Lee Phillips

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Tips for Learning #Spanish for #English Speakers.

Document programming in #Typst and #LuaLaTeX: some examples

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A better way to read Hacker News: hn-ai.org

GitHub - cevenkadir/SymBasis.jl: A generator of basis with symmetries for Julia A generator of basis with symmetries for Julia. Contribute to cevenkadir/SymBasis.jl development by creating an account on GitHub.

🚀 Introducing SymBasis.jl: Easily generate symmetry-preserving bases for quantum many-body systems—custom or predefined symmetries, simple interface, minimal effort. #JuliaLang @julialang.org #Physics #ScientificComputing
github.com/cevenkadir/S...

Polyglot Jet Finding The evaluation of new computing languages for a large community, like HEP, involves comparison of many aspects of the languages' behaviour, ecosystem and interactions with other languages. In this pap...

Polyglot Jet Finding:

arxiv.org/abs/2309.17309

This paper in experimental high-energy physics is a good example of why Julia is popular for scientific calculations.

It shows that #julialang is over 100 times faster than Python and even faster than C++.

“New horizons for Julia”:

My article about #Julialang and new directions for the language. I talk about new tooling for installation, compilation to small binaries, and more. Julia is simply the best and most fun language for #science and #engineering.

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Einstein's Tutor with Dr. Lee Phillips Einstein's Tutor with Dr. Lee Phillips

If you’d like to hear me chat about Emmy Noether, the #history of #physics, the #energy problem, and my book¹:

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(Free registration required to see the video, sorry.)

[1] amzn.to/3Y1wfCG

lee-phillips.org/nytIHRA

Mamdani, Antisemitism, and a Stealth Correction by the New York Times (@nyt)

Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics [Phillips, Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

Emmy Noether laid the basis for the Standard Model working without pay because she was a woman: amzn.to/3YZZB4W.

Here is the obituary of the Mary Gaillard, who wielded the Standard Model, also often working without pay:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s... (archive.li/e6ugQ).

The never-ending conundrums of classical physics Even today, scientists still try to solve sprinkler brain teasers from the 19th century.

arstechnica.com/science/2014/08/the-never-ending-conundrums-of-classical-physics/

Classical physics is an active research area, is fundamental, and is still full of interesting and even controversial problems. Does your physics professor understand how airplanes fly?

This is a showcase of Julia across several industry verticals from engineering, life sciences and beyond. Speakers will outline case studies at their respective organizations and comment on the advantages and disadvantages of using Julia in their roles, or across teams or business units. The Julia community stands to benefit from increased adoption across the industry. This series of talks outline the strengths and weaknesses of Julia in the context of different industries, in addition to case studies and comments on using Julia in a production environment. Additionally, the group may touch upon using Julia in domains with regulatory constraints.

Ranjan Anantharaman and Avik Sengupta will host a minisymposium on "Julia in Industry" at JuliaCon 2026!

Find out more at pretalx.com/juliacon-202... and submit your talks until February 28th at juliacon.org/2026/cfp/

#julialang

lee-phillips.org/permatab/

Hope you find it useful!

Managing Global Warming Managing Global Warming: An Interface of Technology and Human Issues discusses the causes of global warming, the options available to solve global war

In my chapter on solar energy in the book¹ “Managing Global Warming” I used Ray Kurzeil’s attempt to predict future photovoltaic usage as an example of naive and faulty use of math to make bad predictions.

[1] elsevier.com/books/managi...

Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics Emmy Noether's mathematical genius enabled Einstein to bring his General Theory of Relativity–the basis of our current theory of gravity–to fruition. On a larger scale, what came to be known as “Noeth...

Universal praise for _Einstein’s Tutor_ (amzn.to/3YZZB4W):

#Science: “Phillips’ writing shines…everyone will learn something new from this book.”

#Physics #Education: “Fascinating”

London Times: “full of lessons for the international scientific community today”.

lee-phillips.org/notweyl

“Emmy Noether Can’t Get a Break”

About a recent video from Sabine Hossenfelder.

