
results are repeatable.

chris
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> Reed
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