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← Weak gravitational lensing and weak arguments
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When A times B isn’t B times A

Posted on 29/01/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Paul Dirac: The Matrix has you.

At The Guardian. See also Chapter 7.4 of Smashing Physics.

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← Weak gravitational lensing and weak arguments
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