Shahin's Eclectic Weblog

Is there an ocean in space?

I became interested in whether Jupiter's moon Europa has a sub-surface ocean. I wanted to compare the surface on Europa to frozen ice on Earth's oceans. You can get to the research paper if you click on the image of Europa below:

After this research I wanted to understand the mathematics behind combining two fractals so I took a fractal's class and the results are also posted under "super-imposing fractals" in this weblog.

Super-imposing Fractals

If two distinct processes create two differing fractal dimensions (i.e. geological processes--breaking of ice and shifting of icy surfaces) then what happens if the processes get super-imposed? What is the mathematics involved in this? The math attached is perhaps one way to try to answer this. I used both empirical (Mathematica tm) and theoretical approaches yielding similar results.

Fractal Dimension and Crystalline Formations

A paper comparing crysltalline formation and fractal growth.

Craters Chains and Comets

Some research on crater chains.

Paradigms Lost

From a paper I wrote a while back entitled Paradigms Lost on world issues:
"We are not able to destroy the Earth, but we have the power to destroy or save ourselves.  Before nature casts us out of existence just as Adam and eve were cast out of paradise, we need to examine our current paradigms and doctrines.  If we would like to live in harmony with nature, we first need to learn how to live in harmony with ourselves.  The fall of the Berlin wall symbolized that all barriers to unity, however formidable, whether physical or ideological, can ultimately be dismantled.

 

" In this paper I look at issues such as illiteracy, the perceived panacea of technology, proliferation of nuclear weapons, devestation of the environment and the prevailing prejudices towards women. In doing this paper it became evident to me that the prerequisite to solving these problems is one thing...

Zayn

My second nephew Zayn was born Wednesday January 7th 2004, 1:53 pm. He is 19.5 inches tall and weighs 9 lb 1 oz. Click on photo for more pictures.

Tu Eres Mi Lampara

I recorded this from a live performance (click here for the recorded performance).  Very nicely done, I wish I had made note of the band name.  The text is the from the Arabic Baha'i Hidden Words:

Tu eres mi lampara y mi luz esta en ti.  Obten de ella tu resplandor y no busques a nadie sino a mi.  Pues te he creado rico y he derramado generosamente mi favor sobre ti.

English of the text:
Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.