Comments on: LaTeX Holiday Fun! http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:34:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Have a Good One! - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22497 Have a Good One! - Asymptotia Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:10:36 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22497 [...] Well, I hope you’re having an excellent and peaceful Holiday season. Here are the two top images that have been produced so far by readers in the LaTeX Holiday Challenge, using the recently installed LaTeX/mimeTeX machine (feel free to keep them coming): [...] [...] Well, I hope you’re having an excellent and peaceful Holiday season. Here are the two top images that have been produced so far by readers in the LaTeX Holiday Challenge, using the recently installed LaTeX/mimeTeX machine (feel free to keep them coming): [...]

]]> By: Carl Brannen http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22439 Carl Brannen Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:49:05 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22439 [tex]\begin{picture}(440,250) (000,000){\line(440,000)} (000,000){\line(000,250)} (439,000){\line(000,250)} (000,249){\line(440,000)} (150,195;3,2;3){\line(140,+7)} (150,196;4,2;1){\line(140,+7)} (150,195;4,0;10){\line(14,-38)} (190,197;4,0;10){\line(15,-37)} (230,199;4,0;15){\line(16,-36)} (150,199;4,0;10){\line(15,38)} (190,201;4,0;10){\line(16,37)} (230,203;4,0;15){\line(16,36)} (000,205;4,2;5){\line(150,-10)} (000,206;3,2;2){\line(150,-10)} (000,210;5,0;6){\line(8,40)} (030,208;5,0;6){\line(8,40)} (060,206;5,0;6){\line(10,40)} (090,204;5,0;6){\line(12,40)} (120,202;5,0;6){\line(12,40)} (000,205;5,0;6){\line(8,-40)} (030,203;5,0;6){\line(10,-40)} (060,201;5,0;6){\line(10,-40)} (090,199;5,0;6){\line(12,-40)} (120,197;5,0;6){\line(15,-40)} (290,202;4,2;3){\line(96,-3)} (290,203;2,2;1){\line(96,-3)} (290,201;4,0;8){\line(17,-35)} (322,200;4,0;8){\line(18,-34)} (354,199;4,0;8){\line(19,-32)} (290,205;4,0;8){\line(17,35)} (322,204;4,0;8){\line(18,34)} (354,203;4,0;8){\line(19,32)} (280,125;2,2;3){\line(125,-85)} (281,126;4,2;2){\line(125,-85)} (280,125;4,-2;8){\line(-6,-35)} (311,104;4,-2;8){\line(-6,-34)} (342,083;4,-2;8){\line(-4,-33)} (373,062;4,-2;10){\line(-2,-32)} (282,127;4,-2;9){\line(26,20)} (313,106;4,-2;9){\line(26,19)} (344,085;4,-2;9){\line(26,18)} (375,064;4,-2;10){\line(26,16)} (150,195;2,2;3){\line(130,-70)} (151,196;4,2;2){\line(130,-70)} (150,195;4,-2;10){\line(-12,-35)} (190,175;4,-2;10){\line(-10,-35)} (230,155;4,-2;13){\line( -8,-35)} (152,197;4,-2;10){\line(24,22)} (192,177;4,-2;10){\line(25,22)} (232,157;4,-2;13){\line(26,22)} (150,195;1,0;2){\line(0,-70)} (121,111;1,0;4){\line( 19,-79)} (121,111;0,1;5){\line( 79,-24)} (140,32;0,1;5){\line( 60,55)} (112,53;1,0;5){\line( 38,72)} (112,53;0,1;4){\line( 81,03)} (150,125;1,0;5){\line( 43,-69)} \end{picture}[/tex] A modified Star of David as an ornament hangs on a branch of a Christmas tree. The shape represents the <a href="http://brannenworks.com/MASSES2.pdf" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">extension</a> of <a href="http://www.arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0505220" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Koide's</a> mysteriously perfect formula for the masses of the charged leptons to the neutrinos. One of the triangles represents the charged leptons, the other the neutrinos. In the standard model, the masses of the leptons are arbitrary constants that come from vacuum expectation values. The theory that allows the masses to be calculated is obtained by geometrizing the density matrix formalism using the Clifford algebraic methods that <a href="http://modelingnts.la.asu.edu/html/GAinQM.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Hestenes</a> found for the spinors. In <a href="http://www.brannenworks.com/dmaa.pdf" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this theory,</a> the creation and annihilation operators, and the vacuum is a mathematical convenience only, or as Schwinger writes, <a href="http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/46/2/257.pdf" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">non physical,</a> so there is no way to provide masses by a Higgs mechanism. <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9709227" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Instead,</a> mass comes from a preon model that is based on the Feynman <a href="http://arxiv.org/html/cs.CE/0607018" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">checkerboard</a> model of the 1+1 Dirac equation. Merry Christmas. And Happy Hanukkah. And a New Year full of tex. \begin{picture}(440,250) (000,000){\line(440,000)} (000,000){\line(000,250)} (439,000){\line(000,250)} (000,249){\line(440,000)} (150,195;3,2;3){\line(140,+7)} (150,196;4,2;1){\line(140,+7)} (150,195;4,0;10){\line(14,-38)} (190,197;4,0;10){\line(15,-37)} (230,199;4,0;15){\line(16,-36)} (150,199;4,0;10){\line(15,38)} (190,201;4,0;10){\line(16,37)} (230,203;4,0;15){\line(16,36)} (000,205;4,2;5){\line(150,-10)} (000,206;3,2;2){\line(150,-10)} (000,210;5,0;6){\line(8,40)} (030,208;5,0;6){\line(8,40)} (060,206;5,0;6){\line(10,40)} (090,204;5,0;6){\line(12,40)} (120,202;5,0;6){\line(12,40)} (000,205;5,0;6){\line(8,-40)} (030,203;5,0;6){\line(10,-40)} (060,201;5,0;6){\line(10,-40)} (090,199;5,0;6){\line(12,-40)} (120,197;5,0;6){\line(15,-40)} (290,202;4,2;3){\line(96,-3)} (290,203;2,2;1){\line(96,-3)} (290,201;4,0;8){\line(17,-35)} (322,200;4,0;8){\line(18,-34)} (354,199;4,0;8){\line(19,-32)} (290,205;4,0;8){\line(17,35)} (322,204;4,0;8){\line(18,34)} (354,203;4,0;8){\line(19,32)} (280,125;2,2;3){\line(125,-85)} (281,126;4,2;2){\line(125,-85)} (280,125;4,-2;8){\line(-6,-35)} (311,104;4,-2;8){\line(-6,-34)} (342,083;4,-2;8){\line(-4,-33)} (373,062;4,-2;10){\line(-2,-32)} (282,127;4,-2;9){\line(26,20)} (313,106;4,-2;9){\line(26,19)} (344,085;4,-2;9){\line(26,18)} (375,064;4,-2;10){\line(26,16)} (150,195;2,2;3){\line(130,-70)} (151,196;4,2;2){\line(130,-70)} (150,195;4,-2;10){\line(-12,-35)} (190,175;4,-2;10){\line(-10,-35)} (230,155;4,-2;13){\line( -8,-35)} (152,197;4,-2;10){\line(24,22)} (192,177;4,-2;10){\line(25,22)} (232,157;4,-2;13){\line(26,22)} (150,195;1,0;2){\line(0,-70)} (121,111;1,0;4){\line( 19,-79)} (121,111;0,1;5){\line( 79,-24)} (140,32;0,1;5){\line( 60,55)} (112,53;1,0;5){\line( 38,72)} (112,53;0,1;4){\line( 81,03)} (150,125;1,0;5){\line( 43,-69)} \end{picture}