The leap second: Because our clocks are more accurate than the Earth The Earth's lurches are erratic, so we don't even know when the next one is needed.

You know about leap years.
But have your heard about the the leap second? arstechnica.com/science/2016...

Need your #code to be faster but don’t want to use Fortran or C? Learn Julia, the modern language for #HPC, with a quality book. Here are some options:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang - its speed and friendly syntax is taking it beyond #science to #finance and other areas.

lee-phillips.org/nytIHRA

Why was this one word added to a New York Times article about #Mamdani?

Modern LaTeX » Linux Magazine LaTeX has been the standard in technical document preparation for decades. Has a potential replacement finally arrived?

“Typst and other #LaTeX competitors”

My article about #Typst in the latest edition of #Linux Magazine is now available.

www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/...

lee-phillips.org/nytIHRA

The New York Times is willing to go quite far to make Mayor #Mamdani appear palatable to its readers.

Julia is quickly becoming the successor to Fortran, once the standard for high-performance computing in science, mathematics, and engineering. It’s powerful and fun to use. Get a solid foundation with a good book:

lee-phillips.org/amazonJuliaB...

#julialang #physics #programming #mathematics

#Mamdani, #Antisemitism, and a Stealth Correction by the New York Times:

lee-phillips.org/nytIHRA

It may be easier than you think to make an interactive website using Julia, the best language for scientific computing. Here’s one that simulates the acoustics of plucked string instruments:

lee-phillips.org/pluckit/

#julialang #music #htmx #scicomm

#Mamdani, #Antisemitism, and a Stealth Correction by the New York Times:

lee-phillips.org/nytIHRA

Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser (The Criterion Collection) [Bluray] The closest a film camera ever got to enigmatic jazz visionary Thelonious Monk, this intimate portrait sheds light on the corners of a brilliant and complex life. Superbly crafted by Direct Cinema pioneer Charlotte Zwerin from a trove of precious 1960s archival footage, Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser captures the pianist, composer, and bebop innovator in rare, unguarded moments on- and offstage, revealing an eccentric and complicated personality. Made with the same freedom of spirit that defines Monk’s artistry, this essential slice of jazz history is a unique glimpse into the quixotic world of one of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary artists.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackIntroduction by director Charlotte ZwerinNew interview with musician T. S. Monk, son of Thelonious MonkNew program about Zwerin and the making of the film featuring interviews with writer Michael Schulman, editor Bernadine Colish, and Zwerin’s nieces Lisa and Laura TesoneTrailerEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingPLUS: An essay by musician and scholar Paul Grimstad

Charlotte Zwerin’s 1988 documentary, “Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser,” is out on a new Blu-ray¹. I used to own a laserdisc² of this fascinating, revelatory and disturbing film³.

1 amazon.com/Thelonious-S...
2 filmstories.co.uk/features/las...
3 criterion.com/films/33809-...

#music #jazz

Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics [Phillips, Lee] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Einstein's Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics

Astrophysicist @AstroKatie says that “Noether’s Theorem is to theoretical #physics what natural selection is to #biology.”

Find out what this theorem is and discover the inspiring and tragic life of the woman behind it: amzn.to/3YZZB4W

Hidden Genius EINSTEIN’S TUTOR: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics. Lee Phillips. 368 pp. PublicAffairs, 2024. $30.00.

American Scientist: “Some of the most elegant science communication in the book unfolds as Phillips walks us through what symmetry means in Noether’s theorem.”

americanscientist.org/article/hidd...

Learn about the hidden #history of #physics: amzn.to/3YZZB4W

My first patch for dwm:

lee-phillips.org/bstackmfact/

Polyglot Jet Finding The evaluation of new computing languages for a large community, like HEP, involves comparison of many aspects of the languages' behaviour, ecosystem and interactions with other languages. In this pap...

Polyglot Jet Finding:

arxiv.org/abs/2309.17309

This paper in experimental high-energy physics is a good example of why Julia is popular for scientific calculations.

It shows that #julialang is over 100 times faster than Python and even faster than C++.