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Devac  ·  896 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 13, 2021

Temp TA thing turned into "we need you to take one extra group" which isn't as exhausting as it may sound, but takes more time than just the expected "times two." I'm also kinda annoyed with one student in particular, persistently asking questions like "when will the real physics start," but that's practically a given. Last time a student asked why we're doing 'those trivial Newtonian/Kepplerian approximations', I asked him to show a tidal-lock condition of a black hole rotating around an arbitrarily bigger black hole. The student tapped out when I started writing the formulae, noting he'll need to use strong-field regime. For the record, I never bothered to actually calculate it myself -- it's clearly a busy-work problem that's no doubt an example/exercise in Misner anyway. Having said that, the scenario might come in handy soon-ish.

Helped my brother and his folks move in, it'll be a nice change to have people around. I've been spending so little time around anyone that it's odd even by my usual standards. Also, it'll be good to have someone help me with all the yardwork and chores around the house.