A modified Star of David as an ornament hangs on a branch of a Christmas tree. The shape represents the extension of Koide’s mysteriously perfect formula for the masses of the charged leptons to the neutrinos. One of the triangles represents the charged leptons, the other the neutrinos.

In the standard model, the masses of the leptons are arbitrary constants that come from vacuum expectation values. The theory that allows the masses to be calculated is obtained by geometrizing the density matrix formalism using the Clifford algebraic methods that Hestenes found for the spinors. In this theory, the creation and annihilation operators, and the vacuum is a mathematical convenience only, or as Schwinger writes, non physical, so there is no way to provide masses by a Higgs mechanism. Instead, mass comes from a preon model that is based on the Feynman checkerboard model of the 1+1 Dirac equation.

Merry Christmas. And Happy Hanukkah. And a New Year full of tex.

]]> By: Count Iblis http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22358 Count Iblis Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:18:18 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22358 I guess we now need some PostScript capability :) I guess we now need some PostScript capability :)

]]> By: Navneeth http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22267 Navneeth Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:37:20 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22267 Well, that was a "success"! Darn those html tags... Well, that was a “success”! Darn those html tags…

]]> By: Navneeth http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22266 Navneeth Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:36:13 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22266 [tex]IT'S SNOWING[tex] What? You say you don't see anything? Well, it's completely covered in snow! [tex]IT’S SNOWING[tex]

What? You say you don’t see anything? Well, it’s completely covered in snow!

]]> By: a cornellian http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22224 a cornellian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:29:58 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22224 firefox is doing something screwy when it scales it down to fit in the comment section, if you right click and say view image it looks better (well, except for that one side I forgot to change.....) firefox is doing something screwy when it scales it down to fit in the comment section, if you right click and say view image it looks better (well, except for that one side I forgot to change…..)

