Beyond the zero

[David Morris]

You already knew the answer, of course. But remember the graph as it
continues on and on beyond the zero, over and over.

On Thursday, February 27, 2014, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> If the zero is the x horizon, and the trajectory starts at zero, when the
> path returns to zero, where does the math take it next?  The answer should
> be obvious.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Doc Sportello <coolwithdoc at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coolwithdoc at gmail.com');>>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm only 20 pages in but I wanted to let it be known that I've begun,
>> which is not to say I'll finish, GR. I've been told that the title, among
>> countless other things, alludes to the trajectory of a rocket and the novel
>> itself. The "Beyond the Zero" epigraph to me invokes a graph of a negative
>> parabola that has two roots or zeros (I have a bachelors in Applied Math
>> but you don't need one to solve a polynomial). Anyway the von Braun quote
>> brings up the fact that the parabola doesn't end at the zeros but goes on
>> to infinity and it reminded me of Saturn via Keats "There is no death in
>> all the universe"
>>
>> Anyhooz I'm sure you all have discussed it to death (there is no
>> death...) but to keep myself motivated I'll update you as I move along
>>
>
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