User talk:Milton Beychok

Milton Beychok

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Just created Archive 8

That's why this page is empty at the moment. Milton Beychok 22:54, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

pH

Milt, I made some small changes to pH. I believe that they are self-evident. --Paul Wormer 15:16, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks very much, Paul. Milton Beychok 18:35, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Changed Notes field so it is 5 rows long.

Milt. I have modified the Notes field on the upload page so it is 5 rows long. This change is now installed on the test wiki. Would you test it out and see how well it works for you? Just upload some random files to the test wiki and use the form. Dan Nessett 23:50, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

I tried it out on the test wiki and it worked perfectly. In fact, the window has 6 lines of text in it. Thanks much, Milton Beychok 00:15, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Fluid dynamics

Milt, sorry for the delay, but for the last few days I only had time for very short visits to CZ. I created a stub well-posed problem and smooth (disambiguation) with a definition of a smooth curve: Smooth curve [r]: In analysis, a curve that has a continuously varying tangent, i.e. (intuitively) that has no corners. ^[e] Furthermore, though your explanation was correct, I tried to simplify it, and slightly rewrote the corresponding text. I hope you like it. --Peter Schmitt 00:45, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Peter, for your help. I am quite satisfied with your rewrite. Milton Beychok 00:54, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Well-posed

Milt, I have expanded well-posed problem, and tried to explain the connection between mathematics and physics. It may profit if you check it from your point of view. --Peter Schmitt 00:39, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Catalysis

Milton, catalyst (or catalysis) is high on the most wanted list. I have been reading a little about it, but somehow I don't get inspiration. Doubtlessly you know much about catalysis, don't you feel writing an article about it? --Paul Wormer 16:04, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

Paul, as soon as I finish the article I'm working on now (which will be 3-4 days more), I will see if I can put together something about catalysis ... although my knowledge of that subject is not extensive. I'm still having a lot of physical therapy and that takes quite a bit of my time.Milton Beychok 05:05, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Catalysis, few topics more inspiring:

• doubtless no "origin of life" on Earth without it;
• autocatalysis, a la Tibor Ganti, Stuart Kaufmann;
• ribozymes and the RNA world;
• the concept of activation energy;
• the sheer wonder of carbonic anhydrase catalytic activity;
• models of enzyme kinetics; the legacy of J. B S. Haldane;
• why Berzelius coined the word in 1836;
• other milestones in the history of catalysis; Kirchof, Humphrey Davy;
• catalysis in industry; it history;
• the world of biocatalysis. Anthony.Sebastian 03:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Anthony, I finished writing Catalysis about 2 days ago ... and it covers many of the bases in your above list. However, it specifically states that it does not cover enzymatic or biochemical catalysis ... because those areas deserve a stand-alone article of their own. Thanks and regards, Milton Beychok 03:49, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Lenthened notes field now available on live wiki

Hi Milt,

I have made the necessary modifications so the lengthened notes field on the upload page is now available on the live wiki. See http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,3021.msg28342.html#msg28342. Dan Nessett 20:58, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

The definition subpage needs a capital D

Hi Milt, once you go that route, your problem is solved. I fixed it for Nuclear power plant. --Daniel Mietchen 22:21, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Some more details are here. The {{R}} template does the formatting for you, so it is advisable to start definitions from Related Articles pages rather than manually. --Daniel Mietchen 23:39, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Approval

Hi, Milt, I have it on my gmail calendar to remind me, plus I have it in mind. Also, isn't there another one a couple of days later? Hope that my notes *really* are thorough -- haven't done an approval since last October, I guess. Cheers! Hayford Peirce 17:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)