]]> By: a cornellian http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22223 a cornellian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:28:22 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22223 [tex] \begin{picture}(500,500) %base \put(125,0){\line(100,60)} \put(125,0){\line(250,0)} \put(375,0){\line(-100,60)} \put(225,60){\line(0,150)} \put(275,60){\line(0,150)} %cross \put(10,210){\line(480,0)} \put(10,240){\line(480,0)} \put(10,210){\line(0,30)} \put(490,210){\line(0,30)} %center \put(240,240){\line(0,150)} \put(260,240){\line(0,120)} \put(240,390){\line(20,0)} %rest of candles \put(170,240){\line(0,120)} \put(190,240){\line(0,120)} \put(170,360){\line(20,0)} \put(100,240){\line(0,120)} \put(120,240){\line(0,120)} \put(100,360){\line(20,0)} \put(30,240){\line(0,120)} \put(50,240){\line(0,120)} \put(30,360){\line(20,0)} \put(330,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,360){\line(20,0)} \put(400,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,360){\line(20,0)} \put(470,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,360){\line(20,0)} \end{picture} [/tex] \begin{picture}(500,500) %base \put(125,0){\line(100,60)} \put(125,0){\line(250,0)} \put(375,0){\line(-100,60)} \put(225,60){\line(0,150)} \put(275,60){\line(0,150)} %cross \put(10,210){\line(480,0)} \put(10,240){\line(480,0)} \put(10,210){\line(0,30)} \put(490,210){\line(0,30)} %center \put(240,240){\line(0,150)} \put(260,240){\line(0,120)} \put(240,390){\line(20,0)} %rest of candles \put(170,240){\line(0,120)} \put(190,240){\line(0,120)} \put(170,360){\line(20,0)} \put(100,240){\line(0,120)} \put(120,240){\line(0,120)} \put(100,360){\line(20,0)} \put(30,240){\line(0,120)} \put(50,240){\line(0,120)} \put(30,360){\line(20,0)} \put(330,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,360){\line(20,0)} \put(400,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,360){\line(20,0)} \put(470,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,360){\line(20,0)} \end{picture}

]]> By: a cornellian http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22221 a cornellian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:13:26 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22221 well, that failed now for something different [tex] \begin{picture}(500,500) %base \put(125,0){\line(100,60)} \put(375,0){\line(-100,60)} \put(225,60){\line(0,150)} \put(275,60){\line(0,150)} %cross \put(10,210){\line(0,480)} \put(10,240){\line(0,480)} \put(10,210){\line(30,0)} \put(490,210){\line(30,0)} %center candle \put(240,240){\line(0,150)} \put(260,240){\line(0,150)} \put(240,390){\line(20,0)} %rest of candles \put(170,240){\line(0,120)} \put(190,240){\line(0,120)} \put(170,360){\line(20,0)} \put(100,240){\line(0,120)} \put(120,240){\line(0,120)} \put(100,360){\line(20,0)} \put(30,240){\line(0,120)} \put(50,240){\line(0,120)} \put(30,360){\line(20,0)} \put(330,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,360){\line(20,0)} \put(400,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,360){\line(20,0)} \put(470,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,360){\line(20,0)} \end{picture} [/tex] well, that failed
now for something different

\begin{picture}(500,500) %base \put(125,0){\line(100,60)} \put(375,0){\line(-100,60)} \put(225,60){\line(0,150)} \put(275,60){\line(0,150)} %cross \put(10,210){\line(0,480)} \put(10,240){\line(0,480)} \put(10,210){\line(30,0)} \put(490,210){\line(30,0)} %center candle \put(240,240){\line(0,150)} \put(260,240){\line(0,150)} \put(240,390){\line(20,0)} %rest of candles \put(170,240){\line(0,120)} \put(190,240){\line(0,120)} \put(170,360){\line(20,0)} \put(100,240){\line(0,120)} \put(120,240){\line(0,120)} \put(100,360){\line(20,0)} \put(30,240){\line(0,120)} \put(50,240){\line(0,120)} \put(30,360){\line(20,0)} \put(330,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,240){\line(0,120)} \put(310,360){\line(20,0)} \put(400,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,240){\line(0,120)} \put(380,360){\line(20,0)} \put(470,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,240){\line(0,120)} \put(450,360){\line(20,0)} \end{picture}

]]> By: a cornellian http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22219 a cornellian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:51:52 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22219 stupid slash....here goes try 2 (i'm going to petition that posting it wrong doesn't count) [tex]\begin{picture}(325,500) %leftside \put(250,500){\line(-25,-25)} \put(225,475){\line(15,0)} \put(240,475){\line(-25,-25)} \put(215,450){\line(15,0)} \put(230,450){\line(-25,-25)} \put(205,425){\line(15,0)} \put(220,425){\line(-25,-25)} \put(195,400){\line(15,0)} \put(210,400){\line(-25,-25)} \put(185,375){\line(15,0)} \put(200,375){\line(-25,-25)} \put(175,350){\line(60,0)} %right side \put(250,500){\line(25,-25)} \put(275,475){\line(-15,0)} \put(260,475){\line(25,-25)} \put(285,450){\line(-15,0)} \put(270,450){\line(25,-25)} \put(295,425){\line(-15,0)} \put(280,425){\line(25,-25)} \put(305,400){\line(-15,0)} \put(290,400){\line(25,-25)} \put(315,375){\line(-15,0)} \put(300,375){\line(25,-25)} \put(325,350){\line(-60,0)} %stump \put(235,350){\line(0,-25)} \put(265,350){\line(0,-25)} \put(235,325){\line(30,0)} %ornaments \put(235,440){\circle(10)} \put(230,435){\circle(2)} \put(265,390){\circle(10)} \put(260,385){\circle(2)} \end{picture}[/tex] stupid slash….here goes try 2 (i’m going to petition that posting it wrong doesn’t count)

\begin{picture}(325,500) %leftside \put(250,500){\line(-25,-25)} \put(225,475){\line(15,0)} \put(240,475){\line(-25,-25)} \put(215,450){\line(15,0)} \put(230,450){\line(-25,-25)} \put(205,425){\line(15,0)} \put(220,425){\line(-25,-25)} \put(195,400){\line(15,0)} \put(210,400){\line(-25,-25)} \put(185,375){\line(15,0)} \put(200,375){\line(-25,-25)} \put(175,350){\line(60,0)} %right side \put(250,500){\line(25,-25)} \put(275,475){\line(-15,0)} \put(260,475){\line(25,-25)} \put(285,450){\line(-15,0)} \put(270,450){\line(25,-25)} \put(295,425){\line(-15,0)} \put(280,425){\line(25,-25)} \put(305,400){\line(-15,0)} \put(290,400){\line(25,-25)} \put(315,375){\line(-15,0)} \put(300,375){\line(25,-25)} \put(325,350){\line(-60,0)} %stump \put(235,350){\line(0,-25)} \put(265,350){\line(0,-25)} \put(235,325){\line(30,0)} %ornaments \put(235,440){\circle(10)} \put(230,435){\circle(2)} \put(265,390){\circle(10)} \put(260,385){\circle(2)} \end{picture}

]]> By: a cornellian http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22218 a cornellian Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:45:39 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/21/latex-holiday-fun/#comment-22218 [tex] \begin{picture}(500,500) %leftside \put(250,500){\line(-25,-25)} \put(225,475){\line(15,0)} \put(240,475){\line(-25,-25)} \put(215,450){\line(15,0)} \put(230,450){\line(-25,-25)} \put(205,425){\line(15,0)} \put(220,425){\line(-25,-25)} \put(195,400){\line(15,0)} \put(210,400){\line(-25,-25)} \put(185,375){\line(15,0)} \put(200,375){\line(-25,-25)} \put(175,350){\line(60,0)} %right side \put(250,500){\line(25,-25)} \put(275,475){\line(-15,0)} \put(260,475){\line(25,-25)} \put(285,450){\line(-15,0)} \put(270,450){\line(25,-25)} \put(295,425){\line(-15,0)} \put(280,425){\line(25,-25)} \put(305,400){\line(-15,0)} \put(290,400){\line(25,-25)} \put(315,375){\line(-15,0)} \put(300,375){\line(25,-25)} \put(325,350){\line(-60,0)} %stump \put(235,350){\line(0,-15)} \put(265,350){\line(0,-15)} \put(235,335){\line(30,0)} \end{picture} [/tex] \begin{picture}(500,500) %leftside \put(250,500){\line(-25,-25)} \put(225,475){\line(15,0)} \put(240,475){\line(-25,-25)} \put(215,450){\line(15,0)} \put(230,450){\line(-25,-25)} \put(205,425){\line(15,0)} \put(220,425){\line(-25,-25)} \put(195,400){\line(15,0)} \put(210,400){\line(-25,-25)} \put(185,375){\line(15,0)} \put(200,375){\line(-25,-25)} \put(175,350){\line(60,0)} %right side \put(250,500){\line(25,-25)} \put(275,475){\line(-15,0)} \put(260,475){\line(25,-25)} \put(285,450){\line(-15,0)} \put(270,450){\line(25,-25)} \put(295,425){\line(-15,0)} \put(280,425){\line(25,-25)} \put(305,400){\line(-15,0)} \put(290,400){\line(25,-25)} \put(315,375){\line(-15,0)} \put(300,375){\line(25,-25)} \put(325,350){\line(-60,0)} %stump \put(235,350){\line(0,-15)} \put(265,350){\line(0,-15)} \put(235,335){\line(30,0)} \end{picture}

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